It’s a struggle that many spectacle wearers face on a daily basis, but the days of searching for your reading glasses could soon be a thing of the past thanks to new ‘adjustable’ glasses.
The futuristic glasses can change strength with the turn of a knob, depending on what the wearer is using them for.
They can change focus from -5 to +2 in seconds, so you no longer need to carry multiple specs.
Based in San Francisco, the designers hope their glasses can help people with presbyopia – a condition that affects the eyes’ ability to focus on nearby objects, and causes patients to need different glasses for different activities.
The futuristic glasses can change strength with the turn of a knob, depending on what the wearer is using them for
The adjustable glasses, called the VOY glasses, have a small dial on each arm.
To adjust the lenses, the wearer can simply turn the wheel off the nose for a more negative force, or turn the wheel towards the nose for a more positive force.
On the website, the designers explain, “You can adjust one eye at a time and then fine-tune your vision with both eyes open for the most comfortable view.”
The glasses use a technology first developed in the 1960s by Luis Walter Alvarez, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist.
The technology is based on two polycarbonate plates on each side of the glasses, which slide over each other when the wheel is adjusted.
Depending on the position of the plates, the strength of the lenses is adjusted.
This technology is already used in many other environments, including zoom cameras for smartphones and medical equipment.
The VOY glasses are available as glasses or sunglasses and are provided with a blue light blocking, anti-reflection and UV protection layer.
They are currently priced at $ 79 (£ 58.55) and come in a range of colors: black, tortoiseshell, tan, gray, burgundy and white.
The glasses use a technology first developed in the 1960s by Luis Walter Alvarez, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Amazingly, the glasses can change focus from -5 to +2 in seconds, eliminating the need to carry multiple specs with you
The VOY goggles are available as goggles or as sunglasses and come with a blue light blocking, anti-reflection and UV protection coating
This week, the glasses were awarded the 2021 Innovation Award in the Wearable Technology category at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
CES is normally held in Las Vegas every January, with thousands of exhibitors and more than 170,000 attendees unveiling a wide variety of new gadgets.
However, in 2021, the convention will go online with a new ‘digital venue’ created with Microsoft’s help as the central hub for the show’s major announcements.
Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which organizes the convention, has said the event will “ make history ” this year as the “ first all-digital show. ”
“This new experience will host more than 1,000 exhibitors from around the world, showcasing the latest trends and innovation in artificial intelligence, 5G, digital health, smart cities, vehicle technology and beyond,” he said.
“Technology will drive us forward and CES 2021 will illustrate how innovation paves the way for a brighter future.”
CES 2021 MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST ‘ALL-DIGITAL SHOW’
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) takes place as a fully virtual event for the first time as the tech industry adapts to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
CES is normally held in Las Vegas every January, with thousands of exhibitors and more than 170,000 attendees unveiling a wide variety of new gadgets.
CES is normally held every January in Las Vegas, with thousands of exhibitors and more than 170,000 attendees unveiling a wide variety of new gadgets
However, in 2021, the convention will go online with a new ‘digital venue’ created with Microsoft’s help as the central hub for the show’s major announcements.
Keynote speeches from executives from Google, Twitter and Amazon, among others, will be screened online during the event.
A number of new devices have already been unveiled ahead of the event, including new televisions from Sony that use advanced artificial intelligence it calls “ cognitive intelligence ” to process images and sound in a similar way to the human brain to enhance the viewing experience. .
The pandemic has also had an impact on the kind of gadgets expected to be unveiled, with computer monitors designed specifically for video conferencing having already been viewed by Dell.