Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 6:12pm
A National Institute of Standards and Technology study found that most laser pointers are illegal.
vision stories
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 2:12pm
Macular degeneration is one of the most frustrating ways to lose your sight, because while your peripheral vision usually remains good, looking straight ahead you typically see nothing but an inky void. This tiny implantable telescope fixes the problem, by refocusing your central vision away from the damaged part of the retina onto other areas that can still see well.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 11:14am
Have you ever wondered what the world would look like upside down or if everything was flipped horizontally? Now, you can put yourself into a trance with these German-made "Reversing Goggles" that'll bend reality without requiring you to physically flip yourself.
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 10:29am
The smart grids are coming, and this elegantly designed box will be there to show you what an energy hog you've become. The box is called Vision, and it's made by Tendril, a hot startup that's developing its Tendril Residential...
Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 2:00pm
California-based VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies has an ocular implant that, once inserted, would help out anyone suffering from macular degeneration (which means the elderly, in most cases). With macular degeneration, you typically lose your vision in the center of your eyesight,...
Friday, March 6, 2009 - 3:56am
A 73-year-old British gentleman named Ron may once again be able to discern light thanks to a bionic eye called the Argus II. For 30 years he's been completely blind, but the Argus — which consists of a camera and...
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 2:18pm
If, like me, you grew up reading comic books, you may have been suckered in by those ads in the back selling X-Ray Specs, which promised a way to satisfy your pubescent curiosity about the girl next door. Unfortunately,...
Monday, February 11, 2008 - 1:30pm
Artists Golan Levin and Greg Baltus decided to make a work of art that would "invert the condition of spectatorship." The result is the Opto-Isolator, a wall-mounted sculpture with one eyeball that interacts with the person standing in front...
