Self-adjustable liquid glasses help those in need

A physics professor at the University of Oxford may have found a unique avenue to help those who don’t have access to eyeglasses in developing countries. Joshua Silver has developed frames with the unique ability to adjust to variable strengths, on-the-fly. One frame with the potential to serve millions without a visit to an optometrist? [...]

EyeWriter helps the disabled by enabling them to draw/write with eye movement only.

Hot on the heels of some weird guy’s post, EyeWriter allows users to manipulate computer drawing programs with only their eye movements. The EyeWriter project is on ongoing collaborative research effort to empower people, who are suffering from ALS, with creative technologies. The project began in Los Angeles, Caifornia in 2009, when members of the [...]

Introducing Wink Glasses, appropriate name council approved.

Will this product reduce eyestrain – yes. Will it also make you look silly while using it – yes. Can you even understand the product page – maybe. Aimed at reducing stress upon the eye while staring at bright lit, boxy objects that change shapes and colors (some might call these computers, or TV screens), the [...]

Keeping it Real – Part 1: The Monocle

Originally designed to closely examine engravings and antiques in the 1720s (!), the monocle didn’t find it’s way into the hearts of dandy men until the 1790s. Generally associated with rich upper-class men, the monocle served as one of the many shiny gems for the stereotypical 1890s capitalist.  Being one of the earliest forms of corrective [...]

The future is now! Eyeglass mounted data manipulated through eye movements.

The Germans have done it again – from the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems comes the first active heads-up-display system mounted within eyeglass frames. This allows the user to view and manipulate data with simple eye movements. Eye movements! The images are projected onto the retina and appear as if from a meter (ahem – [...]

Program calculates your future child’s eye color, chance to prove it wrong arrives.

Ever stay awake at night pondering your next child’s eye color? Well then the wait is OVER! A fun little program from The Tech Museum of Innovation will do all of the legwork for you, just input eye color information from immediate family members (and your mate’s family members) and the end result is a [...]

EyeDefender program fights eyestrain, does not include the ability to see through walls.

People with prolonged, uninterrupted use of the computer are easily susceptible to CVS (computer vision syndrome), which symptoms include blurred vision, neck pain, and headaches. EyeDefender was created to force users to take “vision breaks”, and creates a visual exercise in order to relax the eyes, thus reducing the symptoms of CVS. This free download [...]