Tag: Technology
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Microsoft HoloLens: The True Future of Augmented Reality?
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…
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The Age of the Bionic Eye
We’ve all seen sci-fi films which feature a bionic eye one way or another, but who knew it would actually be developed and is now giving blind people the gift of sight once again! Oxford’s John Radcliffe hospital has been undergoing trials for a new pioneering implant – an electronic, ‘bionic’ implant, which has been…
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Are Smartphones Creating Long Term Problems For Our Eyes?
What is the first thing you do in the morning? Do you pick up your phone to check your email and catch up with the news? An hour or two later when there isn’t much to do, is it likely that you use your phone to surf the Internet or watch something on Netflix? Finally…
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New XTRActive Transitions Lenses Now Available from SelectSpecs
We have just added some great new lens options for SelectSpecs customers: XTRActive Transitions® We are now offering an impressive selection of XTRActive Transitions® including the following Lens choices: – Single Vision Standard – 1.49 Index – XTRActive Transitions® Grey Super Thin – 1.61 Index – XTRActive Transitions® VI Grey Ultra Super Thin – 1.67…
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Protecting Your Eyes from Technology
Just about everything we do now days has something to do with technology. Whether it’s checking your shopping list on your smartphone, playing the latest video game, watching your favorite show, or simply doing your job, you use technology. This can take a toll on our eyes since they weren’t designed to focus on 2-deminsional…
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Maui Jim Sunglasses Now Available In-Store
Top Hawaiian sunglasses brand Maui Jim are now available In-Store at SelectSpecs. Maui Jim sunglasses really do have to be seen to be believed; it’s true what they say – “Not all sunglasses are the same”. The difference between a cheap pair of sunglasses from the local supermarket and Maui Jim’s is clear as soon…