now this is something that I've actually been curious about for the longest time
this is steel series gaming eyewear
developed with Gunner Optics so the claim and there are many claims
about these glasses is that they will reduce the overall eye fatigue and eye
strain associated with using a computer
monitor for prolonged periods of time so I don't know if you guys know this but
probably on a daily basis I use a computer monitor for anywhere from about
8 to 12 hours so it's a very very long time and that causes some fatigue on my
eyes especially at work where I've got three 24in monitors and then a fourth
17-in monitor it's a lot of eye gouging
brightness and light that is uh that is making me feel tired so one of the
things that I did do recently is even though I have a very mild prescription I
tried getting some glasses to see if that would make my eyes feel overall
less tired all the time so far it hasn't really made a difference I've had them
for a couple weeks the next thing I wanted to try was using the steel series
scope so that's the particular one we're looking at here glasses
now I'm going to make the overall approach to this video fairly simple and
I'm just going to outline all of the claims that steel series and Gunner
Optics make in addition to just unboxing
looking at the product then what I'm going to do is I'm going to wear these
glasses every time I'm in front of a screen for at least a week maybe let's
why don't we say two weeks let's say two weeks to get a feel for whether my eyes
actually experience any difference in
their fatigue level so I'm actually cheating because there's a lot of
different stuff that they have to say about it I got my iPad there but why don't we start with uh some of the
included okay what is this the digital performance eyewear something okay is
excellent out of the box non-prescription Gunner eyewear is highly recommended as a solution for
contact wearers or post corrective surgery parent patients crystalline and
Amber lenses are precisely tuned with Plus point2 diopters for digital screen
viewing distance okay cool yeah limited
warranty okay uses and care instructions so probably just basically yeah be
careful with them and use the cleaning solution compatible with the okay y got
it and and that's like um billion
different languages okay inside the Box we also find nice little
sleeve little Gunner thing on it okay we
find a separate box for the glasses
themselves and we will have to figure out how those come
off so what does steel series or and
Gunner okay so this is a collaborative project here what do they have to say
about them so I've already outlined what the overall effect is supposed to be but
let's talk a little bit about how they say they work so number one is the tint
of the glasses so this is Amber but they capitalize some of the letters and not
some of the other letters but these are Amber lenses and they're supposed to reduce the amount of harsh bright blue
light and make everything appear with more of a of a warm color so that is
supposed to reduce fatigue okay so
that's the Y yellow him the shape so the
wrapped curved lens is supposed to retain eye moisture so rather than
having moisture evaporate away from your eyes much more readily when you're not
wearing these glasses it is supposed to allow them to retain some of it which
means that when you're not blinking for a prolong period of time let's say when you're very very focused whether it's on
a spreadsheet or whether it's on a game uh they are not supposed to dry out as
easily so that's one of the things that my optometrist actually mentioned when I
first went in complaining about eye fatigue was make sure you're blinking
enough because eye dryness can be one of the leading causes of eye tiredness so
there's that uh the proprietary lens material offers the clearest image
possible and comprised of lightweight materials for Long Haul ergonomics I can
tell you guys right now it's very very light the overall glasses including the
uh including the frames extremely light the coating so they're designed to
reduce glare and protect the lens okay anti-reflective coating I guess you guys
can be the judges of how anti-reflective it is when I go like this okay the fit
ergonomically designed the lens and frame solution are constructed Advanced lightweight so okay once again
lightweight yet durable so let's have a look at how they're
made so those are the hinges right there
I'd say you still have to be careful with them they're still glasses they got
kind of a neat carbon fiber
ears are crooked so whenever I wear
glasses that are just kind of off the uh off the rack so to speak the only way
that they fit me properly and evenly is if they grip the head a little bit and
these ones do grip they do hold on just like my uh just like my uh my sunglasses
but they don't grip too much they're not uncomfortable so that's that's a good
thing as well okay the benefits for gamers so improves visual efficiency
with the change in the tint coating focusing power and curvature okay
improve visual endurance improve visual recovery keep your eyes fresh and
relaxed okay minimizes eye strain so you
can get them with a prescription although the ones that are available to
just like buy online are going to be the non-prescription ones so if you already
have corrective lenses such as contacts these are going to be ideal for you and
uh but yeah if you go to Gunner Optics you can actually get them directly from
them with prescription lenses and oh this is neat so headset
compatible that's a really good point because most glasses whether they're 3D
Vision glasses for example Le or whether they are prescription glasses are often
a bit of a pain with a headset and I wish I had a headset on me but you can
see how flat to my head these sit so I
can't imagine there'd be any difficulty with a headset but when I do my Impressions video I will definitely try
a headset between now and then so I can let you guys know so yeah expect an
update from me anywhere from sort of let's say 2 weeks to a month from now
I'll give them a really Lo prolonged trial to see how they go and I will let
you guys know sort of once and for all from someone who gets very very bad eye
fatigue just from using a computer so much whether these things are actually
worth the Fairly Hefty ticket price so thank you for checking out this unboxing
and first look because we're going to need a much longer look and don't forget
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