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Glasses that could improve your eyesight and your health

Apr 12, 2016
The insurer VSP Global invests in smart eyewear.
Project Genesis frames, left, along with a pair of Nike running glasses, both from VSP Global.
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They put the digits in New Year's glasses

Dec 31, 2014
Inventors came up with glasses for New Year's 1991 but market was eventually flooded with knockoffs.

Warby Parker tries to re-focus eyeglass industry

Jan 15, 2013
Warby Parker sells quality glasses for $95, using in-house design and online sales to undercut high price mark ups by big players like Luxottica.

GPS Glasses!

Aug 5, 2010
Yesterday we talked about some engineers in Austin, Texas who hooked up electrodes to their faces and played Super Mario Bros using only their...