Glasses

​The past several years have brought us a number of sunglasses with built-in video cameras, and the concept is kind of clever. Unfortunately, though, many people don't like the thought of users recording them without their knowledge. Well, that's where Omni Wearables' FaceShot glasses come in.

It can be a hassle, taking your glasses on and off to switch between near and distant vision. That's why scientists from the University of Utah have developed glasses that change focus automatically, depending on what you're looking at.​

Snapchat, the social network known for vanishing pictures and funky filters, is branching out into the world of wearables with a set of Spectacles. The glasses have a camera on each side, which the company says are among the world's smallest and record in a new, circular format.

We spent some time at CES hanging out with ODG, makers of the most badass smartglasses this side of Hololens. The glasses are still aimed primarily at enterprise customers and developers, but if they becomeconsumer products, there's a good chance you're going to want a pair.

Researchers have developed electronic glasses that can be used in place of eye patches or eye drops for treatment of lazy eye, aka amblyopia. Initial trials suggest they are as effective as these traditional methods​ of treatment.

A new fully-adjustable synthetic eye lens from the University of Leeds, and made from liquid crystal, is designed to surgically replace long-sighted lenses in the human eye.

Adlens Adjustables are inexpensive glasses that can be focused by the user to (more or less) match their prescription. We recently gave them a try, and can tell you that they work ... but you probably won't want to use them as your primary glasses.

Since 2012, Opternative has been developing an online eye tester that lets users obtain prescriptions for glasses and contacts from the comfort of the home or office. And now with clinical trial success under its belt, it's rolling the service out to the public.

For people who suffer from Lou Gehrig's Disease, there aren't many reasonably-priced options that allow them to communicate with the people around them. EyeControl is trying to change that by creating portable glasses that allow ALS sufferers to communicate using their eyes.

Instead of looking through a different area of the lenses (and tilting your head forward and back) to switch from near to far objects as is the case with bifocals, the magnification of the AdlensFocuss glasses is adjusted by a small dial on the arm.

Spine plans to redefine eyeglass hinges with a range of frames that feature a nifty self-closing hinge inspired by the human backbone. The system holds the glasses firmly in place on your face and offers extra flexibility to fit different sized heads.

Mini’s new Augmented Vision driving goggles bring some of the features of your standard heads-up display to a set of glasses, and add a few extra features tot make them an interesting peek at the future of both connected eyewear and connected vehicles.