The manufacturer Mojo Vision has presented a contact lens. The special thing about it is that it contains plenty of computing power with numerous functions. The company behind it explains that the development is far from finished.
Manufacturers want to improve people’s lives with cool gadgets. After a company presented a mouth headset that a villain could wear, another manufacturer has now introduced an exciting piece of technology.
The company Mojo Vision specializes in research and technology related to the human eye and aims to support it with new technology. They have now presented their “Mojo Lens”.
Contact lens offers extensive hardware with numerous functions
What kind of device is this? At first glance, the tiny piece only looks like a contact lens. However, inside the prototype, there is a lot of hardware features and technologies that are embedded directly into the lens. This controls things like the display, communication with other gadgets, or eye tracking. It contains a chip for power management, a tiny image sensor, and a microprocessor.
This contact lens is not a joke, as the team has been working on such devices for several years. For example, they have teamed up with major sports manufacturers like Adidas to develop such contact lenses specifically for sports and fitness (via cnet.com).
What can you actually do with it? Initially, Mojo Vision wanted to develop a medical device for people with visual impairments. The lens was supposed to help visually impaired people recognize street signs.
However, Mojo Vision has significantly expanded this approach. They are now also designing the contact lens for athletes, who are expected to benefit from it. Instead of constantly having to look at the fitness tracker or other devices, they will have important data or analyses directly in view. This means less distraction and a greater focus on training.
What else could you do with it? However, there could be many other areas where such a lens might be interesting. As stated in their product description, Mojo Vision writes:
Meet the Mojo Lens, an intelligent contact lens with an integrated display that provides you with timely information without disturbing your concentration. The Mojo Lens understands your real context and delivers relevant notifications and responses at eye level.
This is somewhat reminiscent of movies like “Minority Report,” where cameras and stores can identify individuals through an iris scan.
The idea of being able to see important data directly in your eye initially sounds exciting. However, it is still unclear how easy it will be to use such a lens and how straightforward it will ultimately be to read data from it.
The prototype is just the beginning – development is expected to take years
When can you buy the lens? The product itself, Mojo Vision explains, is far from finished, and the gadget needs to be thoroughly evaluated first. This concerns product safety and software development. After all, the devices should ultimately work flawlessly and truly help the user. Therefore, Mojo Vision states that it is still just a prototype and not yet a finished product:
We do not call it a product. We call it a prototype. The next year or so will consist of using what we learned from it because we now know how to build an intelligent contact lens with all elements. Now it’s about optimization. It’s about software development. It’s about developing experiences. It’s about safety testing. We really need to understand how it functions as a product for people with reduced vision, the first customer group we are interested in.
Steve Sinclair, Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing, via venturebeat.com
Other manufacturers are also developing exciting gadgets and technology to improve people’s lives or help them.
For example, one company presented a device that is supposed to take care of your most important gaming tool, your hand.
