Samsung patents design for 'smart' augmented reality contact lenses
8 years, 11 months ago

Samsung patents design for 'smart' augmented reality contact lenses

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Samsung has filed a patent on 'smart' contact lenses, which can project images straight into the users' eyes. open image in gallery Designs for the contact lenses are included in the patent It's also fitted with a number of sensors that can detect eye movement and blinking, which is how users would control the display. According to the patent application, written in Korean and translated by SamMobile, the contact lenses would provide much better image quality than existing smart glasses, as well as being far less bulky and intrusive. Google is also reportedly developing similar devices, and is even currently testing one set of smart lenses, which can help people with diabetes by measuring the glucose levels in their tears.

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The Weird and Wacky Gadgets We Saw at MWC 2025
55 years, 2 months ago

The Weird and Wacky Gadgets We Saw at MWC 2025

Wired  

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Wearable tech that goes beyond smartwatches
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Wearable tech that goes beyond smartwatches

Live Mint  

The wearable industry is shifting beyond smartwatches. Innovations in smart rings, biometric clothing, and even brain-computer interfaces are poised to reshape how we interact with technology in 2025 and beyond. Smart rings that go beyond fitness The Ultrahuman Ring Air is great for tracking metabolic health Smart rings are emerging as a discreet yet powerful alternative to smartwatches. As battery …

Eyewear trends to watch out for in 2025
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Eyewear trends to watch out for in 2025

India Today  

A critical accessory that serves our day-to-day functional needs, eyewear today has also come to be a way of self-expression, especially for the younger generation that believes in standing out rather than fitting in. “Pop, cultural and social media trends, such as the Rimless or Bayonetta glasses, have been spotted among Hollywood celebrities like American singer-actor Sabrina Carpenter and Italian-American …

Samsung soon to launch a smart Galaxy Ring and AR Glasses: Know more
2 years ago

Samsung soon to launch a smart Galaxy Ring and AR Glasses: Know more

India TV News  

Samsung is reportedly working on bringing new artificial intelligence-driven products into its portfolio as the company has been working on 'Galaxy Ring' for health tracking and augmented reality -powered 'Galaxy Glasses', the media reported. The tech giant has filed two new trademark applications recently- one for a Galaxy Ring and the other for a pair of Galaxy Glasses reports Gizmochina. …

World’s first ‘in-eye test’ of smart contact lens puts display on wearer’s eyeball
2 years, 8 months ago

World’s first ‘in-eye test’ of smart contact lens puts display on wearer’s eyeball

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The boss of a smart contact lens startup claims to have performed the …

Mark Zuckerberg Teases Wearable Tech With Neural Interface: What It Means
2 years, 10 months ago

Mark Zuckerberg Teases Wearable Tech With Neural Interface: What It Means

News 18  

PARIS: Meta Platforms Inc's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, on Wednesday teased a new smart glasses project with EssilorLuxottica, posting a photo of the eyewear company's chairman sporting a prototype of a neural interface wristband – designed for directing other devices. "Here Leonardo is using a prototype of our neural interface EMG wristband that will eventually let you control your glasses …

Forget Smart Glasses, Here’s Why Smart Contact Lenses Could Be The Future
2 years, 11 months ago

Forget Smart Glasses, Here’s Why Smart Contact Lenses Could Be The Future

News 18  

The smart wearable market has exploded in the past few years. But soon you can add smart contact lenses to the list, and experts believe it will be the future. You still do not have any brand offering smart contact lenses in the market, but the trend could change very soon, as many of these companies are already running tests …

Smart contact lens delivers real-time info to your eyeballs
3 years, 2 months ago

Smart contact lens delivers real-time info to your eyeballs

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A US startup has developed smart contact lenses that display real-time information and …

Xiaomi wins patent for smart glass tech with phototherapy to treat eye fatigue, anxiety
4 years, 1 month ago

Xiaomi wins patent for smart glass tech with phototherapy to treat eye fatigue, anxiety

Firstpost  

Xiaomi has filed a patent that suggests the company could be making its own smart glasses technology. Besides the typical smart glass feature, the new glasses will be capable of a few new features that include a new therapeutic signal emitter and 4D detection, as per a report in the China Devices website. As per the report, the therapeutic emitter …

Samsung's recent trademark points to devices with mysterious 'Samsung Speckle'
6 years, 8 months ago

Samsung's recent trademark points to devices with mysterious 'Samsung Speckle'

Firstpost  

The trademark filing doesn’t reveal much information about where and on what device this technology will be used. Samsung had patented a “laser speckle interferometric system” technology which has been earlier seen in the 2016 patents. According to the report in Patently Mobile, “The laser speckle interferometric system may be applied to a mobile device of a cuff type to …

Researchers develop contact lens that tells people with diabetes when they need to take medication
7 years, 11 months ago

Researchers develop contact lens that tells people with diabetes when they need to take medication

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Researchers are developing a revolutionary contact lens that could change the …

Novartis backs out of human testing of Google autofocus contact lens in 2016
8 years, 4 months ago

Novartis backs out of human testing of Google autofocus contact lens in 2016

Firstpost  

Novartis has abandoned a 2016 goal to start testing its autofocus contact lens on people, though it said the groundbreaking product it is making with internet giant Google is “progressing steadily.” Novartis has abandoned a 2016 goal to start testing its autofocus contact lens on people, though it said the groundbreaking product it is making with internet giant Google is …

After Nest, Verily's future seems bleak
8 years, 9 months ago

After Nest, Verily's future seems bleak

Firstpost  

Have the moonshots misfired? We first heard about Google contact lenses in 2014, and it was in December 2015 that company’s Google X research and development unit picked Verily as its new name. Also, it was last year that reports about Google’s smart contact lens that will measure glucose levels in diabetics by analysing their tears may make its way …

Forget smart glasses: Samsung patents contact lenses with built-in camera
8 years, 11 months ago

Forget smart glasses: Samsung patents contact lenses with built-in camera

Daily Mail  

Samsung has been granted a patent for contact lenses that project images directly into the eye. The patent, awarded in South Korea, includes a contact lens equipped with a display, a camera, an antenna, and several sensors that detect movement. The patent, awarded in South Korea, includes a contact lens equipped with a display, a camera, an antenna, and several …

Google Glass 2: Pictures of wearable screen revealed as Google looks to bring smart glasses to work
9 years, 2 months ago

Google Glass 2: Pictures of wearable screen revealed as Google looks to bring smart glasses to work

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The second version of Google Glass has been revealed, with Google opening that …

Google patents holograms for head mounted display
9 years, 5 months ago

Google patents holograms for head mounted display

Firstpost  

Google has filed a patent application to use holograms on its eye-wearable device Google Glass that will improve the augmented reality experiences that allows computer-generated imagery to interact with the real world. The new patent titled “Lightguide With Multiple In-Coupling Holograms For Head Wearable Display” details how Google can do this with augmented reality via holograms, TechCrunch reported. The patent …

Novartis, Google working on smart contact lenses
10 years, 8 months ago

Novartis, Google working on smart contact lenses

Firstpost  

Novartis has tied up with Google and announced that its eye care division Alcon will be licensing the search giant’s much-anticipated “smart lens” technology for all ocular medical uses. Alcon, the company’s eye-care subsidiary, will develop and commercialize Google’s “smart lens” technology, which was revealed earlier this year. “We are looking forward to working with Google to bring together their …

Google allies with Novartis’s Alcon for smart contact lenses
10 years, 8 months ago

Google allies with Novartis’s Alcon for smart contact lenses

Live Mint  

Geneva: Google Inc. gained an ally to develop smart contact lenses with embedded electronics to improve vision and monitor health by teaming up with Swiss drug company Novartis AG. Novartis’s Alcon unit will work with Google’s secretive Google X division on lenses with non-invasive sensors, microchips and embedded miniaturized electronics to monitor insulin levels for people with diabetes, or to …

Google patents smart contact lens system with a CAMERA built in
10 years, 11 months ago

Google patents smart contact lens system with a CAMERA built in

Daily Mail  

Glass without the glasses: Google patents smart contact lens system with a CAMERA built in Lens has camera built in Could be developed to help the blind see and give them guidance Could also give wearer 'supervision' with ability to zoom Could shrink Glass to fit on a pair on lenses Firm already developing lenses with screen and medical sensors …

Forget Glass, Google reveals the first smart Contact Len
11 years, 2 months ago

Forget Glass, Google reveals the first smart Contact Len

Daily Mail  

Google reveals the smart contact lens that can constantly monitor the tears of diabetes sufferers to check their glucose levels Lens can monitor the glucose levels of diabetics Analyses the glucose level of their tears Tiny LED light warn the wearer if levels are low Project developed in secretive Google X lab It may be best known for its interactive …

Samsung pursuing glasses that answer calls in Google challenge
11 years, 5 months ago

Samsung pursuing glasses that answer calls in Google challenge

Live Mint  

Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co., Asia’s largest technology company, registered a design in South Korea for eyeglasses that can show information from a smartphone and enable users to take calls. Google’s Glass is a wearable computer that can take pictures and videos and share information via the Internet. Investor enthusiasm In April, the Internet search company said it’s joining venture-capital firms …

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