glasses

4.18: pos.gear/glasses/compounding scripts with readers:

. instead of diff scripts for mac

use both current and very weak 2nd pair

so can try new one without removing the other

sfm has these now (go today!)

[10.1.4: obs:

. later I did get some at sfm,

but I took the readers off of the scripts,

so that I could avoid wearing so many glasses at the same time .

. at sfm I could then try the readers

that would be specific to the distance needed for the mac .

]

4.28: proj.gear/glasses/nylon binding:

. need to find an optimal location

and then make sure the binding is

tight for that diameter of arm .

(it narrows as it approaches the ar) .

. I tried just doing a 2nd winding over my first try,

but tried a method that didn't work like the first:

doing a series of square knots;

the first -- and final --

was to hold the parts together

while doing many windings,

each time pulling all them tight,

winding for 5mm along the parts,

then back again,

and locking this in place

with a few square knots held in place with

a melting burn(it's nylon thread) .

. the glasses are as far from my face as possible

while still being able to

wear my hat with the built-in safety shields .

8.7: news.gear/glasses/variable focus!:

http://trufocals.com/

Order a custom-made pair of TruFocals for the introductory price of

$895 + tax (where applicable).

Start enjoying a new world of vision right away.

Your TruFocals order will include everything you need

to experience comfortable vision at any distance:

* Clear lenses custom-manufactured to your prescription

* Scratch resistant anti-reflective and anti-smudge coatings

* UVA and UVB protection

* Durable frame

* Slim profile storage case

* Micro-fiber cleaning cloth

Your TruFocals order includes free shipping,

and expert fitting by an optician in your neighborhood, and comes with:

All you need is a current prescription

(less than one year old).

You can submit your prescription online, by fax, by phone,

or through your eye care professional.

Just be sure it includes your "Pupil Distance" (PD).

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/science/04prof.html?_r=1&ref=science

For the moment TruFocals has the market to itself,

but it may have competition next year.

PixelOptics, based in Roanoke, Va., is pursuing an electro-optical approach,

which will use a technology that is similar to an LCD display

to change the refractive index of a transparent component

that the company will embed in conventional lenses.

In principle, that will make the technology accessible to many frames and fashions.

The goal is a system that will automatically determine focus

by using an accelerometer, a sensor that measures changes in motion,

said Ronald Bloom, the company founder.

It would need recharging every two or three days.

The company has not given out details or pricing of its technology,

but has said that it is in user trials.

11.18: proj.gear/glasses/inventory:

newest:

. the newest readers were good for laptop use .

+2.00 pair:

. the pair I got with art taking me to store for b'day,

are the only ones showing script: +2.00,

. little bit close, but will do;

proj.gear/glasses/fix readers by redrilling a hole:

. fix readers with broken lens by redrilling a new hole into lens,

so the screw-in frames have another point to screw into .

11.19: proj.gear/glasses/convert new readers to clip-on's:

. get nose pads converted to hooks .