With the start of the metaverse trend, the demand for VR/AR glasses has increased. But a company that produces smart contact lenses has designed a new lens against bulky glasses. This technology, which works similar to VR glasses, places a micro LED screen above the eye.
Smart contact lens features with micro LED display
The US-based company called Mojo Vision first revealed its micro LED display contact lenses at the CES 2020 fair. In the new announcement by the company, it was stated that smart contact lenses could be tested by humans in the near future. The lens placed in the pupil has a working principle similar to VR glasses.
Tested by Mojo Vision CEO Drew Perkins, the lens with a micro LED display can work without any cable connection. The technical features of the lens, on the other hand, draw attention to the greatly reduced micro LED display. This screen, which has 14 thousand pixels per inch, has a resolution of 250 x 250 pixels and is only 0.02 inches in diameter. In other words, it can sit on the pupil of the eye perfectly.
Mojo Vision, which has been performing tests on augmented reality since 2015, takes its power from ARM’s chip. Although the LED display lens is powered by a “micro battery”, how long the battery life is has not been shared.
The biggest innovation of the company’s latest prototype was its eye tracking capability. This allows virtual objects to be combined with the real world. Perkins, CEO of Mojo Vision, said in his blog post:
After completing preclinical testing and reducing potential safety risks, I put on the Mojo Lens. I found it very pleasing to be able to navigate Maps, watch videos and interact with the teleprompter on the screen.
Mojo Vision has started meeting with the US regulatory agency (FDA) to conduct tests on humans. The company said that if all goes well, people can use it within 10 years.
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