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Author: Mike Werner
Location: Normandy, France
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We've seen visors being tested {link} that enable you to change their tint at the touch of a button, and eventually they'll be mass produced. Uvex  has beaten them all to the punch. Uvex have launched the F1 Magic Goggle, a goggle that changes its tint by simply pressing a button.
Although meant for skiing, you should be able to use these goggles on an enduro or off-road helmet.
When travelling on the road, visors that change tint are great, but when riding off-road, with stark differences between open fields and forests, lots of light and darkness, the Uvex F1 Magic can be heaven-sent; just magic.
The lens in the goggle is made out of the latest technology liquid crystal. In fact, there are two liquid crystal lenses, and one, at the press of a button, gets charged, and changes tint, making it dark.
The change over is immediate, no waiting for it to change.
It doesn't come cheap, but for US$210 or US$230, depending on the type, your off-roading will become much more pleasant. The goggles will be available during September 2007.
Click here to access their site (thanks Greg L.)
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