http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/ Engadget Comments for TruFocals make steampunk glasses a functional, expensive reality http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/
One thing that's going to hold up the aesthetics is the fact that the lenses must be perfectly circular for this technology to work (at least in its present form). There's very little you can do to a circular lens that will make it not look ugly. Also, the frames have to be thick to fit the focusing machinery.

As Jason mentioned, this is a first attempt at an entirely new technology. It's ugly, but most people I know with bad eyes would happily trade ugly glasses for the freedom of not having to keep track of several different pairs.
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At least they are sending the products to the customer instead of using them for photoshoots!! >_>]]>Aug 11th 2009 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 3:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/But its bulky and won't fit in the place of an eye. And will require batteries...
No deal.]]>Aug 11th 2009 8:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Maybe even add a zoom function (picture inspector gadget's eyes zooming in).]]>Aug 11th 2009 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/
Although I'd hate if I were wearing the glasses and the autofocus didn't work properly. You know, like on digital cameras where it's trying to find the focal point, but instead it's just cycling its focus near and far? You'd be trying to read a book and you'd get motion sick.]]>Aug 11th 2009 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/
The problem I have with these is the manual focus. I bet most people would end up just leaving it in the middle for most situations. I think it should autofocus based on the distance to the object you are looking at. Give it another 5-10 years.]]>Aug 11th 2009 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 12th 2009 12:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/
Some vision issues can be caused by things like sitting too close to the computer, but your eyes age like everything else.

Truthfully, I don't think your other senses stay the same as you age either. Think about how people's choices of food change as they age.]]>Aug 11th 2009 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/dec/22/diy-adjustable-glasses-josh-silver
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/10/health/self-adjusted-glasses-could-be-boon-to-africa.html
http://www.adaptive-eyecare.org/

I guess the difference is that you only adjust them once -- but that seems easily modified.]]>Aug 11th 2009 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Two different problems; two different solutions:

The Centre for Vision in the Developing World is using fluid-filled lenses to provide rudimentary vision correction to the 3rd world. (An admirable cause.) When a user first gets your glasses, he/she “tunes” each lens for the best fixed focus …and then removes the filling syringe.

To quote their web site: “When done, the user simply …cuts off the syringes and tubing - transforming the Adspecs into a normal pair of glasses…"

To be fair, the result isn't actually a normal pair of glasses. Adspecs correct only for sphere, not cylinder or prism – and hence the end result is similar to what one would get with a pair of drug store reading glasses (except that each eye can have a different amount of sphere correction).

Adspecs are not designed to be re-focused on a moment-by-moment basis. But, that is exactly what TruFocals are designed to do.

TruFocals allow presbyopes (essentially everyone over 45) the ability to have the best-quality vision correction PLUS the ability to change focus at will, just as their youthful eyes used to do.
This requires precision fluid-filled Lens Units, a patented opto-mechanical mechanism, and high quality ophthalmic lenses …which, of course, correct not only sphere but also cylinder (astigmatism) and any prism demand.

As I said: Different problem. Different solution.
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nuff said.]]>Aug 11th 2009 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/Aug 11th 2009 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/trufocals-make-steampunk-glasses-a-functional-expensive-reality/
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