Helmet Visor

Shetters self-tinting visors use "optically perfect" LCD tinting to change from clear to dark in 0.08 seconds

Motorcycles

Light-sensing LCD motorcycle helmet visor self-tints in an instant

French company Shetters isn't satisfied with photochromic motorcycle visors that take a couple of minutes to go from clear to tinted, so it's striking out on a line of solar-powered, LCD-tinted visors that flick from clear to tinted in 0.08 seconds.

Pinlock suggests that the Overlay will render dark visors obsolete

Motorcycles

Pinlock Overlay grants dark auto-tinting powers to helmet visors

Photochromatic lenses for eyeglasses have been around for ages, but strangely this tech hasn’t gained enough momentum in the motorcycle helmet market. Pinlock is attempting to change this with the Overlay, a removable external insert that can change from clear to dark tint in a matter of seconds.

Valentino Rossi demonstrates how to use the AGVisor on his personal Pista GP special helmet

Motorcycles

AGV’s new visor darkens at the push of a button

Italian motorcycle helmet maker AGV has unveiled a new motorcycle helmet visor that can darken or lighten in less than a second. Eloquently named AGVisor, it realizes its swift tinting effect via a thin liquid crystal (LCD) layer powered by a small rechargeable battery.