Blucap Moto navigational AR sunglasses keep the geek factor down

Augmented reality eyewear is great for providing turn-by-turn navigational cues, but a lot of the goggles and visors have a kind of … tech-nerdy vibe. Blucap Moto sunglasses are different, in that they won’t make you look like a Sheldon Cooper wannabe…. Continue reading Blucap Moto navigational AR sunglasses keep the geek factor down

Lawk One AR Glasses give cyclists and others a double eyeful of info

Some cyclists (or other outdoorsy types) like having access to a lot of information, which is often spread out between different devices. The Lawk One AR Glasses, however, put everything together in one place.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, Lifesty… Continue reading Lawk One AR Glasses give cyclists and others a double eyeful of info

Performance-building FalconFrames keep an eye on athletes’ eyes

In fast-paced sports such as tennis, keeping your eye on the ball – and on your opponent – is essential to success. The FalconFrames wearable was designed with that fact in mind, as it’s claimed to help boost its user’s neuro-visual skills.Continue Rea… Continue reading Performance-building FalconFrames keep an eye on athletes’ eyes

Blue-blocking glasses might not do much of anything, says new review

In a study of studies, researchers concluded that eyeglasses that block blue light might not deliver on claims made by advertisers or optometrist offices. They caution consumers to think twice about shelling out the extra cash for the specs.Continue Re… Continue reading Blue-blocking glasses might not do much of anything, says new review

Underwater “reading glasses” help users focus on their dive

Ordinarily, farsighted scuba divers have to either get a prescription-glass bifocal mask, or apply adhesive magnifying lenses to their existing mask. Now there’s a new alternative, in the form of what are essentially removable underwater reading glasse… Continue reading Underwater “reading glasses” help users focus on their dive

miLens contact lens could soon be keeping an eye on glaucoma patients

Over the past few years, we’ve heard about several experimental devices that monitor the pressure in glaucoma patients’ eyes. The miLens contact lens – which is the latest one to cross our radar – has just completed clinical trials, and could be commer… Continue reading miLens contact lens could soon be keeping an eye on glaucoma patients

Sonar-enabled glasses read wearers’ silently spoken voice commands

Some people lack the power of speech, while others may find themselves in noisy settings where speaking voice commands out loud just won’t work. Such folks might have use for the EchoSpeech glasses, which read their user’s silently spoken words.Continu… Continue reading Sonar-enabled glasses read wearers’ silently spoken voice commands

Voicee glasses are the latest to offer captioning to deaf wearers

We’ve already seen camera-equipped glasses that tell blind wearers what they’re looking at. Well, Voicee is a bit different, in that it’s a microphone-equipped set of glasses which display the text of what other people are saying.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Voicee glasses are the latest to offer captioning to deaf wearers

Envision Glasses use AI to tell blind users what they’re looking at

Although many of us may have forgotten about Google Glass, the technology is now the base of a set of glasses designed to assist the blind. Known as Envision Glasses, they utilize AI to verbally tell their wearer what they’re looking at.Continue Readin… Continue reading Envision Glasses use AI to tell blind users what they’re looking at