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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
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
Although you may not give much thought to the weight of your sports sunglasses, you likely would notice if they were exceptionally light. Adidas’ new 3D-printed specs certainly fit the bill, as they reportedly tip the scales at a mere 20 grams (0.7 oz)… Continue reading Adidas’ new 3D-printed sunglasses weigh just 20 grams
While many people have bifocal everyday glasses, their sunglasses tend to be single-vision. The new 32ºN sunglasses, however, let users switch over to a “reading glasses” mode with a simple swipe of their finger.Continue ReadingCategory: Wearables, Tec… Continue reading Touch-sensitive LCD sunglasses become reading glasses on command
We’ve already seen electronic glasses that watch the wearer’s diet and automatically change focus, among other things. An experimental new pair monitors the user’s health, lets them control games, and switch to being sunglasses as needed.Continue Readi… Continue reading Multi-function e-glasses track the brain, eyes and more
Keeping a journal of what and when you eat is one of the standard ways of tracking your diet. That said, it’s a rather inexact method, which is why scientists are creating an eyeglasses-based system that may do the job more accurately.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading FitByte glasses designed to keep an eye on your diet
Arguably the thing that killed Google Glass was how dorky they looked – most people didn’t want to walk around every day looking like a bad Star Trek cosplayer. Whether or not that’s the real reason augmented reality (AR) glasses never took o… Continue reading Norm AR glasses pack smart tech into regular specs
No matter how good your eyesight, there’s a decent chance that it’ll start to fade at a certain point in your life. Presbyopia is a common form of age-induced far-sightedness, where the lenses in the eyes become stiff and have trouble focusin… Continue reading Eye-tracking, depth-sensing "autofocal" glasses keep everything looking sharp
She owns it, and she lets you know it. Give her one of these gifts this holiday season. The post 15 Gift Ideas for the Well-Dressed Woman appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading 15 Gift Ideas for the Well-Dressed Woman