Deja View Camwear: Odd 23-Year-Old Camera Glasses

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Diving into the Deja View Camwear 100 from late 2003! Camera glasses aren't all that odd anymore but the way these work fits the bill. A little video camera that connects to a Walkman-like device and only records *after* you see something happen. The goal is to be a head mounted TiVo for instant replays of reality! Or maybe it was about capturing bagel stealing squirrel thieves... ● LGR things elsewhere: Patreon Bsky ● Pertinent links: Camwear CD-ROM MagitiQ at CES 2026 ● Background music licensed from Epidemic Sound: 00:00 an LGR Oddware intro 00:41 Camwear Model 100 02:11 CIF video quality 03:14 who made it & why 05:49 what happened 06:50 unboxing it 08:23 the hardware itself 09:44 replacing the battery 11:54 mounting the camera 13:20 controls, usage 13:37 thrifty test footage 15:51 unreliable creepiness 17:05 trippy sunlight 17:41 audio tests 18:49 computer software 20:00 final thoughts #LGR #retro #camera #glasses #oddware