Emerging Technologies

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w oul d run for about eight hours on each charge.
Innovative Eye Wear
Ingenious items or accessories w orn ov er the eyes, for expression or adornment,
protection against the env ironment, or to improv e and enhance v isual cl arity.
eSight Eyewear is one such innov ativ e, w earable, el ectronic
assistiv e technol ogy designed specifically for peopl e w ith low
v ision. It is a high-tech eyew ear dev ice that enhances w hatev er
the user is l ooking at to maximize the effectiv eness of their
remaining eyesight.
eSight E y ew ear P rice: $ 15,000.
Working of eSight Eyewear
eSight eyew ear uses a high -resol ution camera to capture w hat the
user is l ooking at, and projects real -time onto tw o LED screens right
in front of their eyes. The dev ice has been show n to w ork for those
from age 6 al l the w ay up to 96, and is custom izable, so the
prescriptions can be buil t right into the se dev ices. [10]