Wearality’s virtual reality glasses may look dorky, but they’ll be cheap, at $69

Wearality‘s virtual reality glasses sure look dorky, like the biggest pair of Coke bottle glasses you’ve ever seen. But the glasses use innovative optics that make it much easier — and cheaper — to view and enjoy virtual reality applications. Think of it as a View-Master for virtual reality.

The Wearality Sky is like a huge pair of glasses, with an attachment that allows you to drop a large-screen smartphone into a holder a couple of inches from the lenses. And while they look goofy, they’re a lot more comfortable for viewing than attaching a heavy Samsung Gear VR virtual reality headset to your face. The glasses are the low-cost alternative to upcoming VR goggles such as the Oculus Rift from Facebook’s Oculus VR division and the Vive from HTC, which uses technology from Valve.