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AR CONTACT LENSES

Forget having your eyes glued to your phone, soon it could be a part of you

Contact lenses are great for enhancing vision while remaining discrete. But imagine if they added more to what you saw than clarity. Samsung has invented smart AR contact lenses with built-in hidden cameras that enable you to extend the information you receive when wearing them. With Samsung’s lenses now patent-approved, smartphone use as we know it could soon change.

The lenses will allow the wearer to record videos from their point of view, take pictures and control devices with their eyes using embedded motion sensors. Commands could be controlled using eye motions, such as blinking to take a photo. Additionally, photos from other smart devices could be beamed into the wearer’s eyes, overlaying their view of the real world.

Unlike similar glasses designs, this contact lens will imbue the wearer with the sense that they’re controlling these digital abilities with their mind, while the device also gives them an increased angle of view.

Display unit

The display unit receives information from across the contact lens and projects images into the eye. It can move with the pupil’s movement for unlimited AR access in all directions.

Encapsulation layer

This outer layer encloses the contents, and is designed to comfortably fit the eyes. The encapsulation layer includes the standard materials used in regular contacts, such as hydrogel.

Passivation layer

This layer is sandwiched between the device and the lens to act as a shield and keep the lens from getting damaged, as well as acting as an electrical insulator for the device’s contents.

Device layer

This is where the important AR tech is stored, including tiny cameras, antennae