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InWith says it’s developed world’s first soft electronic contact lens

InWith Corporation says it’s created the world’s first soft electronic contact lens that could work with smartphones or other external devices to show its wearer augmented reality. Andy on Twitter : @theandyaltman Subscribe to CNET: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok:

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InWith Corporation says it’s created the world’s first soft electronic contact lens that could work with smartphones or other external devices to show its wearer augmented reality.

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  1. Andy Altman

    January 9, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    Would you put an electronic contact lens on your eye? 👀

    • Errin

      January 9, 2022 at 11:18 pm

      Yes but I think cleaning them would be a nightmare. Soaking in solution may not be enough.

    • Twisted Trigger Enduro

      January 9, 2022 at 11:21 pm

      Would this work for current contact wearers? I’m good with my current contacts but not sure I could stack them or integrate? 🤯

    • Jay Unarmed

      January 9, 2022 at 11:54 pm

      yup

    • Carlos Arriaga

      January 9, 2022 at 11:55 pm

      Yes!

    • TheYoutuber

      January 10, 2022 at 12:54 am

      Sure! I just want to know how it’s useful.

    • LasVegasBeet

      January 10, 2022 at 6:06 am

      yep

    • Evert Chin

      January 10, 2022 at 6:15 am

      why not?

    • Alz Dsz

      January 10, 2022 at 4:33 pm

      @Bedazzled Chanclas lol

    • Cage Stallone

      January 10, 2022 at 10:02 pm

      Yes

    • Foxlink Hightower

      January 10, 2022 at 11:27 pm

      I’d give it a chance- I’m epileptic and my eyesight is kinda meh.. I’d love to see what the ideas on the augmented reality looks to me.

    • Zach

      January 11, 2022 at 4:02 am

      It’s just a contact, I’d do it for that information

    • Pilotx3mm

      January 11, 2022 at 4:09 am

      Yeh

    • Nurse Xóchitl

      January 11, 2022 at 5:57 pm

      No.

    • SocietysRejects

      January 13, 2022 at 4:56 pm

      yes

    • Robert Spettigue

      January 13, 2022 at 8:21 pm

      Once they’ve got a proven track record.

  2. Paul Adam

    January 9, 2022 at 11:03 pm

    It will happen.

  3. Panimu

    January 9, 2022 at 11:04 pm

    No mock up of what we might see.. no explanation of power source

  4. Nicholas Coffey

    January 9, 2022 at 11:05 pm

    This crap is where I draw the line.

  5. Kevin02 Mulder

    January 9, 2022 at 11:22 pm

    skeptical lol, that be 250 years in the future for that thing to work 🙂

  6. Leon Ramkumar

    January 9, 2022 at 11:24 pm

    I wore contacts for years, I’d be willing to try, but don’t have any desire to return to daily use.

  7. Bob Uncle

    January 9, 2022 at 11:33 pm

    These contacts would drastically improve my life. I have difficulty getting focal length correct with my gasses and need to switch to tri-focals. Not so much worried about the Mets verse, but the adaptability of the eye and my vision are an exciting possibility.

  8. Kevin02 Mulder

    January 9, 2022 at 11:33 pm

    Guys it was in 150 BC they invented the Bagdad battery from an earlier Egyptian model. It is now 2022 and still not invented the small cylinder nuclear battery for commercial use. Today we face a huge energy insecurity, and here they come up with a device that supposed to power it self from out of thin air.,

  9. Ryan Fuller

    January 9, 2022 at 11:38 pm

    As that guys wears regular glasses 🧐

  10. Frank Coffey

    January 9, 2022 at 11:39 pm

    I’m not interested in the augmented reality stuff just yet but if I develop an issue with my eyes as I get older I would like to be able to adjust the contacts to compensate for lost spots or adjust magnification as needed. I could use that right now, I can only see well at a distance with my contacts so I need reading glasses.

  11. Kevin02 Mulder

    January 9, 2022 at 11:48 pm

    2022 just take that number think about it feel it. I am afraid devolution starts just like the Dark Ages we forget everything humanity has learned. witness the slow build up falling in to the trap of world war 3. people will realize they are in this world war 3 scenario when it its far to late. After all the economic warfare poverty greed egocentric lust and decay. maybe we start again as cave man living underground.

  12. Mefé Pashié

    January 9, 2022 at 11:49 pm

    That would be awesome if I don’t have to wear glasses anymore for close up ! I am down!

  13. Carbuncl3

    January 9, 2022 at 11:59 pm

    Finally, a real EyePhone.

  14. Matt Roberts

    January 10, 2022 at 12:06 am

    No way are we going to see high resolution images, with head tracking, in a tiny transparent disposable device anytime soon. How would these even work? Where is the battery?

  15. L5Rick

    January 10, 2022 at 12:15 am

    I have been an eyeglass user since 3rd grade in 1959 and don’t like the idea of putting contacts in my eyes. That said, if they can correct macular degeneration I would do it if my insurance would pay. Will they be able to treat age related vision lose?

  16. Robin Hooper

    January 10, 2022 at 12:26 am

    I’m in on being one step closer to becoming a cyborg.

  17. Judi Morningstar

    January 10, 2022 at 12:31 am

    I wear 1 soft contact lense now (mono vision) and would be willing to try it. The distance & near vision options sound like a game changer.

  18. dean cooks

    January 10, 2022 at 12:38 am

    No problem with putting these lenses on your eyes…says the guy with glasses..😆

  19. IndigoXYZ18

    January 10, 2022 at 12:42 am

    Mojo Vision *has* adopted soft lenses.

  20. Dogbertforpresident

    January 10, 2022 at 12:43 am

    Talk about FOV! Lol

  21. TCrimson05T

    January 10, 2022 at 1:06 am

    I’m fine with ar I want to know how it’s powered? How it connects to my device? What the user interface is like. In the end this will rise or fail by the same measures as any other technology. How useful it is versus cost & ease of use.

  22. Hoody K

    January 10, 2022 at 1:11 am

    SO FACEBOOK CAN SEE WHAT YOU SEE. yay

  23. raboox9

    January 10, 2022 at 1:21 am

    Forget about the metaverse, I want a motorcycle HUD in my contacts showing speed, turn by turn navigation, traffic alerts, remaining range.

  24. Mi Box

    January 10, 2022 at 1:22 am

    Just what I needed bluetooth eye cancer

  25. Nyankana

    January 10, 2022 at 7:59 am

    This tech doesn’t make much sense as contact lens is one time use only. One would essentially be paying all that premium fees just to wear it one time then have to discard the lens before bacteria starts to develop.

  26. Lokito'Cris'Lopez SkunkSome*Freestyles

    January 10, 2022 at 7:59 am

    I would.

  27. علي ريسؤينا

    January 10, 2022 at 8:01 am

    Yes

  28. Peppe Ddu

    January 10, 2022 at 8:27 am

    How do you charge it? where’s the battery? what’s the technology behind it?
    Interesting product, so many questions.

  29. Tweelin Inc.

    January 10, 2022 at 8:29 am

    Great potential! I would give it a try!

  30. January 10, 2022 at 10:31 am

    🤔😯

  31. Nichola Keen

    January 10, 2022 at 10:42 am

    Yes I would try these . I am already a lenses wearer.

  32. Brian Jefferson

    January 10, 2022 at 11:52 am

    Hm

  33. Devesh Mullappalli

    January 10, 2022 at 12:11 pm

    The presenter looks like Linus, but older

  34. Leon Bosset

    January 10, 2022 at 12:37 pm

    I carry a cell phone on me from morning till night. I don’t think I’m going to worry about these.

  35. crispy crunchy cooking

    January 10, 2022 at 1:06 pm

    this is just awesome you are so skilled and perfect looks so beautiful….very nice dear have a nice day…..💗💗🙏🙏

  36. Tatia in Greece

    January 10, 2022 at 1:41 pm

    Why not to cure our eyes our vision so no need this lens

  37. Leron Pereira

    January 10, 2022 at 2:06 pm

    No, thank you 🙏🏼…injections and embedded tech…guess we’re finally headed to a post apocalyptic world, eh!…🤔

  38. David Barkan

    January 10, 2022 at 2:33 pm

    How do you power it though? Sounds like a vaporware…

  39. Valentin Postolachi

    January 10, 2022 at 4:11 pm

    Theranos 2.0 no doubt

  40. Filius Iesu

    January 10, 2022 at 5:17 pm

    Just tell them it’ll prevent covid, and they’ll wear them all day

  41. Joseph M Ivy IV

    January 10, 2022 at 5:44 pm

    I’m 😎 with 🤓.

  42. Christopher

    January 10, 2022 at 5:53 pm

    Hmmm 🤔 my thing about stuff like this is 2hats the risk to a person’s eye sight if the lens malfunctions? Blindness is the first thing that comes to mind, and that’s scary.

  43. PabloSwag

    January 10, 2022 at 6:04 pm

    Can I use it cheat in exams like Google stuff 😅?

  44. Ally Henao

    January 10, 2022 at 7:49 pm

    I would be willing to try these

  45. Gail R Opitz

    January 10, 2022 at 8:01 pm

    LASIK is out for me because of the high Rx…I’m farsighted with astigmatism. I’ve tried contacts with no luck at correcting my vision. I would try these in a heartbeat if it meant 20/20 vision and no glasses.

  46. Orwic1

    January 10, 2022 at 9:06 pm

    I’ve worn contacts for decades, so very used to them. I’d be very interested in trying these electronic contact lenses out.

  47. Joe Baron

    January 11, 2022 at 12:34 am

    Never mind Metaverse … can it give me Superman’s layer-selective X-Ray vision, or at least enable me to see 4K so I can get my money’s worth from my tv?

  48. fcfdroid

    January 11, 2022 at 1:16 am

    Alot of claims until we see it working.

  49. T

    January 11, 2022 at 1:36 am

    Yeah people can probably look at your credit card and steal it’s info lol this is ode, I’ll pass

  50. Teo Le

    January 11, 2022 at 6:21 am

    When that battery exploded, there go your eye!

  51. saymin cons

    January 11, 2022 at 6:23 am

    10 year later we will use lens phones

  52. Ramiro Aguirre

    January 11, 2022 at 7:50 am

    Anybody remember T2-3D at Universal Studios? Didn’t the Cyberdine pre-show predict this?

  53. Virru112

    January 11, 2022 at 8:09 am

    Price point could be an issue as contacts can rip quite easily so if you’re having to replace them it could get costly. I like the idea, but it’ll be interesting how it integrates into our lives. I think the glasses will initially be a bigger hit and then the lenses will start taking over down the line.

  54. lowridingtrucks88

    January 11, 2022 at 12:32 pm

    Heck ya!!

  55. Joseph Arinaitwe

    January 11, 2022 at 3:50 pm

    Can I walk in with that device into an exam??

  56. XXtheJUMPoffXX

    January 11, 2022 at 7:29 pm

    Wow this is fascinating

  57. David S

    January 11, 2022 at 9:53 pm

    I remember when my Google Glass did / does this.

    Also remember people going crazy thinking they were being video recorded just when your around with them on.

  58. Neal MacDonald

    January 11, 2022 at 9:54 pm

    I don’t want lenses dependent upon carrying a cellphone around at all times just to see.

  59. Acuravision

    January 11, 2022 at 11:28 pm

    they had this 20 years ago civilians beleave this is new smh lol by the time ufo gets here it will be to late

  60. Jay Esoteric

    January 11, 2022 at 11:49 pm

    i dont want digital life i want real life

  61. MJ B

    January 12, 2022 at 12:15 am

    Absolutely I would!!

  62. Chester Poindexter

    January 12, 2022 at 12:17 am

    so… Altered Carbon gadgets.. t’day; hmm

  63. J Lm

    January 12, 2022 at 1:39 am

    fix ur eyes first bud

  64. a1234

    January 12, 2022 at 2:32 am

    ocular implants baby

  65. a1234

    January 12, 2022 at 2:48 am

    imagine this being used for a teleprompter

  66. Bike Dawg

    January 12, 2022 at 3:13 am

    Blah, blah, blah says the CEO of InWith while wearing his GLASSES!

  67. R B

    January 12, 2022 at 4:41 am

    I’ll believe it when I see it. For now everyone is theranos.

  68. Grim Mischief

    January 12, 2022 at 4:46 am

    yes and yes

  69. Cash Eye

    January 12, 2022 at 5:05 am

    Simple NOPE

  70. Llama_Karl

    January 12, 2022 at 5:35 am

    So… cool…😺

  71. RedGryyn

    January 12, 2022 at 6:18 am

    I wouldn’t hesitate putting these in my eyes, time to embrace the future, it’s going to be AWESOME!!

  72. Some guy

    January 12, 2022 at 6:32 am

    “into the metaverse”

    -_-

  73. jaime munoz

    January 12, 2022 at 9:57 am

    I don’t understand this I have worn glasses my entire life and that’s something I would be fine with putting on a doohickey on my glasses for the augmented world. But doing a contact lens I would not. And I don’t know very many people that don’t wear glasses that would be willing to do a contact lens. But everyone at some point in time pretty much has done sunglasses so I assume if they want to do that would be a viable option. And then you have the CEO of course saying stuff like will pacemakers and people have implantable corneas to help them see or what not. And yes those are devices that people need to actually help them live. You don’t need a contact lens to know what the speed limit is on a road.

  74. Antonio the Optometrist

    January 12, 2022 at 10:07 am

    Interesting

  75. edsel ramos

    January 12, 2022 at 10:13 am

    yes i do….aging and your eyes is degrading too…..if it safe y not….!!!!

  76. Clint De Jesus

    January 12, 2022 at 10:31 am

    Imagine getting an AD while driving
    “You won’t last 5 seconds playing this game”

  77. Michael Jeffrey Banzali

    January 12, 2022 at 10:31 am

    that thing could make you blind

  78. Arthur Thorne

    January 12, 2022 at 11:20 am

    As an optometrist, I call bulls#!t on this one! Your cell phone in your contact lens… maybe in like 100 years from now!

  79. thomas reddick

    January 12, 2022 at 1:39 pm

    Yes, all day long.

  80. shifttradition

    January 12, 2022 at 2:39 pm

    100% of your retna coverage? Can’t wait for the hackers to make you blind. Lol

  81. Johnny smith

    January 12, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    I’ve been waiting to see us piece of machinery like this. Also the future everybody

  82. All in Tech

    January 12, 2022 at 4:39 pm

    Wow! This would definitely disrupt the tech industry if done correctly. I’m just having a hard time thinking about the connectivity to your smartphone and how/if that would affect your vision.

  83. mofosoto

    January 12, 2022 at 8:23 pm

    I could see these being used with AR glasses to make the whole experience far better. You can definitely tell that there are limitations to both, but if you combine them you could have something that really works.

  84. Patty Cake

    January 12, 2022 at 8:57 pm

    I love the idea. It would be nice to have a regular check up of how your eyes are doing that goes along with the purchase. And maybe a possible device that a person can purchase that can read out your eyes. If at all possible.

  85. Romey Rome

    January 13, 2022 at 3:42 am

    I’m here for it

  86. GTFOH

    January 13, 2022 at 3:49 am

    Yes. I will go blind and broke for this

  87. SteelForge

    January 13, 2022 at 4:00 am

    Sign me up

  88. Aaron Aldrich

    January 13, 2022 at 6:28 am

    I’m excited about this tech! Take my money!! 💸

  89. Tom Goodman

    January 13, 2022 at 10:38 pm

    After having cataract surgery following a detached retina, I found that while my vision is sharp each eye sees a different size image. I would be interested if I could fine-tune the size of the image so that each Eye would see the same size image. Perhaps a different use of this tech.

  90. Lyra Serpentine

    January 14, 2022 at 1:04 am

    Well, it’s about time. I’ve been wanting these for decades. They’ll be super handy.

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