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AI

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AI

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Hardware

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AI

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Kyle Wiggers

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Commerce

Pair Eyewear sets its peepers on international expansion following $75M Series C

Christine Hall

Oct 10, 2023

Enterprise

Stoggles thinks protective eyewear can be fashionable, too

Christine Hall

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Startups

Pair Eyewear focuses on adult glasses as it takes in $60M

Christine Hall

Dec 14, 2021

AI

At ‘Lens Fest,’ Snap debuts creations tools for more sophisticated augmented reality experiences

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Privacy

Facebook warned over ‘very small’ indicator LED on smart glasses, as EU DPAs flag privacy concerns

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Featured

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Startups

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Startups

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Startups

Pair Eyewear raises $12M to bring more personality to your glasses

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Startups

3D-printed glasses startup Fitz is making custom protective eyewear for healthcare workers

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Biotech & Health

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Jonathan Shieber

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Hardware

North ending production of current Focals smart glasses to focus on Focals 2.0

Darrell Etherington

Dec 10, 2019

Startups

North now offers Focals smart glasses fittings and purchases via app

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Media & Entertainment

Fitz Frames, with $2.5M in seed funding, wants your kid to have custom glasses

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Hardware

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AI

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Media & Entertainment

Warby Parker launches pilot program for kids’ frames

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Startups

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Crunch Report | SpaceX Launches and Recovers another Rocket

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AI

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Sarah Buhr

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AI

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Jon Russell

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Startups

These 3D-printed sunglasses will fit your oddly-shaped head

John Biggs

Feb 22, 2017

Media & Entertainment

You can now wear Spectacles indoors with Rochester Optical’s lenses

John Mannes

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Hardware

Gadget Story Time with Spectacles

Khaled "Tito" Hamze

Nov 16, 2016

Hardware

Meet Yousif Ashoor, the creator of these of amazing automatic sunglasses

John Biggs

Oct 19, 2016

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