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ArticleTRIVEX more resistant than polycarbonate, PPG and HOYA research shows
PPG Optical says that a new study in collaboration with HOYA Vision Care showed that its TRIVEX lens material outperforms polycarbonate in terms of impact resistance. Earlier research had already shown the material’s superior performance in other areas, including weight, chemical resistance and optical clarity (Abbe value), the company stressed. ...
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Authentic Brands Group acquires Guess? IP
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has announced the acquisition of a controlling ownership interest in “substantially all of the intellectual property of Guess?.” Practically, the US group is acquiring a 51 percent stake in a new entity that will take over Guess? intellectual property, with the remaining 49 percent owned by ...
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News briefsZeiss renews partnership with Chinese smartphone brand
Zeiss – through Zeiss Mobile Imaging – has renewed the imaging partnership it established in 2020 with Vivo, the Chinese brand of Android smartphones. The companies will be expanding beyond smartphones to what they call a “comprehensive and open imaging ecosystem.” So far they have collaborated on lenses (Zeiss Optics), ...
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ArticleMeta to release commercial AR glasses by September?
Hypernova smart glasses could come out earlier and cost less than rumors have been suggesting. But where does EssilorLuxottica fit in?
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AI glasses from another smartphone company
Taiwanese smart-phone brand HTC is entering the market for smart glasses, with the Vive Eagle. This model is available for order but going on sale on Sept. 1, in Taiwan only, at a price of 15,600 Taiwan new dollars (€444). Originally a VR platform developed by HTC and a company ...
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Xiaomi sells 50,000 AI smart glasses within three days of launch
The South China Morning Post and several other Asian news outlets have reported that consumer electronics group Xiaomi sold 50,000 units of its AI smart glasses within the first three days following the product’s launch on June 26. As we previously reported, Xiaomi’s glasses have a 12 megapixel, ultra-wide camera; ...
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ArticleChina’s e-tail giant to produce smart glasses
Alibaba Group Holding has introduced its first pair of AI smart glasses, as we’ve learned from the South China Morning Post (which Alibaba owns). The Quark AI Glasses, as they’re called, made their debut at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), an annual event in Shanghai since 2018, held this ...
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ArticleLarge-scale and 'real-life' French study confirms Miyosmart and Stellest efficiency
A large-scale research project by KRYS Group and the Poitiers university hospital involving a total of over 7,500 children aged 4 to 15 in France concluded that Essilor’s and Hoya’s myopia management lenses efficiently slowed down myopia progression, confirming prior clinical trial results announced by both lens makers. The detailed ...
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Safilens initial research shows 85% myopia progression reduction for Delivery Tyro
Safilens has announced the publication of a peer-reviewed article in the Opthalmology and Therapy international scientific journal about the results of a research study on its Delivery Tyro daily disposable contact lenses. The research was conducted for a 12-month period with 241 myopic children aged 14.7 years on average, in ...
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Safilo adds Victoria Beckham to license portfolio
Safilo Group has announced the signing of a new ten-year eyewear license agreement with Victoria Beckham. The partnership includes the design, manufacture and global distribution of Victoria Beckham-branded women optical frames and sunglasses until 2035. The brand was previously licensed to Marchon Eyewear. Originally a member of British pop ...
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ArticleSmart glasses from Xiaomi, or eyewear as consumer electronics
The Chinese company Xiaomi is entering the market for smart glasses, having introduced the “next-generation personal smart gadget” on June 26 at an event of its own, called “Human x Car x Home,” as the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports. We had been wondering about this since 2021. The ...
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EssilorLuxottica among TIME 100 most influential companies
EssilorLuxottica was selected by TIME magazine as one of the hundred most influential companies in 2025. The eyewear industry behemoth was included in the “Innovators” list, one of five categories in TIME’s annual ranking along with “Disrupters,” “Leaders,” “Titans” and “Pioneers.” EssilorLuxottica’s inclusion in the list primarily owes to ...
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ArticleNext brand to receive Meta tech is Oakley
We learned back in February, during Chairman and CEO Francesco Milleri’s presentation of financial results, that EssilorLuxottica is hoping to raise the profitability of “margin dilutive” smart glasses in two ways – by effecting a shift through Transitions lenses toward a full range of prescription options and by taking the ...
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ArticleRokid’s new AR glasses incorporate a payment system
On June 17, Rokid released its Rokid Glasses, the augmented-reality (AR) smart glasses we covered back in January, but the company has added a feature for customers in China: a payment system. The roll-out is scheduled for June, and more than 250,000 units are on order. The manufacturer’s suggested retail ...
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News briefsFrench company gets boost from French prez
The French eyewear company Visages, we have learned from VoxelMatters, gave Emmanuel Macron a pair of its 3D printed glasses at the Viva Technology show, held on June 11-14 in Paris, and in exchange received something of an endorsement from the French President, who has called them “surprisingly light” and ...
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Marcolin and Gant renew license agreement
Marcolin has announced the early renewal of its eyewear license agreement with fashion brand GANT. The partnership, which includes the design, production and distribution of GANT-branded sunglasses and eyeglasses, has been expanded to 2032. After Adidas and Guess?, it is the third license extension announced by the Italian eyewear maker ...
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ArticleSnap to make second entry into consumer market for smart glasses
Snap has a new pair of smart glasses, called Specs, designed for street use and slated for release next year. CEO Evan Spiegel spoke of it, as TechCrunch reports, at the latest edition of the Augmented World Expo (AWE), held on June 10-12 in Long Beach, California. Spiegel neither showed ...
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Marcolin and Guess longterm partnership to last much longer
Marcolin and GUESS? have announced the very early renewal of their current global license agreement for the design, production and distribution of GUESS- and Marciano-branded sunglasses and eyeglasses. The partnership, which was scheduled to end in 2030, has been extended until 2040. Fabrizio Curci, CEO of Marcolin, said that GUESS ...
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ArticleAn advance in electric contact lenses?
Xpanceo presented two prototypes for electronic contact lenses at the latest GITEX Asia show, held in Singapore on April 23-25, where the tech firm was making its debut. One was a charging system, whose wireless power transfer (WPT) delivers “twice the range of existing solutions of similar size,” according to ...
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iVision Tech’s iSee smart glasses registered as Class 1 medical device
The Italian eyewear group iVision Tech said that its iSee smart glasses for the blind and visually impaired have been officially registered with the Italian Health Ministry as a Class 1 medical device, a designation that makes them eligible for government contributions for visual disabilities. The registration indicates that the ...
