A new milestone in augmented reality: Functional contact lenses

From a room full of machinery to contact lenses that house an ARM processor, radio transmitter and microbatteries, AR has come a long way. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Louis Rosenberg, Unanimous A.I.

Mojo Vision raises $45M for AR contact lenses with sports applications

Mojo Vision has raised $45 million to adapt its augmented reality contact lenses to work with sports and fitness applications. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi

Pixieray raises $4.4M for glasses that adapt to what you’re looking at on the fly

Pixieray has raised $4.4 million for glasses with lenses that adapt to give you the correct vision wherever you’re looking. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi

GiveVision and Sony promise compact glasses for visually impaired users

SightPlus 2 will give users with low vision the ability to see at or near standard levels of visual acuity, aiding in reading, watching TV, and IDing faces. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz