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ArticleSilmo Futurology round-up – Part one
Silmo Paris, held on Sept. 25-28, once again had its Silmo Next: Futurology & Tech Village, this time with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI). Stopping by for a chat with several brands and producers of smart glasses, we noticed what seems to be an emerging predilection for voice command. ...
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Apple reportedly shifting priorities from headsets to smart glasses
Apple has put the development of a new version of its Vision Pro headset on the back burner to prioritize its AI glasses projects, according to Bloomberg and other sources. The priority shift includes the reassignment of Vision Pro staff to AI glasses development, according to the group’s internal communications. ...
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ArticleSilmo d’Or awards remitted at the show
Silmo Paris organizers have yet to issue their final report on the 2026 edition of the trade fair that closed its doors last Monday, with attendance figures, but our impression was positive during the four days we spent at the show. We will progressively report on things that we have ...
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EssilorLuxottica gets myopia management head start in the US with Stellest’s FDA approval
Following the recognition of Stellest as a Breakthrough Device by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in 2021, EssilorLuxottica announced yesterday that the US health regulator has now granted market authorization for its myopia management lens. Stellest, which clinical data showed is slowing down myopia progression by 71 percent on ...
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Fittingbox launches in-store lens trial tool
Fittingbox, the industry leader in frames virtual try-on own software, is launching Optical Fit Pro, a digital tool aimed at helping in-store customers to select their lenses together under the guidance of the optician. Optical Fit Pro delivers a complete simulation of lens features – from lens thickness and progressive ...
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Mondottica adds two luxury streetwear brands to portfolio
Mondottica Group has signed an eyewear license agreement with Off-White and Palm Angels, two luxury streetwear brands owned by Bluestar Alliance. The eyewear group presented its first collections for both brands at the recent Silmo show from Sept. 26 to 29 in Paris. Off-White’s unisex sunglasses and optical collections respectively ...
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News briefsOpenAI reportedly developing smart glasses
According to The Information, OpenAI, the company developing Chat GPT, is considering the launch of smart glasses as part of its broader strategy to develop hardware. The news outlet reported last week that OpenAI has signed a manufacturing partnership with Luxshare, an Apple supplier, to build its first consumer hardware ...
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PPG Optical launches non-methanol version of its HI-GARD coating
PPG Optical has announced the launch of a non-methanol version of its HI-GARD hard coating for 1.5 standard ophthalmic lenses, due to the toxicity of methanol. The company says that the new product offers the same scratch-resistant protection for plastic lens materials as existing HI-Gard solutions and that it is ...
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ArticleMeta introduces three products, hints at return to another
The first words of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s speech at Meta Connect 2025, held on Sept. 17-18, were “AI glasses and virtual reality.” Zuckerberg presented so holistic a view of this business line that he tied in a concept the company has been shying away from more or less since ...
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ArticleKering Eyewear and Valentino sign eyewear license as parent companies reframe acquisition deal
Kering Eyewear and Valentino, an Italian fashion brand owned by the Qatari investment fund Mayhoola, have announced the signature of a global eyewear license agreement. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the eyewear subsidiary of French luxury group Kering will develop and distribute Valentino-branded sun and optical collections. “We are delighted to ...
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ArticleAmazon to join the AR glasses fray
Amazon is developing two AR glasses for two different use cases, The Information has first reported after speaking with people close to the matter. “Amelia”, the first model, is aimed at the online retail giant’s delivery drivers and will probably focus on itinerary guidance. It will reportedly be ready for ...
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ArticleTeam in Taiwan claims breakthrough in autofocals
A team of young researchers working under Lin Yi-hsin, Professor of photonics at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), has developed a gradient-index (GRIN) lens and put it into some eyewear. The result, the Taipei Times reports, is the world’s first pair of electronically tunable liquid crystal (LC) glasses ...
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RayNeo signs license deal with audio expert B&O for its AR eyewear
RayNeo, the TCL subsidiary focusing on augmented reality (AR) eyewear, has announced the signature of a global and long-term strategic licensing partnership with Bang & Olufsen, the famous Danish brand of high-end speakers. The Chinese-based company said that the combination of its products’ AR functionalities with Audio by Bang & ...
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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 ...
