Australian left-hander Graham Yallop was booed when he became the first player to wear a full helmet - an improvised motorcycle helmet, including a plastic visor - in a Test match, in Barbados in 1978.
It is essential that proper protective clothing (including a face visor and heat-proof gloves) are used and the autoclave not opened until the temperature has fallen below 50 °C.
Other design imperfections include an artsy visor that's too small to block the sun and mirrors made of fun-house plastic rather than, well, glass.
Kensington's Play it line includes a convenient new Auxiliary Dock for iPod nano and a Hands-Free Visor Car Kit for iPhone and Bluetooth® Phones that clips onto the visor of any car insuring safe, legal phone calls while your phone remains in your pocket or purse.
This can include: a hat or visor, sunglasses, sunscreen, bottles of water, medications or vitamins, bandages and extra shoes, snacks and mints to suck on, a spray mister or small fan, SeaBands and a vomit bag in case you are nauseous, tissues or wet wipes, an ice bag (you can get ice anywhere), an eye mask or ear plugs, and some cash and emergency contact phone numbers.
Those who wear a visor, like Bourque and Elias, now include a few who decided to attach one to their helmet after the Bryan Berard incident.
Other new features include a revamped engine and a helmet-mounted visor for the pilots that allows them to see indicators the way a fighter-jet pilot does.
But it looks mostly the same, including a big white plastic case with a black visor on the front, and a touchpad on the side that allows apps and games to be controlled.
Saturday's opening ceremony will include a strolling mariachi band, free balloons, popcorn, farmers' market hats and visors, and taste tests.
He says the company expects to keep new Visor owners coming back well after December to collect accessories for their devices, including a new joystick adapter that will be released next month.
