Tag: sunglasses

Auto-Shade Sunglasses

Designer Yousif Ashoor created a pair of 3D-printed autoshade sunglasses with automatic lenses that can slide into place over his eyes in sunlight, and slides out in the shade. The automatic sunglasses are triggered when a sensor detects ultraviolet (UV) light, or vice versa, in seconds. Don’t be surprised if you find these type of sunglasses available commercially,… Continue reading Auto-Shade Sunglasses

Spectacles: Snapchat New Sunglasses With Integrated Camera

Snapchat has released a smart sunglasses with an built-in camera, called Spectacles. The camera can record up to 10 seconds of video from the wearer’s perspective using a 115-degree-angle lens, which is closer to the human eyes field of view. The stylish smart sunglasses will be available in the fall. They will come in three… Continue reading Spectacles: Snapchat New Sunglasses With Integrated Camera

Do you know who makes your eyewear?

Whether you’re looking to buy Ray-Ban, Oakley, Prada, or Chanel, the glasses you end up wearing will all be made by one company called Luxottica. In the video below, 60 Minutes reveals how the optical industries empire, Luxottica has cornered the industry buying up eyewear collections that use to be independent and converting them to mass produced glasses.

Gauss Eyewear

Gauss Eyewear is a new invention in optical technology that protect you from both UV light and blue light, which is emitted by monitors, mobile devices, etc. The self-tinting lenses automatically adjust itself when exposed to bright light environment, to ensure your eyes always stay protected. The team at Gauss Eyewear have developed a solution that gives your eyes optimal… Continue reading Gauss Eyewear

New Glasses For Colorblind People

EnChroma has teamed up with Valspar and FCB Chicago to create a pair of glasses that enable colorblind people to see color for the first time in their lives. The experience is often emotional and serves as a reminder of something so many of us take for granted on a day-to-day basis. Watch the video… Continue reading New Glasses For Colorblind People

WeON Glasses Controls Your Smartphone

WeON Glasses is the first smart glasses (sunglasses and prescription glasses) that interact with your smartphone and tablet. The glasses give you the ability to control your smartphone remotely by play your favorite music, skipping tracks, turn the volume up and down or skip a song, all at the touch of a button. You can very easily program it yourself with the… Continue reading WeON Glasses Controls Your Smartphone

OrCam: Sees for the Visually Impaired

The OrCam is a small camera with a speaker mounted into a pair of glasses, connected to a portable computer that helps the visually impaired. The OrCam device understands what you want on its own, whether it’s to read, find an item, catch a bus or cross the road. It does all that with the… Continue reading OrCam: Sees for the Visually Impaired