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  • The Fascinating Evolution of VR Eyewear Since the 1980s

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    Virtual reality might be increasingly “in”, but it’s taken a while for the technology to progress beyond being merely a slightly amusing gimmick. The eyewear for escaping into virtual worlds has become more stylish-looking, too! To see just how far VR eyewear has come, here are some notable examples of it through recent history –…

  • How iPhone Users Can Enjoy Virtual Reality Right Now

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    While Google has obviously been very busy with its exploits in virtual reality, it’s not so obvious how Apple plans to utilise this technology. Still, there remain many ways in which iPhone users can don a fancy headset and throw themselves into awesome virtual worlds. Could Apple be working on a VR headset? Could we…

  • Samsung Patents Smart Contact Lens With Built-in Camera

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    You can forget about all those top of the range smart glasses. Yes, Google may have already jumped on the tech bandwagon with their Google Glass product, but contact lenses are set to undergo a gizmo renaissance thanks to Samsung. The South Korean giant has filed a unique patent that features a built-in camera. This…

  • Virtual Reality: Why Google Makes It Fun for the Masses

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    Among the technologies currently rising to prominence, virtual reality is one of the most exciting. But, isn’t it also rather expensive to try out at the moment? How many of us can afford to shell out money on VR headsets on top of our usual expenses? Thankfully, Google has cut the usual cost, while still…

  • Microsoft HoloLens: The True Future of Augmented Reality?

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    Tech companies are certainly doing some clever stuff with glasses at the moment – to the extent that an emerging product category, that of “smart glasses”, has been tipped to see sales of over 12 million by 2020. We’ve been particularly intrigued by one of the early projects in this area, Google Glass – but…

  • Google Glass 2: Without A Screen?

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    It seems like things on the surface are not as they appear over at Google. In spite of the tepid reception these glasses received, everything doesn’t seem all that its cracked up to be! Since the initial product was introduced back in 2013, it has attempted to captivate audiences. Offering its slick design coupled with…

  • Google Glass – Hot or Not!

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    Google glass is being tested by a wide range of people, such as Doctors, Hikers, Teachers, DJ’s and even Zookeepers. At the moment the design looks like a prop for a science fiction movie, however they are looking into implementing the technology on designer glasses. The idea of the Google Glass is to wear it…

  • 7 Awesome Bionic Contact Lenses of the Future

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    Google’s new experimental project is inventing ‘Smart contact lenses’ to help people with diabetes to manage their disease by measuring the glucose levels in their tears.  At present, most people with the disease monitor their glucose levels by testing drops of blood. It’s early days yet but a tiny wireless chip and miniaturised glucose sensor…