TECHNOLOGY: Eye² http://www.visionmonday.com/rss/technology/eye2/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:44:10 -0400 Fielmann Ventures Takes Equity Stake in Smart Glasses Pioneer Deep Optics http://www.visionmonday.com/technology/eye2/article/fielmann-ventures-takes-equity-stake-in-smart-glasses-pioneer-deep-optics/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:18:00 -0400 HAMBURG, Germany—<a href="https://www.fielmann-ventures.com/" target="_blank">Fielmann Ventures</a>, the venture and investment arm of <a href="https://www.fielmann-group.com/en" target="_blank">Fielmann Group</a>, has entered an agreement to acquire a 10 percent equity stake in <a href="https://deepoptics.com/" target="_blank">Deep Optics</a>, a leading deep tech company and developer in the electro-optics space. http://www.visionmonday.com/technology/eye2/article/fielmann-ventures-takes-equity-stake-in-smart-glasses-pioneer-deep-optics/ Mojo Vision Announces Test Integration With Alexa Shopping List on Smart Contact Lens http://www.visionmonday.com/business/article/mojo-vision-announces-test-integration-with-alexa-shopping-list-on-smart-contact-lens/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:15:00 -0400 SARATOGA, Calif.—<a href="https://www.mojo.vision/" target="_blank">Mojo Vision</a> has developed a potential consumer implementation of Alexa Shopping List on its Mojo Lens prototype. The test integration shows how Mojo Vision could integrate the Alexa voice AI with Mojo's powerful eye-based interface. http://www.visionmonday.com/business/article/mojo-vision-announces-test-integration-with-alexa-shopping-list-on-smart-contact-lens/ ABB Optical Group Announces the Pilot Launch of ‘Abby’ E-Commerce Platform http://www.visionmonday.com/technology/contact-lenses/article/abb-optical-group-announces-the-pilot-launch-of-abby-ecommerce-platform/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:21:00 -0400 CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.—<a href="https://www.abboptical.com/" target="_blank">ABB Optical Group</a>, a leading independent eyecare company, has announced the pilot launch of "Abby”—a convenient web-based contact lens ordering platform that keeps patients connected to their eyecare providers. http://www.visionmonday.com/technology/contact-lenses/article/abb-optical-group-announces-the-pilot-launch-of-abby-ecommerce-platform/ Lensbox Launching ‘Bricks-and-Clicks Eyecare Patient Experience’ Kiosks in U.S. and Canada http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/optometry/article/lensbox-launching-bricksandclicks-eyecare-patient-experience-kiosks-in-us-and-canada/ Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:15:00 -0400 MIAMI—<a href="https://lensboxeyedocs.com/" target="_blank">Lensbox</a>, an eye-health technology company operating in the U.S. and Canada, is launching a “bricks-and-clicks technology” that is automated and ties in with what the company calls "a first-to-market patient experience center," or in-store kiosk display. The platform “seamlessly integrates with the Lensbox first-to-market app, tying in tele-optometry, e-commerce and point-of-sale technology for eyewear retail,” a recent announcement noted. The new app can be downloaded by ECPs from the Apple store or Google Play. The new technology, <a href="https://lensboxeyedocs.com/" target="_blank">“Lensbox EyeDocs,”</a> will digitalize the practice of eyecare beyond clinic walls, the company said. http://www.visionmonday.com/eyecare/optometry/article/lensbox-launching-bricksandclicks-eyecare-patient-experience-kiosks-in-us-and-canada/ Innovega Files Intelligent Extended Reality Eyewear Patent http://www.visionmonday.com/business/article/innovega-files-intelligent-extended-reality-eyewear-patent/ Mon, 08 Nov 2021 00:21:00 -0400 BELLEVUE, Wash.—<a href="https://www.emacula.io/" target="_blank">Innovega</a> has filed a new patent application for Teaching machine learning software to regulate the settings of extended reality (XR) eyewear driven by performance measurements of the user while wearing the smart glasses. The application also claims telecommunicating these performance data to health care professionals. “The Innovega team is doubling down on its belief in the value of Personalized Extended Reality with our patent application for using psycho-physiological measures captured by the eyewear to change the settings of the eyewear,” said Innovega co-founder and lead inventor, Jerome Legerton, OD, MS, MBA, FAAO.<br /><div> </div> http://www.visionmonday.com/business/article/innovega-files-intelligent-extended-reality-eyewear-patent/ Eyemart Express Begins Rolling Out ‘Buy-Online, Pick-Up in Store’ Across the Company http://www.visionmonday.com/business/retailers/article/eyemart-express-begins-rolling-out-buyonline-pickup-in-store-across-the-company/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:27:00 -0400 DALLAS—<a href="https://www.eyemartexpress.com/" target="_blank">Eyemart Express</a>, a national optical retailer, is gearing up for a company-wide launch of a buy online, pick-up in-store option (BOPIS) for same-day delivery of eyewear to its customers. The Eyemart Express team noted that it believes it is uniquely positioned in optical retail to provide this service to patients and customers, in part, because of the on-site labs in its stores. The process for consumers only takes three steps, and allows for customers to shop for high-quality glasses from anywhere and still enjoy the same-day convenience of in-person shopping at Eyemart Express locations. http://www.visionmonday.com/business/retailers/article/eyemart-express-begins-rolling-out-buyonline-pickup-in-store-across-the-company/ Techifeye Network Seeks to Help Emerging Companies Connect With Private Practice Optometry http://www.visionmonday.com/business/suppliers/article/techifeye-network-seeks-to-help-emerging-companies-connect-with-private-practice-optometry/ Thu, 23 Sep 2021 00:18:00 -0400 LAS VEGAS—When Brianna Rhue, OD, FAAO, and her <a href="https://drcontactlens.com/" target="_blank">drcontactlens.com</a> business partner, Jennifer Tabiza, OD, were preparing for the presentations they’ll be making at their booth during Vision Expo West this week, an idea came to mind that they thought would help various entrepreneurial companies trying to make headway in the optical and eyecare sectors. They discussed how challenging it can be for smaller technology companies that deliver great services to get the attention of doctors and key decision-makers in a practice. Moving quickly, the two women worked over the course of a month to create a process to make it easier for companies like theirs to get attention at an event as large as Vision Expo West. http://www.visionmonday.com/business/suppliers/article/techifeye-network-seeks-to-help-emerging-companies-connect-with-private-practice-optometry/ Facebook and EssilorLuxottica Launch Ray-Ban Stories, their Long-Awaited Smart Glasses Collaboration http://www.visionmonday.com/technology/eye2/article/facebook-and-essilorluxottica-launch-rayban-stories-their-longawaited-smart-glasses-collaboration/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:24:00 -0400 MENLO PARK, Calif., and CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France—Facebook Inc. and Ray-Ban on Thursday released their much-anticipated and awaited smart glasses Ray-Ban Stories, which the companies are calling “the next generation of smart glasses.” The collaboration brings forward “a new way to seamlessly capture, share and listen through your most authentic moments,” the companies said in a joint announcement. (Neither EssilorLuxottica nor Facebook had previously launched a smart glass product.) http://www.visionmonday.com/technology/eye2/article/facebook-and-essilorluxottica-launch-rayban-stories-their-longawaited-smart-glasses-collaboration/ Optiswiss and Luxexcel to Cooperate on 3D-Printed Smart Eyewear http://www.visionmonday.com/business/article/optiswiss-and-luxexcel-to-cooperate-on-3dprinted-smart-eyewear/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 00:21:00 -0400 BASEL, Switzerland and EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands—<a href="http://www.optiswiss.com/" target="_blank">Optiswiss</a>, the leading Swiss lens manufacturer with distribution throughout Europe, has partnered with <a href="http://www.luxexcel.com/" target="_blank">Luxexcel</a> to bring commercial 3D printed lenses to market for use in regular eyewear and smart glasses. http://www.visionmonday.com/business/article/optiswiss-and-luxexcel-to-cooperate-on-3dprinted-smart-eyewear/ NewSight Reality Announces Proof of Concept for Its Augmented and Mixed Reality Optical Module http://www.visionmonday.com/business/article/newsight-reality-announces-proof-of-concept-for-its-augmented-and-mixed-reality-optical-module/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 00:15:00 -0400 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—<a href="https://stats.newswire.com/x/html?final=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzaWdodHJlYWxpdHkuY29tLz91dG1fc291cmNlPU5ld3N3aXJlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09UFImdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPU5ld1NpZ2h0X3Byb2Zmb2Zjb25jZXB0JnV0bV90ZXJtPTI&hit%2Csum=WyIzNnU0amEiLCIzNnU0amUiLCIzNnU0amMiXQ" target="_blank">NewSight Reality (NSR)</a>, an early-stage developer of augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies, announced that it is actively prototyping and demonstrating proof of concept of its Transparent Optical Module (TOM) for commercial use of <a href="https://newsightreality.com/?utm_source=Newswire&utm_medium=PR&utm_campaign=NewSight_proffofconcept&utm_term=2" target="_blank">augmented reality technology</a>. "Our realized vision for augmented and mixed reality technology opens up a whole new world of possibilities about how these technologies can be applied to improve our lives," said NSR CEO and president Phil Garfinkle. "We're incredibly excited about the future of this space and how TOM will evolve applications for everyday use." http://www.visionmonday.com/business/article/newsight-reality-announces-proof-of-concept-for-its-augmented-and-mixed-reality-optical-module/