20 Innovative Eye Glasses (SUPER-GALLERY) Edit

Ever been called ‘four eyes’?  Now TrendHunter.com brings you a list of innovations in eye glasses. 

From uber stylish eyewear to glasses for your dog, this list showcases innovations you can’t wait to see… (ahhh, what a horrible pun)

Innovative Eye Glasses

LCD Eyeglasses - Sony Video Glasses (GALLERY)

Sony has revealed its newest video eyeglasses prototype that can show full-color video images. The prototype supports a QVGA resolution, weighs 120g, lenses are 3mm thick , and has a contrast ratio of 50:1. They are hoping to release it in 2010, after they slim it down to 80g.  “The glasses use a p… [More]

Photo Frame Sunglasses - Tiah Eyewear

Tiah Eyewhere now makes it possible to turn your optical frames into photo frames, allowing you to wear your memories wherever you go.  Tiah first launched a line of bracelets and rings designed to showcase small photos, and now they’ve branched to sunglasses.  The photos are inserted to the small… [More]

Sun Goggles - Eyewear Of The Future

Sunglasses are the most important summer accessory, and with the prominent use of fluorescent colours, exaggerated angles, curves, and metallic detail shown in this summer’s collections, I’ve been in search for the perfect pair of sunglasses to accompany the futuristic look. The problem I found … [More]

Chopstick Glasses - Hip Stix

How’s this for an unusual concept? Brad Gressel created Stix glasses which double as chopsticks and a hair pin. Well, not really. The stainless-steel chopsticks/hair pins are tucked inside the two arms of the glasses.  I think this is a funny idea. As someone who wears glasses I know just how swe… [More]

Space Goggles - Bright, Futuristic Glasses (GALLERY)

With the increasing buzz about luxury space travel, there has been a heavy emphasis on futurism in fashion, from metallic fabrics, to fun, over-sized space goggles like these.  Sure they’re a little bit ‘80s, and look a lot like something you’d pluck from your childhood dress-up trunk, but the conf… [More]

Beak Glasses - Linda Farrow Haute Couture Eyewear For Spring Summer 2008 (GALLERY)

The new Spring Summer 2008 collection from ultra-stylish British label Linda Farrow Vintage features a selection of chic eyewear by impressive designers including Bernhard Willhelm, Jeremy Scott and Raf Simons.  Linda Farrow Vintage was re-launched in 2003 by Simon Jablon, the son of the 70’s des… [More]

Glasses Made of Ice - Icydrink

Super sexy and practical, Icydrink glasses keep your cocktail chilly and won’t water it down. Fashionable and hip bars around the world have installed this innovative appliance which produces the cone-shaped ice glasses.  Not only are they awesome for keeping drinks chilled, but they’re also fan… [More]

Geeky Eyewear- Lab Chic Glasses Have Built in Camera (GALLERY)

Geeky science lab glasses are being given the style thumbs up, as seen on the catwalk at Dolce and Gabanna and in UK middle market stores. However, beware, this last pair comes with a built in camera, hidden in the frame.  The camera is linked up to a small video screen that can be hidden inside the… [More]

Round Glasses - Rolling into Fashion For Spring 2008 (GALLERY)

While you’ll look hip sporting your Wayfarers in the sun, those wanting to be really cutting edge will be wearing spring’s newest fashion accessory: the round-lensed eye glasses. The circular frames have been seen on the catwalk at House of Holland, Temperley, Salvatore Ferragamo and Paul Smith. We… [More]

Mercedes Glasses - MB Jumps into Optical Fashion with 40 New Frames (GALLERY)

We’ve been seeing a lot of cross over between fashion and automakers.  In fact, Porsche Design makes just about everything.  As a result, Mercedes Glasses just seem to make sense.  The surprise is that Mercedes jumped into the game with not one, but 40 different optical models. Autoblog is reportin… [More]

New Glasses Require Pierced Nose

Two inventors, James Sooy and Oliver Gibson, have created the first Pierced Glasses.  By simply piercing the top of your nose, you can attach a nice hinge in your head for mounting glasses.  When the inventors were interviewed about whether the pierced glasses are crazy, they suggested, “Paying ...… [More]

Glasses With Benefits

Subtitle Eyeglasses For Closed Caption Addicts

I must be somewhat impaired, though it’s never been officially recognized: I love to watch movies with the captions/sub-titles on. This drives friends and family members crazy, but looky here! The Subtitle Glasses are definitely the answer for viewers like me, who seem to miss half or more of a movi… [More]

Smart Video Glasses Boost Memory - Cyber Goggles

Bet you didn’t think throwing on a pair of ultra-nerdy lab glasses could help your memory, did you? These smart video goggles, developed by researchers at the University of Tokyo, record everything in front of them.  The Cyber Goggles create footage of everything the goggle-wearer sees, the content… [More]

Geek Glasses For Geezers - Eyetonomy SightMate

The Star Trek gizmo really does exist! Well maybe…. if I was almost blind.  The Eyetonomy SightMate glasses look unbelievably geeky, but if one had really poor vision these would help restore their sight immensely. The SightMate goggles will also improve peripheral vision. But don’t walk around! … [More]

Ugly Food Glasses - Blue Shade Glasses Help You Lose Weight?

Scientific research has found blue to be the least appetizing color. This is the basis behind these blue shaded sunglasses. Supposedly, the person who wears these shades sees an ugly hue of blue that brings about a negative view of eating in general. Perhaps the blue tint subconsciously reminds us o… [More]

Video Camera Sunglasses - Stylish Shades Record What You See

Yes, we’ve seen spyglasses before, however those were begging to be worn by Austin Powers. These pairs in contrast are banging! The price too: about $1,200, but knowing that you can later see what you’ve been seeing all day is priceless. They have an internal memory of 32Mb and expandable with SD ca… [More]

I Drove All Night - TAG Heuer Night Vision Glasses

Originally inspired by and developed for the internationally renowned 24 Hours of LeMans sports car endurance race, TAG Heuer Eyewear is making their innovative purpose-made “Night Vision” eyeglasses available to the public in early 2008. The glasses have been optimized for driving at night with tec… [More]

H3>3D Drawing Kit

Amaze your friends with your own 3D Art.  This 3D Drawing Kit is a cool gift under $10.  NPW describes, “Your eyes will deceive you! Each page is a stereographic background for your writing or drawing. Put on the 3D specs and see your lines float above the page!” [More]

Wierd Innovations in Eyewear

Doggles – The Eyewear for Dogs

You go out in the sun. You wear sunglasses to protect your eyes. But, how about your dog?  Doggles is the first and only eyewear protection created for dogs. The company has come out with a range of glasses for dogs.  Sunglasses - To protect your dogs who irritated by the harsh sunlight.  Protective… [More]

Housefly Gets Glasses Made With Lasers

Pampering pets with designer goods isn’t so unusual—and now even your houseflies can get outfitted in style.  An entry in a German science-photo competition, this image shows a fly sporting a set of “designer” lenses crafted and set in place with a cutting-edge laser technique. The glasses fit sn… [More]

Bonus: Try Your Eyewear Virtually

Online Eyewear Testing - Revolutioneyes (GALLERY)

Here’s another face/product mashup. Go from fab to funky without leaving your computer.  Revolutioneyes is part of the ineyewear.com website where you can experiment with different size and shapes of eyewear. The site has a wide variety of glasses from the top names in eyewear, including Oakley, Bvu… [More]

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