House of Binz Eyewear x Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 Team

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Consumer eyewear brand  House of Binz  announced a multi-year partnership with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team,” the team announced in a press release. “Binz has spearheaded the design of intelligent eyewear: supported by over 60 granted patents to date, the sunglasses … [Read more...]

Ski Helmuts With Solar Panels

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It looks like the skiers' communications systems from Buhel and Recon could soon be in for some solar-powered competition. Working with German tech company TEXSYS and the Technische Universität Berlin, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration have developed a … [Read more...]

Google Eyewear Project Glass No Longer a Secret

I have to wonder, would you own a pair of these? Lots of advantages, but I am thinking to be connected 24/7, i would go absolutely crazy first. … [Read more...]

PixelOptics Updates Vision Expo Attendees on emPower! Eyewear

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Consumers provide commentary on value of emPower! President and CEO Brett Craig sets strategic direction for company: PixelOptics, the world’s first electronic focusing eyeglass company, recently held a briefing at Vision Expo East at the Jacob Javits Center in New York to update the industry … [Read more...]

Marc Ecko Eyewear Launcheds Virtual Try On Website

Designer and entrepreneur Marc Ecko recently launched a Virtual Try On (VTO) website, www.marceckoeyewear.com, for his Cut & Sew eyewear collection. Accessible via the Marc Ecko Cut & Sew Facebook page, www.facebook.com/cutandsew, the new website allows consumers to try on the collection of … [Read more...]

Virtual Reality Lenses Will Change How Troops Fight On The Battlefield

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Defense researchers have designed a contact lens that superimposes 3-D virtual reality directly onto your eye. The iOptiks can enhance vision too, if you're not blessed with 20/20 sight. DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is the cool research arm of the DoD. It's known as being … [Read more...]

Rx-only iPad games designed to boost visual skills in stroke patients

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A developmental optometrist, a neuropsychologist and programmer have developed a collection of iPad games to improve visual motor skills in patients recovering from stroke and head trauma as well as children with autism and attention deficit disorder. The Oculomotor Therapy Program was created by … [Read more...]