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813 ‘World’s first’ autofocus glasses could spell the end of reading specs

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Siôn Geschwindt @ The Next Web 3 place · 06/05/2025 03:00 EDT

‘World’s first’ autofocus glasses could spell the end of reading specs

While Mark Zuckerberg was hyping Meta’s latest Ray-Ban smartglasses and Apple was promoting its Vision Pro mixed reality headset in 2023, Finnish startup IXI was quietly crafting high-tech specs for more practical purposes.  Founded in 2021, the company emerged from stealth in April with $36mn in funding to commercialise what it claims are the world’s first autofocus glasses. The prescription specs promise to change the way visually-impaired people see the world around them.  “None of the tech giants are fi

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