Gadget of the Week: Do You Need A 3D iPhone?

Right now I feel like Kyle in that South Park episode where he's always one trend behind when it comes to buying the "it" toy. Last I remember, 3D was a silly 70s/80s throwback that everyone could safely enjoy making fun of at dinner parties without looking like a time-hopping caveman. Now all of a sudden it's the hot new thing and everyone from Pixar to Apple to James Cameron is trying to get me on the bandwagon.

I think that's a hot steaming load, frankly.

But for all the cool kids in their cigarette pants and 3D glasses, I guess this will be groovy: 3D glasses maker Vuzix has announced that its latest product, the $199 Vuzix iWear AV230XL, is compatible with the iPhone, and Vuzix is also selling a $39.95 cable to make its other models iPhone compatible.

I'm not quite sure what benefit one can reap from $200 Geordi LaForge glasses that can make your handset appear to have a three-dimensional screen, but I can just picture a Vuzix iPhone customer walking happily down the street only to scream, jump, and drop their phone when their visual voicemail jumps out to attack.

Why?

Vuzix glasses see iPhone in 3D [Crave]