November 10, 2011
by Stephanie
in Best under the sun,Designer,Fashion,Heritage,Mens,Shopping,Stylists,Sunglasses,Vintage,Womens
You can influence which sunglasses become part of Polaroid’s 2013 Best Under the Sun collection by voting in our design contest.
Winning designs are currently being selected through a public vote and expert panel, from over 700 designs which have been sent to us from over 50 different countries. You have the opportunity to cast three votes for your favourite sunglasses, and the top 10 designs will become Polaroid’s Best Under the Sun Collection, unveiled in Spring 2013. Plus, by voting, you’ll also be entered to win one of 25 pairs of sunglasses from Polaroid’s 2011 Best Under the Sun collection for yourself.
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Hey U Guys is a popular film and cinema blog which gives its followers film news and reviews, and keeps an active eye on the latest technology developments. So we were pleased that they gave Polaroid’s VIP N8103B 3D glasses a high score in their recent review.
“The advantage with the VIP N8103B is the larger viewing area as the glass is slightly bigger than the standard issue coming in at inside frame width 136mm, lens height 46mm. This allows you to see more of the screen without having to adjust the frames on your face or move your head,” said
Polaroid 3D Glasses VIP N8103B.
David from Hey U Guys. “If you’re in the market for your own 3D glasses, you can’t go wrong with these.”
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November 4, 2009
by Perfect Vision
in Vintage
Polaroid sunglasses have an amazing history. They’ve been around since the thirties when polarizing technology was first developed by Edwin Land. A huge part of their success was down to the invention of a synthetic polarizer that could effectively block light travelling in the horizontal plane. But, looking at some old ads, it’s easy to see that Polaroid had a unique style. One that made heads turn! Read more…
We’re having a little party in celebration of Edwin Herbert Land’s 100th birthday. He was born on May 7, 1909 – and he lived to the ripe old age of 81. His father owned a scrap-metal yard and he went on to attend Harvard.
Among other things, his fertile imagination gave us the polarizing film that revolutionised the manufacture of sunglasses. Land created the world’s first synthetic polarizing light filter, a film with millions of micrometre-sized polarizing crystal that were perfectly aligned to screen out the horizontally reflected glare that interferes with vision. Polaroid Polarized Sunglasses still use a development of this technology today – it’s what makes our sunglasses so special – they exceed international standards for polarizing efficiency and block glare. Read more…
You can influence which sunglasses become part of Polaroid’s 2013 Best Under the Sun collection by voting in our design contest.
