Smart Eyewear- Translates Languages

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

[caption id="attachment_4850" align="alignleft" width="100" caption="Eyewear That Translates Languages "][/caption] Resembling glasses but lacking lenses, the headset uses a tiny projector to display images on a user's retina. NEC said it planned a version that used real-time translation to provide subtitles for a conversation between people lacking a common language. The firm said the ...

SwitchVision Launches New Sports Performance Eyewear

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Switch Vision Launches Two New Styles at VEE 2010 FAIRFIELD, NJ, February 2010 – Switch Vision will be launching two new styles at Vision Expo East – Altitude and Stoke. [caption id="attachment_4643" align="alignleft" width="335" caption="SwitchVision Altitude Snake "][/caption] Altitude is a bold 8 base semi rimless frame ...

Silhouette Releases iPhone App Called Virtual Mirror

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

[caption id="attachment_4539" align="alignleft" width="100" caption="Silhouette iPhone App "][/caption] Silhouette Eyewear, the manufacturer of Minimal Art, has released their new iPhone app for those interested in trying on Shilouette frames online. Get download here: http://www.silhouette.com/iphoneapp/ From their website: 'For the first time every wearer of glasses has the fantastic opportunity to try out their ...

New Inspection Equipment For Contact Lens Manufacturers

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

[caption id="attachment_3888" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Contact Lens Checker By Vision Engineering "][/caption] Vision Engineering has introduced a Mantis Contact Lens Checker, developed in conjunction with one of the world’s leading lens manufacturers. Designed to be ergonomic and easy to use, the Mantis offers improved quality control and operator efficiency Vision Engineering’s Mantis product ...

MicroVision 3D Glasses Launched At Consumer Electronic Show

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

[caption id="attachment_3750" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="3D Eyewear From MicroVision "][/caption] One the leading companies in the field of optics and vision correctness, Microvision Optical has announced the launch of an an all new range of sunglasses at the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 (CES), that not only shield your eyes from the sun, ...

Solar Powered Contact Lens- Eyecare Trends

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Source Treehugger [caption id="attachment_3591" align="alignleft" width="281" caption="Photo: via chefranden"][/caption] During our "creepy gadgets" round up at Halloween, we mentioned the work scientists are doing on creating augmented reality contact lenses. Scientists have also been working for some time on electronic implants for people losing their photoreceptor cells on their retina. But ...

Wearable Technology Might Turn Brain Waves Into Commands

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

NeuroSky has developed a cost effective bio sensor and signal processing system for the consumer market. Their wearable technology unlocks worlds of new applications such as consumer electronics, health, wellness, education and training. The neurons that comprise the brain work on electrical impulses. The last century of neurological research has ...