Wearing sunglasses serves many purposes. Others may just be getting stylish pairs for fashion fix but there are more people who wear them for protection.
The Nike View is a pair of concept cycling glasses that come with a color-changing lens. A different lens color helps the wearer to see clearly depending on the weather condition and environment. Cyclists will benefit from this innovation but we also think those going on long drives will also benefit from this pair.
The idea of NIKE VIEW is that you will no longer need to swap lenses or change glasses. Sunglasses don’t just protect the eyes. They also help reduce eye strain and enhance contrast so it is important the lens has the correct color or for some people, grade. Sunglasses that change the color of the lens can be very helpful. One doesn’t need to bring two pairs every time he’s on the road. This is important so you can enjoy your ride and not worry even when the weather gets bitter. Too sunny? No problem. The lens will change to yellow to reduce to increase contrast and reduce glare.
A gray lens may be perfect for checking out nature. When it’s too bright like maybe when you’re out in the snow or a pretty field, the orange lens will be helpful. When you’re walking along the beach or ocean, the purple lens will be enough.
The Nike View looks like most sports sunglasses you can see in the market. In its regular form, it’s set in black. The only color you see is the neon green Swoosh with a plus sign and the ‘VIEW’ text on the temples. On one side, there is an area that we are assuming be charged magnetically because it needs power. The lens is the one doing the “magic” of the Nike View.
Wearing sunglasses can also protect you from road debris or bugs. The weather changes often so you don’t know when it’s going to rain or will be sunny or windy. It’s important your sunglasses have the correct contrast and glare. While many pairs offer interchangeable lenses, the NIKE VIEW makes things easier for you. It can switch lens colors at once so you don’t have to purchase another pair or change the lens. Talk about convenience.
The designer’s image renders and animation look great. They look like legit photos and something that Nike will release. We believe this is something Nike or any other brand should consider working on. Adaptive lenses or photochromic lenses are now available but they have limited capabilities. They take longer to adjust to brightness or don’t darken well indoors. A pair of sunglasses with a color-changing lens like the Nike View may be more convenient to use as it instantaneously changes the lens color.
Glasses: they’re always getting fingerprints and oily smudges on them, and, at least in my case, ice cream. You know the old adage: you eat with your eyes first? It’s actually harder than it sounds. Enter the LensHD cleaning system currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. It’s an automated optical and sunglass cleaning solution that wipes lenses with microfiber-covered sponges. Think of it like one of those massage chairs, but for cleaning glasses.
$89 will secure a LensHD system at early bird pricing, with units expected to ship in November. The system, powered by a USB type C cord, takes about a minute to clean glasses, wiping them in an off-center rotation pattern to simulate “the comprehensive cleaning of a human.” See? I always knew my cleaning was comprehensive! Somebody call my parents so they can be proud of me.
Alternatively, use the bottom of your shirt to wipe your glasses like I always have. It’s worked fine for years, plus I don’t have to worry that my glasses are dirty, but my automated cleaner is at home because I’m already wearing it! And if I’m not, well, my wife is sure to let me know before I ever get in the car to leave.
Looking at this rudimentary prototype, one wouldn’t assume that a device so thin could be Facebook’s new stab at a consumer-grade VR headset. The company only recently announced it would be terminating sales and support of Oculus Go, its affordable VR headset… and that left a pretty obvious void in Oculus’s catalog of products. The creative minds sitting in Facebook’s Reality Labs (FRL), however, have been working on making VR headsets less clunky/bulky, and more like something you’d want to carry around and wear at work or at home.
Demonstrated at this year’s virtual SIGGRAPH conference, Facebook Reality Lab’s latest prototype VR wearable is, to mildly put it, ridiculously thin, measuring at just around 9mm. Designed to look like a pair of wayfarers, these glasses actually hold display units inside them, and Facebook’s research in viewing optics technology has helped them condense the headset from something that feels like a toaster strapped to your face, to a pair of frames that look like a pretty slick pair of shades.
So how is this even possible? How did Facebook manage to shrink a state-of-the-art headset into something that’s 9mm thick? Well, FB’s research blog’s been kind enough to release a GIF that shows exactly how the spectacles create the illusion of distance between the eyes and the display. It’s sort of similar to how binoculars work, in which mirrors are used to make a beam of light take a longer path within a small chamber. FB’s prototype headset, however, doesn’t use mirrors, but rather relies on a holographic lens. You see, a VR headset has three main components – a source of light (e.g., LEDs), a display panel that brightens or dims the light to form an image (e.g., an LCD panel), and a viewing optic that focuses the image far enough away so that the viewer’s eyes can see it (e.g., a plastic lens). LED and LCD panels can easily be compressed into slim modules that are paper-thin, but the trick has always been to make lenses thinner, and to reduce the large gap between the lens and the image. The prototype headset’s revolutionary holographic lens achieves this impossible feat by not just being thin, but by also creating the illusion of distance in a way that feels like the screen, that’s literally right in front of you, is a couple of feet away (there’s a demo GIF below too). This headset, for now, exists only in a prototype stage as the guys at Facebook’s Reality Labs try to work out the kinks in the design, from creating LED/LCD panels that are high-resolution and eye-strain-free, to accommodating other components like chipsets and batteries into the headset’s slim design.
“While it points toward the future development of lightweight, comfortable, and high-performance AR/VR technology, at present our work is purely research. In our technical paper, we identify the current limitations of our proposed display architecture and discuss future areas of research that will make the approach more practical. To our knowledge, our work demonstrates the thinnest VR display demonstrated to date, and we’re excited to see what the future holds”, say the guys at FRL.
It’s a technology that companies like Bose have worked on, but the end-product is either too expensive, or too exotic. Here’s something I, as a frequent wearer of specs, have had. Why have glasses and earphones exist as two separate entities that need to be worn individually? Why not combine them in a way that makes you be connected and look good at the same time? Earphones that are built right into spectacles never end up accidentally falling off or getting stolen. They’re always on, always ready, and if you rely on bone-conducting technology, which I’d like to believe is becoming more and more advanced, you can actually have earphones on without placing anything inside your ears. This means you can wear these spectacles while crossing roads, or potentially even while driving, i.e., your ears are free to hear everything around you, so you’re not out of touch with the world… and most importantly, earphones embedded into glasses means they, by default, can have much bigger batteries.
If you don’t have $200 to throw away at the Bose Frames, a startup called Sunkoo has a worthy alternative that’s less than half the price. At just $79 for its super early-bird price, the Sunkoo glasses are arguably just as good as Bose’s frames, albeit with UV-blocking anti-glare lenses.
The Sunkoo are styled as a pair of voguish wayfarers with bone-conducting audio drivers built into its temple-stems… in short, they’re shades that have TWS earphones within them. When worn, the audio drivers rest directly against your temples, delivering audio through vibrations sent to your skull, rather than your eardrum. I’ve been a constant cheerleader and skeptic of this technology, but on paper, bone-conducting earphones are all kinds of awesome. You can hear the music without anything being placed within your ears, which means you can blast high-volume music without the risk of any ear damage. Your ears are still free to hear stuff around you, which means you can wear the specs and listen to a lecture happening in front of you WHILE listening to Post Malone playing right inside your head… and to a person standing six feet or more away, it looks like you’re just wearing a pair of dope glasses.
What really sets these smart Audio-Glasses apart from Bose’s frames (price tag aside) are just a few elegant design details and features that just feel like sensible design. For starters, the glasses don’t have an on or off button… they go on as soon as you ‘open’ the glasses. They connect to your phone via Bluetooth 5.0, and have a capacitive touch surface on the stems, much like the AirPods, which means you can tap, press, and slide to perform a bunch of functions, like playing and pausing a track, toggling the volume, answering or rejecting calls, or even summoning your phone’s Voice AI. A pair of beam-forming microphones on the spectacles easily pick up your vocal commands, ensuring you can either give commands to your phone or answer calls without worrying about noise or interference. The glasses weigh just 44g, are IPX4 certified water-proof (which means you can wear them while working up a sweat, or in the rain), and come with a battery that gives you 6 hours of playback and up to 200 hours of standby time.
Features aside, the Sunkoo are a pretty good pair of sunglasses and earphones. The glasses come with lenses that have anti-glare coatings and block UVA and UVB rays, while the temple stems flex as much as an extra 35° to ensure that the specs fit a wide range of face-types. The earpieces come with high-definition audio drivers that give you a uniquely personal listening experience, without sitting on your ears, with the danger of being stolen, knocked off, or falling while you’re running. The Sunkoo looks like a pair of fashionable shades, while behave like a pair of truly wireless earphones… and with a price tag starting at just $79, they’re cheaper than your AirPods AND your branded wayfarers…
Designers: Xin Tu, Bao Xu, Xishan Zhang, Xiaomin Chou and Hong Li
The Sunkoo sunglasses use cutting-edge audio wearable technology to offer you the chance of diving into the world of music, making and answering phone calls, and even activating your phone’s virtual assistant—all from your glasses.
Main Features:
– Protects UVA/UVB rays – High-quality speaker units for a truly immersive sound experience – Stay safe, dive into the world of music with open ear while staying aware of external sounds – U-shaped hinge, suitable for people with different face shapes – Built-in microphone to make and receive calls and to activate your phone’s virtual assistant – Pair with Bluetooth devices – Use for up to 6-hours – Different designs for different styles – App compatible with devices that have TWS Bluetooth 5.0
Beyond the Perfect Shades
UVA/UVB rays are a big deal and you need to keep your eyes protected with high-quality sunglasses. Sunkoo Glasses protect you from UVA/UVB rays while also letting you make a fashion statement.
Vision & Sound on the Go with Open Ear Safety
With no excessive vibrations and a super clear sound ensure by the built-in high-quality speakers, you’ll feel like the music is surrounding you as if it was floating in the air that you’re breathing.
You want to have a blast listening to your music on the go, but you also want to stay safe. With Sunkoo sunglasses, you can rely on its Open Ear features to stay aware of anything that surrounds you. It’s like Augmented Reality: you’re in a blissful digital world of audio that sounds like it surrounds you while you’re also connected to the physical world where you’re sitting, walking, running or driving.
You Make the Call
The sunglasses allow you to make and answer any call through their Bluetooth 5.0 Connectivity. Just pair them with your phone and they become an extension of it. You can even order your phone’s iOS or Android voice assistant to create memos and perform other tasks.
You’re the Only One Listening
The sound is crystal clear to you and won’t disturb others around you. They use the sound guide cavity to reduce sound exposure.
Style Meets Comfort
Sunkoo glasses are extremely light-weight (44g) and they come with a U-shaped hinge. Using the unique design of the hinge part, Sunkoo glasses can be expanded to fit the range of different face types.
Buttonless Activation
Sunkoo sunglasses will be turned on when you open them and off when you closed them. No buttons, just a Hall sensor that ensures that your smart glasses will go active or inactive just by opening or closing them.
Lasting Playable Shades
Sunkoo sunglasses are not only hard to scratch and extremely resistant, but they are also IPX4 waterproof sunglasses. The fact that they don’t have buttons makes them even more resistant to water.
The front frame part is using PA nylon and the leg part is using ABS + PE.
Adding Autonomy To Convenience
Sunkoo sunglasses come with two 120 mAh batteries for much greater autonomy. This way, you can enjoy your music, take and make calls, and make the most of your smart wearable audio-enabled sunglasses for 6 hours until the next charging cycle—that will take two hours. The standby time is up to 200 hours.
The Mutrics GB-30 are a pretty great combination of fashion and function… and that’s always what you want with consumer electronics. Take the AirPods for instance. They’re a style statement, and people who use them would argue they’re some of the best wireless earbuds on the market. Following that design mantra are the Mutrics GB-30, a pair of retro-chic glasses with bone-conduction earphones built into them, inspired heavily (and even named after) the GameBoy – a design theme chosen specifically for the GB-30’s core demographic. Gamers.
Outwardly, the Mutrics GB-30 are a pair of really cool, chunky, vintage-gaming-inspired glasses. On the inside, however, the sleek glasses are fitted with open-ear audio drivers, or bone-conducting earphones that provide a private audio-listening experience, especially for gamers, without the need for a cumbersome pair of gaming headphones. The GB-30’s open-ear audio drivers are arguably perfect for gaming. Whether you’re on Twitch, streaming your kill-streak or on the subway with your Nintendo Switch, the GB-30 are a pretty voguish way to listen to gameplay audio, while the open-ear technology means you can hear stuff around you too. The drivers are calibrated to deliver rich, directional sound so you can listen to and identify where a gunshot is coming from, or dialogues from a non-playable character. The smart-wearable’s gamer-friendly design extends to the glasses too, by equipping you with blue-light blocking lenses that allow you to game for longer without the visual strain.
By far one of the GB-30’s most eye-catching design details is the presence of the GameBoy-inspired control panel on its right-temple-stem. Designed to work in tandem with your phone or Bluetooth device, the buttons can help you increase or decrease volume, play-pause audio, accept or reject calls, and even summon your phone/tablet’s voice assistant on command. Designed much like the kind of sunglasses you’d see from brands like Zungle, the GB-30 works equally well with your phone, providing a great music/podcast listening experience, as well as with your gaming device, delivering rich gameplay audio, while protecting your eyes as you play away. The GB-30 is certified IP55 water and dust-proof, and comes with 4 hours of play-time on a full charge – features that avid gamers will appreciate along with the GB-30’s undeniably retro-hipster design that is sure to put it on every gamer’s wish list!
Scott Urban is on a mission to turn eyewear from just a fashion statement to something much more useful. No, his sunglasses don’t come with projectors and cameras inside them… rather, they overcome them. IRpair and Phantom are his two new creations that maintain your identity on facial recognition systems.
IRpair has specially formulated lenses that have the ability to absorb infrared light, which makes them especially useful against practically any sort of camera with an IR sensor in them. Phantom also come with the IR-blocking lenses, but the frame itself also reflects infrared light to pretty much render any facial recognition technology useless. Most facial recognition frameworks rely on an IR blaster to capture your face and the shape of your eyes. These sunglasses make its wearer undetectable to night-vision CCTV cameras, and even your smartphone’s face-unlock feature. In the grander scheme of things, IRpair and Phantom allow you take your privacy back from corporate and state databases that keep tabs on you.
Scott’s obsession with privacy-protecting eyewear started in 2016 with Reflectacles Ghost sunglasses, a pair of spectacles made with reflective material that shines brightly in night-vision cameras and flash photography (your face just looks like a blur of white light), making it practically ideal for people who don’t like having their photos clicked. While Reflectacles Ghost were, and pardon my choice of words, more in-your-face, Scott’s true end-game was to make a discreet pair of privacy glasses that looked just like any other frames.
IRpair and Phantom, in that regard, look just like any other pair of sunglasses. Designed with an acetate body, these frames work perfectly both indoors and outdoors, with a choice between light-tinted lenses that give you visibility indoors and a darker-tinted lenses meant for outdoor wearing. The lenses come with specially formulated optical fibers that completely absorb infrared light in the 850-950 nanometer wavelength. Not only do these lenses block the infrared spectrum, they also block ultraviolet light (UVa, UVb, UVc), as well as visible blue light, making them ideal for wearing in the sun, or even in front of a screen. The blue-light blocking feature also helps prevent fatigue from sitting in front of a screen for too long, and even make your environments appear brighter and crisper by enhancing your perception of depth and reducing the effects of smoke, fog, and haze.
More than just a pair of privacy glasses, IRpair and Phantom are designed to be the spectacles you wear every day. For prescription-glasses-wearers, there is an optional clip-on with the IR-blocking lenses that you can wear when you step outdoors, or when you’re working in front of a computer screen. These special lenses even help by absorbing heat, making your eyes feel cooler in the sun, and giving you a comfortable wearing experience over time.
However, the facial-recognition-blocking ability is IRpair and Phantom’s unique proposition. The glasses help by allowing you to opt out of systems (both regulated and unregulated) that use your face to track your identity without permission. Designed as a discreet solution to a growing problem, IRpair and Phantom give you the upper hand in the battle against ever-advancing facial recognition technology at the price of your privacy…. and yes, you need to take off these glasses every time you want to unlock your phone, but given what’s at stake, is it even sensible to universally use your face as your identity in the first place?
The first collection of Sunglasses designed to block facial recognition, eye tracking & infrared radiation. Infrared Radiation (IR) in the forms of 3D dot matrix mapping and laser scanning are the most accurate forms of facial recognition technology and they will soon become the most common. IRpair and Phantom maintain your privacy on these systems during both day and night. They also obscure your facial data on 2D IR surveillance cameras in low light environments and block IR eye-tracking. Wear IRpair & Phantom to protect your identity from unregulated facial recognition.
You cannot log into the iPhone X Face ID (day or night) with IRpair and Phantom.
How IRpair Works
IRpair counters facial recognition with the specially formulated IRlenses. These lenses are made with optical filters that allow visible light to pass through, but block infrared radiation from penetrating. IRpair acts as a shield from facial recognition & eye tracking by turning your eye space black to any form of technology using IR for mapping or illumination. Since we cannot perceive IR, our vision remains unchanged.
On left side is an IRlens and on the right is a regular sunglasses lens. When Infrared is used, the IRlens turns black while the regular sunglasses lens becomes clear.
Since IRpair blocks infrared radiation at the lens, 3D IR facial mapping will not be able to read the critical eye measurements for a match during both day and night. Unlike regular sunglasses that become clear in the presence of IR, IRpair’s lenses turn dark black on traditional surveillance cameras using IR in low light situations. Wear IRpair to deny facial recognition access to your eyes.
The following examples of IRpair were made with stock acetate color samples from the manufacturer. For the full production order, IRpair will come standard in a dark black translucent acetate with a glossy finish. Custom colors and acetate properties have been selected as an additional option if funding allows.
Video from an IR security camera.
How Phantom Works
In addition to the IRlenses, Phantom also uses a frame-applied IR-reflective material to defeat facial recognition. On traditional IR surveillance cameras, Phantom will illuminate around the eye space, denying algorithms the critical biometrics for a match. With 3D IR dot matrix facial mapping, the reflected IR beams from Phantom will distort the facial data to maintain your privacy.
Video from a phone with the visible light on. By not reflecting visible light, Phantom keep you covered.
Phantom remains covert by only reflecting infrared light. Visible light cannot penetrate the black IR-only permeable layer to reach the most retro-reflective material that lies beneath. Phantom may look like a regular pair of black glasses, but they are always reflecting IR from any source.
IRclip for IRpair & Phantom
The IRclip allows you to switch between the IRlenses (IRlight & IRdark). They also make it possible to wear Rx lenses in the frame and select your desired IRlens shade depending on the lighting conditions.
Connect one end of the IRclip to the frame, bend it slightly to fit over the other side and the IRclip is securely attached. This can easily be accomplished while wearing the frames.
A useful combination of IRpair and the IRclip is to have IRlight lenses mounted in the frame and the IRdark lens in the clip-on. This way, you can wear the IRlight lens during the day/night, outdoors/indoors, and when you need extra sunlight protection, clip on the IRdark lens. They work well together.
IRlenses
IRlight and IRdark lenses are made with specially formulated optical filters that absorb the near infrared spectrum which is critical for 3D facial mapping, eye tracking and illumination on average IR security cameras. Any device using IR in the forms of laser or lamp will not be able to obtain the necessary eye biometrics for facial recognition. IRlenses shield infrared radiation from your eyes and maintain your privacy.
IRlenses also filter out the visible blue light spectrum allowing your vision to be more bright, crisp and clear. You will have more perception of depth and you will notice a reduction in the effects of smoke, haze and fog.
Since IR is perceived as heat, IRlenses will help keep your eyes cool and relaxed (no squinting). This is beneficial for people who wear contacts or suffer from dryness of the eyes, even photophobia. IRlenses do the same thing as the BluBlockers of the 90’s, but they also block the near infrared spectrum.
– Blocks 85% of the near infrared radiation spectrum (780-1400nm). – Blocks UV from 150-475nm (UVa, UVb, UVc, & visible blue light). – Visible light transmission up to 42%. Can be worn indoors and outdoors during day or night. – Good for indoor environments scattered with blue light (computers, LED lightbulbs, TVs, phones, etc.). – Bright vivid yellow/green viewing environment. – Block 3D IR facial mapping during day & night and traditional 2D facial recognition on cameras using IR for illumination.
– Blocks 95% of the near infrared radiation spectrum (780-1400nm). – Blocks UV from 150-495nm (UVa, UVb, UVc, & visible blue light). – Visible light transmission up to 28%. Mainly for outdoor use during the day and some indoor environments. – Comparable to the darkest sunglasses you have ever worn, while still providing a bright vivid yellow/green viewing environment. – Block 3D IR facial mapping during day & night and traditional 2D facial recognition on cameras using IR for illumination.
Both IRpair and Phantom are designed to accommodate prescription lenses. Any decent optical shop will be able to cut Rx lenses for the frames. If you want your frames to arrive with your prescription lenses installed, contact me directly to make arrangements (there is not a pledge for prescription lenses). If you do choose to wear IRpair or Phantom with your prescription lenses, you will want to get an IRclip to block infrared from reaching your eyes.
Design and Construction
The design for IRpair and Phantom is thanks to Scott Urban’s 15 year career as a custom wood eyewear creator. The shape and size of this pair looks excellent on a wide variety of facial features … big heads, small heads, women, men, and all the in-betweens.
Details of the Construction
Starting with solid blocks of quality cellulose acetate, the frames are created by the reductive process of CNC machining. This method of manufacturing allows for precise adherence to the design and extremely high durability. The temples have solid wire cores running throughout the temple ends so that you can bend and shape the frames to fit your unique features. Sturdy hinges and a universal bridge provide a gentle and secure fit. You will be able to feel the quality when they are in your hands and on your face.
2D vs 3D Facial Recognition
2D facial recognition uses algorithms to find a match between the subject’s face and an image database of collected faces. It relies on measurements in a 2D plane such as distance between the eyes, nose & lip shape and placement, chin angle, brow space, hairline, etc. In the illustration above, the “algorithm” is shown matching two completely different people simply because their facial features are similar. So far 2D facial recognition is not accurate enough to operate without human involvement.
3D facial mapping uses up to 50k micro-beams of IR to sense and interpret an exact digital replica of the face. Think of it like the old Pinart toy from the 90’s, but only with many thousands more pins. 3D facial mapping is so precise that even identical twins are not able to fool the system. This form of facial recognition allows artificial intelligence to track every face without human involvement.
Infrared 3D dot matrix mapping using Face ID.
We are currently led to believe that IR 3D facial mapping is an opt-in system. For example, if you want to log into your iPhone X with Face ID, you choose to give the system your biometric facial data and it will never be shared.
An interesting situation arises when you realize that this technology is so accurate that your face can be scanned at large without consent and given a unique identifier (e.g. a string of numbers).
That data can then be shared across a multitude of platforms to track all movement. Similar to how even when you are logged out of all online services, your internet activity can be stored under a shadow profile.
Face ID will not work unless it can measure your eyes.
No Eyes = No Recognition
You cannot unlock Face ID with your eyes closed. For 3D IR facial recognition to work, it needs the biometric data of the eyes. In the 1960’s when Woody Bledsoe developed the first manual-input form of facial recognition, eye measurements were essential to calculate a match. Obviously, this remains true. Facial recognition has relied on human analysis for 99% of its existence. This current push towards automation, algorithms, artificial intelligence, and the use of IR may actually benefit people who value their privacy. All we have to do is block our eyes.
Eye Tracking
Sight is our most intimate sense and eye tracking is being employed for data mining at large without consent. Since the IRlenses do not allow IR to pass through, use IRpair and Phantom to block all forms of IR eye tracking.
An IR flashlight demonstrating off-axis lighting.
Off Axis Lighting
Common security cameras have a ring of IR LEDs around the camera’s lens for illumination. More intelligent lighting schemes have been developed where there is an “infrared flood” light placed “off-axis” to a camera that can perceive the IR flood illumination.
With IRlenses installed, IRpair and Phantom block facial recognition on both traditional IR-ring illuminated cameras as well as off-axis IR lighting setups.
Although we can’t see IR, we can perceive it as heat.
IR is Hot
Although we can’t see IR, we can perceive it as heat. As an experiment, two thermometers were set side by side and placed in direct sunlight for 5 minutes. One thermometer had a regular polycarbonate (UV400) sunglasses lens placed on top of the bulb and the other was covered by the IRdark lens. The thermometer that had the IRdark lens over the bulb was 3 ° C (5.4 ° F) cooler than the regular sunglasses lens. When the regular sunglasses lens was removed to allow direct sunlight, the temperature did not change. When the IRdark lens was removed, the thermometer spiked to the equal temperature of the regular sunglasses. With IRlenses your eyes will remain cooler in sunlight.
The sun emits about 54% infrared radiation, 42% visible light radiation and 4% ultraviolet radiation. As elevation increases, the atmosphere filters out less radiation. These tests were conducted in Chicago with an elevation of 600 feet above sea level. It is very possible that as the elevation increases, so would the temperature difference between regular sunglasses and IRlenses.
Is Infrared Radiation Dangerous?
Laser of the same power in ultraviolet could penetrate any color while the near infrared laser could only penetrate black. This is why you use UV sunscreen for your skin and have UV400 protection on your sunglasses, and also why we need to consider protecting our eyes (black pupils) from IR as well, even if just from the sun’s radiation emissions (54% Infrared).
Infrared is increasingly being used for facial recognition, surveillance, proximity sensing, eye tracking, phones & tablets, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, augmented reality, 5G, military applications, driver-less cars and on. If we could perceive the amount of IR emitting from the modern technology surrounding us, it would be the most spectacular light show.
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