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Meta starts taking orders for high-end augmented reality dev kit

Posted in Hardware on 3rd Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Augmented reality is expected to be a $90 billion market by 2020, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital.

Meta Hypes The Reveal Of Its 'Futuristic' Next-Gen Augmented Reality Glasses

Posted in Software on 12th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

'This was the first time Ive ever put something on and felt that I was living in that future that I had been promised,' Ohanian says.

Lightguide optics could soon make smartglasses less socially awkward

Posted in Hardware on 12th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

A new display technology can embed smartglass displays directly inside the lenses, resulting in much more streamlined look.

Glasses let the colorblind see pigments for the first time

Posted in Science on 17th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Since they first went on sale in 2012, glasses from the company EnChroma Labs have allowed people to see colors as theyve never seen them before.

Opternative launches online eye exams, so you can get a prescription right from your desktop

Posted in Medicine on 29th Jul, 2015
by Alex Muller

Opternative says its the only online eye exam that can deliver a physician-approved prescription for glasses and contacts.