Ctrl Eyewear
Last spring when I was at the A*B Arms Media Day out in West Virginia at Panthera Trainer Center, I had a chance to try a new type of #eyeprotection which blew my mind. I got to demo the #CtrlEyewear equipped with e-Tint inside the massive 6000 sq ft PTC shoot house. Having a background in engineering, the technology behind these glasses just amazed me. Even though I got to play with them, I didn't have enough hands-on experience with the glasses to do a proper write-up for the Ammoland readers.
I recently was contacted by the folks over at Ctrl Eyewear to see if I would be interested in trying out their glasses with e-Tint for a few weeks to see how I liked them. Being amazed by the lenses at the A*B Arms Media Day made my decision an easy one. I jumped at the opportunity, and told them to send them over! The Ctrl Eyewear with e-Tint technology is not your every day eye protection or sunglasses. What makes these glasses unique is the ability to go from light to dark and back again in one-tenth of a second by just hitting a small button located right on the frame of the eyewear. These glasses are like something straight out of a science fiction movie.
Ctrl Eyewear accomplishes this amazing feat in the sunglasses by something called e-Tint. The e-Tint pulls this off by sandwiching a liquid crystal screen between two polycarbonate lenses held together by a polycarbonate frame. The eyewear's frame has a built-in rechargeable battery that lasts almost a month before it needs recharging. The glasses come with a flat micro USB cable to allow for recharging of the lenses. This cable is the same that comes with most phone chargers.
The Ctrl Eyewear also comes with a stylish hard case that protects the eyewear from accidents. On the inside of the case is a small netted pocket that can be used to store the micro USB cable. It also comes with a sunglass bag that also doubles as a cleaning cloth for the glasses which is very useful. The last thing that is included by Ctrl Eyewear in the package is a strap that allows the wearer to secure the glasses around their neck to prevent the eyewear from falling and breaking.
Another cool feature that the manufacturer included on the Ctrl Eyewear is the ability to put the e-Tint into an automatic mode quickly. All the wearer has to do is hold down the same button that is used to darken the lenses for three seconds. The lenses will then blink three times letting the wearer know the glasses is in automatic mode. I like the single button design on the frame. I think it simplifies the use of the e-Tint.
