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autofocus glasses
(thenextweb.com)
I want glasses with the ability to clean themselves.
"Prescription glasses" only mean "glasses with optical properties", so glasses that actually do anything with focus, as opposed to e.g. non-prescription sunglasses or non-prescription accessory glasses that people wear to look smart or something.
It doesn't mean you need a prescription for them.
(That said: in some countries you need a prescription for your prescription glasses if you want your health insurance to pay for them.)
Interesting idea. I would buy one.
Armed with fresh funding, IXI is now planning to ramp up R&D, expand its team of 50 people, and move into a new headquarters with a purpose-built lab and clean room facilities. The company plans to hold the first live demos of its glasses later this year.
But maybe I shouldn't hold my breath, yet.
Thanks but I dont want specs thatneed charging or can “crash”
I don't either but I sure would like to be able to read stuff sometimes.
multifocals areyour friend then
Is that the same as Progressives? I have them. I hate the areas that don't work on the sides. People get used to them I guess, but I don’t have to wear mine most of the time. And even if you are used to it, that means you have some distorted peripheral vision when you wear them.
They can be depending on your vision issues. Mine are essentially bifocals where the reading portion isn't visible. If I focus there's a tiny fuzzy line where the readers meet the normal lens.
To be honest I wasn't aware of the sides issue and it seems you might have different problem that requires a third lens.
You can do that with this novel technology called "a second pair of glasses for reading".
Alternatively, if you don't want to constantly adjust because you only need to read something quick, try taking off your glasses and squinting.
Could save you thousands of dollars and hours on the line with technical support.
When I play a board game and need to read the cards I need glasses. But if I want to look at the player across the table I have to take them off. Squinting doesn't seem to help.
Let’s be honest, swapping between two pairs of glasses, or rocking multi focal glasses, sucks.
Carrying around glasses cases everywhere is a total PITA, and multi focals are not nearly as nice as one big dedicated lens for an entire focal point.
I don’t know anyone carrying multiple pairs of glasses that thinks “this is great, the youths are missing out on all the fun.”
A manual focus version would be cool too. I don't like the idea of having yet another thing to charge.
eventually they'll come out with a device that charges you while you wear all of your rechargeable items. you just plug yourself into a USB outlet and all your shit gets charged simultaneously
how do we then transfer the charge from the shits to the devices?
These need to be washable, otherwise every time I accidentally wear them into the shower I'm going to have to buy another pair.
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