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Basically, Jakks EyeClops Night Vision Goggles let you see in total darkness, for 90% less cost than traditional night vision goggles. Typically infrared night vision goggles cost $500 and up, and here you have Jakks offering night vision goggles for $80. At first, I couldn’t believe that they would work. Anyway, I ended up buying them for my 10 year old, Aiden. He is having a blast playing with them, and so am I.

I’m sure you remember growing up and thinking how cool it would be to sneak around in the dark and be invisible. I actually researched night vision equipment, but there wasn’t any around when I was a kid - it was all military stuff. Furthermore, even if you could get your hands on night vision goggles, there were like $1,000 or more.

There are a couple of changes to get used to with the Eyeclops Night Vision Goggles. First of all, it’s disorienting that your vision comes from the center eyepiece on your forehead. You see, normally you see the world through your eyes, but the eyeclops night vision uses a 3rd infrared eye to collect the infrared light and distribute it to your right eye. I guess the nature of infrared night vision also prevents you from using both eyes to see in the dark.

Another thing is that the field of vision is much smaller than your normal, 180 degree field of vision, but I learned that that’s just one of the limitations of night vision itself, no matter what device you’re using.

A final difficulty is that since you have a smaller field of vision, and you’re only seeing in night vision through one eye (the right eye) (and yes, this IS typical in expensive night vision goggles as well), you lose a bunch of depth perception. The moral here is that you don’t want to go running around in night vision mode - you’ll smash into stuff.

It’s funny, I learned from reading about pirates on Mythbusters that the reason they wore a patch over one eye was because if they were in a swordfight and had to go below deck where it’s dark, they could take the patch off their patched eye and that eye would be ready to see in darkness and they wouldn’t be night blinded. Same premise with the eyeclops night vision goggles - since you’re only seeing in the dark with 1 eye, the other eye is ready to see in normal light anytime.

On these goggles, there’s 2 night vision modes - one is 100% stealth (no one can see you) and the other one gives you better night vision but throws off a faint infrared light from the goggles themselves, so you’re not 100% invisible. The EyeClops night vision goggles DO work very well, and for the price, they’re amazing. When I tried them, I walked around our house in the darkness and could easily see my way around, so they DO work.

All in all, I’m very pleased with Jakks Eyeclops Night Vision Infrared Stealth Goggles, and I think they’ll make a fantastic and fun gift for your kids for Christmas 2008. Check them out, and be confident that your kids will love them and they’ll learn a lot by having them.

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In this age of an unprecedented level of technology, there are certain things that we all can benefit from having access to. These include access to a telephone, access to the Internet, and access to a wide variety of TV channels. Fortunately now you can get all of those things from one company: Comcast. That’s because in addition to the digital cable TV service that Comcast is known for, it also provides high speed broadband Internet access, and digital phone service.

Digital phone service from Comcast is unlike any other phone service that’s come before it in many ways. One big difference can be seen in the fact that it provides all calls made within the United States and Canada for free. This includes all times of day, every day of the week, and virtually anywhere on the continent! There are now games and no special rules. All of those calls are simply included in the flat rate of the monthly bill.

The other difference between Comcast phone service and the more common ones, is that with this one, that this one comes with thirteen features included, all of which you have to pay extra for in order to get them from traditional telephone companies! These features include great benefits like speed dialing, voice mail, call waiting, call forwarding, and of course caller ID. These are all of the features that make using a telephone more convenient, enjoyable, and safe; therefore Comcast has decided that they should be included at no extra cost to the customer. In addition to those features, the calling plan allows you to access your account online and even the ability to listen to your voice mail over the Internet.

Of course, Comcast also has the best digital TV service possible. You can choose from a variety of programming packages, all of which provide access to the ON DEMAND pay per view service, forty five digital music channels, all of your local channels, and complementary digital TV receiver equipment. The individual programming packages can range in size from the programming mentioned above all the way up to a monster package with over two hundred and seventy five channels! That’s a wide range of options when you get right down to it!

Many of the features available with Comcast digital cable TV go a long way toward helping you make the most out of the service. For example, the ON DEMAND feature combines the convenience of being able to stop, start, and pause a movie whenever you want- just like you’d get with a rental movie- with the convenience of not having to leave your home to get the movie like with normal Pay Per View service.

All of the channels you’ll get, even the local ones, are all in digital TV format. That means you’ll receive the best picture quality possible and be able to quickly sort through all of your viewing options with the help of an on screen program guide. You’ll also be able to block offensive programs from being accessed by your children using Parental Controls.

In addition to voice (telephone) and cable TV, Comcast can also provide you with the best broadband Internet service available anywhere. With download speeds of up to eight megabytes per second, this service singes DSL and vaporizes dial up! With broadband Internet access from Comcast, you’ll be able to download movies, songs, and software applications, as well as take part in virtual world type online video games.

All of these options and features contribute making Comcast the best choice for providing access to all of the technology that you need.

Tags: Arts & Entertainment by Dawn Amerson
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