Vufine Wearable Display (Standard - 2016 Kickstarter Edition)

Holy cow man! Just read this even if you said to yourself you are going to buy this cause it looks cool and I don't care what anyone else says.Okay so now that I've got that out of the way, I bought this item with the same exact idea. I didn't care what anyone else thought of it. I wanted one now. Well When it arrived it was well packaged and everything was still in the box. It has:1 pair of glasses1 usb micro to usb cord for charging1 mini hdmi to hdmi cord (this is so people don't buy one of these with the order thinking they need to get one.)1 vufine wearable display1 thing to attach the display to the glasses1 metal piece to attach the display if you are wearing thin framed glasses1 set of instructions.It was an average build quality. It was made of plastic but didn't feel cheap. The instructions were half way decent. I figured out what everything was and how to use them. There is one button on the thing but you had to learn how to use them. One fast press and it turns on. One press and hold to turn off. If you press and hold it while it is off, it remains off. If you just click it when it's on nothing happens.So I plugged them in to charge. I waited 20 minutes and then attached them to my windows pc and then turned them on. I was like, I'm going to play my computer and bring up stats at the same time. And then when they turned on, I was underwhelmed by how small the display was inside. The screen looked so small and it felt like it was two feet away. It felt like they tried to go half way in making it a full cover your entire eye and make it an augmented reality device. But since you couldn't see threw it, it just kept like freaking me out. I was going to use this for text mostly so it didn't matter to me, just looking down at it from time to time is all I would be doing so the thing making it look two feet away was okay for me until I tried to read something. I brought up some text on a browser and then, wow.... (in a bad way). The center was clear but the edges were all fuzzy. It also had this weird glare you get when you up the whiteness levels on your screen and it was all around the edges. This made it impossible to read anything on the edges of the screen. Even if you tried to blow everything up, if it wasn't the proper dimensions, the Vufine wouldn't compensate and just leave you with a black screen with pixels randomly turning gray. (More on this later)I did try to play a game on my full screen and watch a video on the Vufine. It was again disappointing because the details were all fuzzy and glare made it so I had to concentrate instead of a quick look at the Vufine and then back up at my screen. I was like, my dual screen setup is better than this. I had to move my eyes anyways to look at it so I might as well look at something that doesn't have a horrible picture.Then it happened, the reason I am returning the Vufine. 30 minutes had passed since I turned it on. I was on the blue windows background because I couldn't take watching a video on the Vuefine any more.I then saw it change out of the corner of my eye. The whole picture suddenly became undersaturated. That bold dark blue now looked like someone had mixed together blue paint and white paint in a kindergarten art class. They were both there but not there. I believe this is called undersaturation.So I unplugged the mini hdmi cord and plugged it back in. Then everything went back to normal. Then a few minutes after that I went to adjust the screen horizontally to get it to move right in front of my eye. As I did so, there were stutters of red, green and blue stripes going down my screen. Of course it stopped when I finished moving the thing but that was scary in itself. When I move a monitor with a cable I my monitor doesn't have random lines going up and down it unless it is broken.So I continued using it and again the white light came threw my screen again making the picture undersaturated once again. Again I unplugged the mini hdmi from the device and plugged it back in. Then that's where I had enough, the screen was back in proper color but it was zoomed in on a different part of my windows background. Honestly that was probably the best color I've had it the entire time. It was crisp and clear but it was literally a small, probably 5% of the screen (I couldn't tell it was so zoomed in). So again unplug and replug and then the undersaturation was there again. It then corrected itself back to normal colors.At this point after about maybe at most an hour and 30 minutes of use I was done with it after it discoloring several times for no reason and the stripes down the screen. I knew it was probably going to get worse the more I used it and I was planning on using it alot.For fun before I packed it up I had originally wanted it to be used for a mini computer with a raspberry pi. I literally ordered it for that one reason alone. When I plugged it in, there was nothing. That was the final nail on the coffin. I would stand oversaturation and the inability to read the items on the side, but when it couldn't just adjust the image to 720p from 1080p by itself. All that happened was the screen turned bIack, then white dots came up and then gray dots started forming in clusters slowly eating up the screen. I just couldn't take it. I know I could downsize the pi to produce a 720p picture but that wasn't the point. The point is is that every other screen I have tried or tested would display anything even if it wasn't the right size for the monitor. It would cut everything else it couldn't display but it would display something so you could possibly change the display settings on it. I had tested it earlier on my windows machine and tried to play with the display settings to see if I could get the text bigger when I used the internet. I set it up with every setting windows had. Only the 720p setting worked and 800x600. Everything else turned the screen black.In conclusion, the Vufine was a good idea, but it was implemented poorly. The thought of just having a display with a hdmi out you could wear is exciting. This is literally the only thing on the market with that idea. Everything else comes with a computer built in or it's wifi or bluetooth connected to your phone. But with problemed edges, the view making a screen look far away, and random spurts of undersaturation, this product should not be bought.To this day, I have only returned one thing from amazon until today because it didn't work straight out of the box. This makes item number two. I hate doing this. I would rather keep a bad product than return it because I have the "oh I get what I paid for" mentality but I paid a large amount of money for this and I swear I'd put up with all it's faults and just keep it, but when it starts to malfunction not even 2 hours out of the box, I get mad because I have to find a ups drop off point to get my money back.

I wanted to give this product a fair chance, try out every feature and way of using it, and make sure I tinker with it as much as possible when something didn't work. Here are the results of my findings:In a nutshell, think of it as a wearable monitor. That's it. The resolution is fairly small, about the size of an iPhone 6 flipped sideways. The resolution is very clear and sharp, but your eye is simply incapable of fishing out tiny text on a web site when viewed through the screen, unless you zoom into that page. Likewise, you will probably want to decrease the resolution considerably.For PC use:I attempted several ways to use this. For network monitoring, I was successfully able to stick a PRTG diagram via a web page into the screen in a more or less meaningful way. Extremely zoomed in RSS feeds were also viewable. Some classic games, in particular Lucas Arts X-Wing, Mech Warrior, and Wing Commander were a bit fun to play due to the novelty factor of the eyepiece. (Still can't find a way to do multiple screen in Mech Warrior... that would have made my year.) Movies played perfectly, and subtitles were clearly visible. The sharp downside of PC (and for that matter tablet/phone use) is the utter lack of sound. The connection is HDMI, which conveys audio and video. On the PC, you will have to manually redefine audio output to get any sound out of the computer when this device is plugged in.In attempting to use it with RaspberryPI out of the box, I was not able to see the initial config text. When I connected it to my son's KANO computer kit (children's kit for RaspberryPi,) it displayed everything perfectly, with the text being clearly visible. You will need to pre-configure your Pi for optimal resolution if that's how you want to use the Vufine device.On the iPhone:For this purpose I purchased an iPhone HDMI adapter. The screen projected perfectly. All text is very sharp and visible (the dimension of the projected screen on the Vufine device is exactly the iPhone flipped sideways as I sad earlier.) The gaming is ok, but you still need to know where your thumbs are, hence the eyepiece is just an added novelty for the most part.I made an attempt to use GPS while driving, which turned out to be a bigger pain than simply mounting your phone on a dashboard. It seriously messes with your depth perception while driving, making stops more sudden. For this purpose it is simply impractical, and will definitely take a LOT to get used to.For watching videos, be advised that you will not have sound. Again, the HDMI connection assumes that the receiving device will broadcast audio. The Vufine does not have an audio output jack, hence no sound.CONS:After a while, it will start to bother your eyes. Even as I type this, I am mildly irritated by the sense of something being over my eye. Again, wearing these devices will take a lot of getting used to. For short periods of time, it can be fun, but for prolonged use it may not serve you well in it's current form.No way to have sound on iPhone when watching videos.THE VERDICT:For the time being, this is simply a novelty item. It does not serve a practical purpose out of the box. The only real potential I see as of now, is for developers. I will be using my RaspberryPI to create a smart HUD in the near future. Otherwise, it may make sense to wait for a better smart device with more integrated features and capabilities.

The monitor works fine when connected to my computer, it also has a clear picture although it could be a little larger. The only real problem I am having is connecting it to my Smart phone, I have a Moto Force Z² and the connection port is a mini USB-C. I have yet to find an adapter or a combination of adapters to make it work with my smart phone.

Tiny display you can barley see the content and if you put your cellphone 2 feet away you will find the text bigger than this awkward display.You can't control anything from brightness to whatsoever..You need to restart it some times as the display get stuck.If you plan to see a video you need to consider more cables for your headphones (not included).

Device works exactly as advertised, pairs perfectly with all Windows-based devices. Does not work with Nvidia Shield tablet but the company makes this clear on their website and provides a nice comprehensive compatibility list. Highly recommend getting the headband mount, works much better than the glasses as others have said.

Exactly what I was hoping for. Only ding on comfort comes from the screen still being a little small to read emails, but using for images works well.

Bought it appx 2 years ago for a project. Put it away in the box and never used ever since. Today it is totally dead and won’t lit up.Was a good product but never expect too much.

i west my money and my time wen I bought this item its never work with me I don't even knw if there really any electronic things in it or its just a piece of plastic!!..

まず詳しい取扱説明書がありません！なので最初は壊れているのかも、と思ってしまうかも知れません。接続できる(使える？)機器、とかがわかりません！iPhone、iPad(9.3.4？)とMacは今の処画面表示されました！他のデジカメ、ビデオカメラ(古い？)は画面が表示されません！解像度が関係してるのかも知れませんが、初心者にはわかりません(~_~;)今の処ポケモンGo(やってない)にしか使い道が無いかもしれません！できれば使える機器とかの説明があればいいと思います！接続できる機器が増えるともっと使い道が増えると思います^_^追記iOS9.3.4にバージョンアップしたらiPad2でも接続できました^o^

Win7ノートPC、Androidタブレット、Win10スティックPC、bluerayプレイヤー、HDDレコーダーいずれも表示できませんでした。いずれも７２０p表示できるデバイスです。PCからEDID取得できましたので参考に掲示します。製品別に動作実績あるもので使用予定の方、対応信号タイミング生成できる方以外＊絶対に＊買わない方がいいでしょう。Monitor Model name............... VUFINE 1.2 Windows description...... Generic PnP Monitor Manufacturer............. VUF Plug and Play ID......... VUF0000 Serial number............ 1 Manufacture date......... 2016, ISO week 4 Filter driver............ None ------------------------- EDID revision............ 1.3 Input signal type........ Digital Color bit depth.......... Undefined Display type............. RGB color Screen size.............. Undefined or variable Power management......... Not supported Extension blocs.......... 1 (Unknown type) ------------------------- DDC/CI................... n/aColor characteristics Default color space...... Non-sRGB Display gamma............ 2.20 Red chromaticity......... Rx 0.640 - Ry 0.330 Green chromaticity....... Gx 0.300 - Gy 0.600 Blue chromaticity........ Bx 0.150 - By 0.060 White point (default).... Wx 0.313 - Wy 0.329 Additional descriptors... NoneTiming characteristics Horizontal scan range.... 26-95kHz Vertical scan range...... 24-144Hz Video bandwidth.......... 170MHz CVT standard............. Not supported GTF standard............. Not supported Additional descriptors... None Preferred timing......... Yes Native/preferred timing.. 1280x720p at 60Hz (16:9) Modeline............... "1280x720" 74.250 1280 1390 1430 1650 720 725 730 750 +hsync +vsync Detailed timing #1....... 720x480p at 60Hz (4:3) Modeline............... "720x480" 27.000 720 736 798 858 480 489 495 525 -hsync -vsyncStandard timings supported 640 x 480p at 60Hz - IBM VGA 800 x 600p at 60Hz - VESA 1024 x 768p at 60Hz - VESA 1280 x 720p at 120Hz - VESA STD 1280 x 800p at 60Hz - VESA STD 1280 x 1024p at 60Hz - VESA STD 1400 x 1050p at 60Hz - VESA STD 1440 x 900p at 60Hz - VESA STD 1680 x 1050p at 60Hz - VESA STD 1600 x 1200p at 60Hz - VESA STD 1920 x 1080p at 60Hz - VESA STDRaw data 00,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,FF,00,5A,A6,00,00,01,00,00,00,04,1A,01,03,80,00,00,78,0A,EE,91,A3,54,4C,99,26, 0F,50,54,21,08,00,81,FC,81,00,81,80,90,40,95,00,B3,00,A9,40,D1,C0,01,1D,00,72,51,D0,1E,20,6E,28, 55,00,C4,8E,21,00,00,1E,8C,0A,D0,8A,20,E0,2D,10,10,3E,96,00,13,8E,21,00,00,18,00,00,00,FC,00,56, 55,46,49,4E,45,20,31,2E,32,00,00,00,00,00,00,FD,00,18,90,1A,5F,11,00,0A,20,20,20,20,20,20,01,29

パソコンからは問題なく接続できました。galaxyからは専用の変換コネクタが必要なようです。Xperia Z Ultraでは繋がるはずが表示されませんでした。付属のメガネですが日本人の顔には合いません。仕事柄多くのメガネに触れてきましたがツルが長すぎ、鼻が高すぎで顔平たい族の私には無理でした。ツルの細いメガネには付かない。商品紹介ではツルが針金の様に細いメガネ用の金属アタッチメントがありますが現実的ではありませんでした。装着してジョギングしてみた。メガネにマグネットを固定、マグネットで本体を固定します。ジョギング程度ではズレたり外れたりはしませんでした。邪魔じゃないのか？正しく装着すると滅茶苦茶邪魔です（笑）レンズに触れるよに装着するのが正しいのですがアタッチメントを前後逆にするとレンズから少し離して装着出来ます。この状態でモニターを上か下に移動させると、車載で天井にモニターがある。またはダッシュボードの上にモニターがある様な感じで使えました。正面の視界は確保しつつモニターはチラ見できれば良いという使い方も出来ると思いました。細いツルのメガネしか持っていないのですが、この商品の装着を主としたメガネの購入を検討するていどには面白い商品です。2016/09/14 追記xperia z ultra 映らないgalaxy note 3 返還アダプターを利用しても映らないPCは全て問題なく写りました。androidで利用出来た人は居るのでしょうか？実質、iphoneとパソコンのHDMI対応という事かと思われます。ミラーキャストを通せば映るかもしれませんがこれ以上費用を書けるのは厳しい。rootを取ると解像度を変えられるそうなのでこちらでも出来るかもしれません。屋外で利用したかったので８インチのwin10タブレットを１万円代で購入しました。確実です。2016/10/01　追記　androidAnyCast M2 Plus Wi-Fi ドングルレシーバー ドングル 1080P Airmirror DLNA Airplay Miracast 共有しやすい HDTV スマートフォン ノートブック タブレット PC用【並行輸入品】https://www.amazon.co.jp/AnyCast-%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC-Airmirror-Miracast-PC%E7%94%A8%E3%80%90%E4%B8%A6%E8%A1%8C%E8%BC%B8%E5%85%A5%E5%93%81%E3%80%91/dp/B0149QSHOGZenFone 2がこれ経由のmiracastで映りました。屋外でスマホやタブレットにHDMI接続すると端子に負荷が掛りモゲそうになるので試したところ「なぜか」映りました。安価品が強制HD出力だったとかなんでしょうかね？ともあれ使い勝手が向上しました。ただし、電源供給用にモバイルバッテリーが必須です。

まず商品として、コスパが非常に高いです。以下、機能面と性能面の個人的雑感です。(あくまで個人的な感想)・画質（○）： 発色は素晴らしいです。コントラストは明るい画像絵だとちょっと気になる感じです。　　視線を左右に速く動かすとLCOSやDMDの特徴であるカラーフリッカーが見られました。・入力（△）： HDMIではありますが、PC,mac,iPhone,Androidで接続しましたが480p/720pしか利用できませんでした。(ネイティブの960x540は選択不可)　　また、画像モードが切り替わっても自動切換しない事が多々あり、VUFINEの電源を入れ直す事が多く発生します。(PCの場合は特に)・重量（△）： 軽い眼鏡を使ってる人には右の重さが気になるレベルです。・装着（△）： マグネットで眼鏡のツルに着けるアダプタと合体する形式ですので、振動ではずれたり、上下にズレたりします。　　このマグネットは有線で利用してる場合かなり有効で、不用意立ち上がったり移動した際、ケーブル断線やコネクタの破損より先に　　本体が脱落する仕組みで助かりました。またHDMIケーブルは結構ジャマですので耳の後ろを介するなど装着には工夫は必要と感じました。　　歩いて使うには固定をしっかりする必要があります。・電池（◎）： バッテリーの持ちは十分だと思います。長時間利用の場合はmicroUSBが有効(充電しながらの利用も可能でした)利用時のポイントは目からの距離と中心を出す事にあります。(左右はブームが伸長して調整可能)中心(正しくは若干右)でないと当然画面全てが見えません。(上下は視線移動前提となっており自由度が高いです)距離が適切でないと画面の全部が見えたり見えなかったりする感じで、眼鏡のツルにつけるアダプタの位置を微調整する必要があります。できれば、そこのポイントはマークするなど工夫しておいた方が良いかと思います。個人的には16:9の画面の中心4:3部分が見えるくらいがベターと思いました。(左右端の画像が不要なアプリ前提)50cm先に5インチモニターがあるという感じに慣れると楽しいです。最後に利用するアプリですが、HUDみたいに黒い背景に明るい大きな文字や図形を表示するものがお勧めです。(両眼での違和感が少なくなります)小さい文字は商品説明の通り小さく見えるので判読が厳しいです。(視力の良い人は大丈夫かな？)一応、動画再生や、ゲームをしたり、メールを読み書きするのには向いてないので、用途検討しておきましょう。

要件満たしてHDMI接続を色々試しましたが全然映りません。(笑)元々はスマホ(android、Brackberry)に繋いで、動画見たり、リモートデスクトップして使うこと想定してましたが、ＨＭＬケーブルだと出力認識せず(android)BrackberryはSlimePortで繋がりはするが画面が頻繁に落ちる。有線だと規格の都合が出てくるのでとMiracast レシーバーを用意して繋ぐも映らない。ならばとスティックPCならと用意して繋ぐも映らない。結局、まともに安定して投影できるのがSurfaceなどを有線コネクタに繋げて使ってなら映ります。(正直これ以外の利用は実運用に耐えられない)*iPhoneはもってないので試せてないですが…歩きながらPC、スマホを稼働させることを夢見て買うと損をします。タブレットPCや普通のPCなどは安定して投影できますが、それ持ち歩くなら普通にモニター、タブレットで使います。唯一できるとすれば仰向けにねっころがりながらPCの画面見れるくらい。実際にできることの制約に落差があるのであまり夢は持たない方がいいです。バッテリー時間やメガネがずれるという以前にHDMI規格で色々映せる的な表現してるなら各種機器ちゃんと投影できるようにしてほしい。機能的にはちっちゃいモニターメガネにぶら下げてるだけの機能しかないのにそれすらまともにできなくて2万8千円はどうかと(￣▽￣;)p.s iPhoneは記事とか色々見てるとある程度使えるみたいです。