Roblox is adding paid billboard ads within the game, making it the largest playground for product pushing. Do you think kids have selective vision when their game is covered in ads?
Have bad eyesight? Try one of these vision training apps
As we age, our vision is among the first senses to degrade. Our eyes’ ability to focus lessens over time, which is most noticeable while reading or using a phone or computer.
Vision training apps claim to help improve eyesight and keep your eyes healthier. We can’t say they definitely work, but some free apps are worth checking out if you’re sick of reading glasses or don’t want to bump up your prescription strength.
Blue screen blues
Whether browsing the web, working, shopping online, checking social media, or video chatting with friends and colleagues, we expose our eyes to blue light. While you can find blue light in fluorescent lighting, LED lights and even the sun, we hear about it more when referencing phones and computer screens.
While more studies need to be done on the potentially harmful effects of blue light, we know that it can disturb your circadian rhythm, affect your sleep and cause eye strain. Skincare experts have also linked blue light from devices to skin problems. Tap or click here to learn more.
It may seem counterintuitive to use your phone to train your vision, but these apps are designed for just a few minutes.
Eyesight recovery workout
Eyes Recovery Workout
Eyesight recovery workout is an Android app that features exercises to help restore your vision and relax your eyes. There are six exercises, and an entire session lasts just five minutes. You only need one session daily to see improvement, and you can set up notifications and reminders to keep it up.
Just follow the eye on your screen and focus on the sound prompts. The developers suggest running through the program after work or during work breaks.
With more than 500,000 downloads and a score of 4.7 on the Google Play Store, this one is worth a look. Eyesight recovery workout is free to use with ads. Upgrade to the full version to remove ads.
Test your eyes: 99% of people can’t find the hidden words in these tough optical illusions
It’s time to test whether you’re working with an elite brain or not. One of these optical illusions stumps 99% of people, so if you can spot it, you’re in the top 1%. Each hidden word optical illusion is tricky, so prepare for a challenge.
Bryan Johnson says he's aging in reverse
Remember Bryan Johnson, the tech millionaire trying not to die? He says his body now ages only 7.6 months for every 12. We’ll also cover how employers are luring people back to the office and why Apple is changing plans for the Vision Pro headset.
Does this toga make my gluteus look maximus? Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Herculaneum papyri scrolls were buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted. The scrolls were too fragile to read — until now. Using AI machine learning and computer vision, researchers can decipher what’s on them without physically unwrapping the delicate material.
$12,000 surgery
Keratopigmentation changes the color of your eye by injecting dye into the cornea. It can be extremely dangerous. Potential side effects include bacterial infections, light sensitivity and even vision loss (paywall link). So not worth it.
How to control your Android phone with just your eyes
As you age, your senses get duller. Go to any drug store in the country and you’ll find a rack of cheap reading glasses. It’s a part of life that our vision is among the first senses to go, but fortunately, there are ways to mitigate this.
Staring at a screen all day? The trick to preventing painful eye strain
If you work on a computer all day long, you know the physical stress it can put on you. Sitting in a chair in front of a computer and typing for hours on end can cause all sorts of health issues, including carpal tunnel syndrome and back problems.
A round of a-paws: The U.S. military is developing a gun-wielding robot dog to protect our forces from aerial drones. The doggo is equipped with an AR-15-type rifle, an electro-optical targeting system, infrared/thermal vision and a laser aiming device. Wow, I hope these don’t get hacked.
Here VR, folks: Microsoft ordered a few hundred thousand micro-OLED displays for its next-gen VR headset. The plan is a device that makes watching movies and playing games more immersive. If Microsoft prices it under $500, they might have something. The $3,500 Apple Vision Pro was a complete bust.
Night-vision tech is getting better: Researchers are developing ultra-thin, lightweight infrared filters — think thinner than cling wrap and lighter than a gram — that fit right over your regular specs. Just imagine asking your optometrist to add night vision to your prescription lenses. Sign me up!
The Apple Vision Pro - Apple finally gets the message
The $3500 headset was hyped as a game-changer, but this week, work on the second version got canceled. Let’s break down why it’s not selling and what’s behind the decision.
Night vision: Blue light tells your brain to wake up. You can switch your iPhone to warmer red hues for bedtime — and it looks neat, too. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size. Turn on Color Filters, then choose Color Tint, and move Intensity and Hue all the way to the right.
49.8% of the population will be nearsighted and need glasses by 2050
That’s up from 20% in 2000. Screens aren’t totally to blame — all “near work” like reading, writing and, yes, watching, contributes, along with time indoors. A good reminder to get outside and make sure you have vision insurance.
Here VR: Apple is cutting production on the augmented reality Vision Pro headset. An analyst says Apple only expects to sell half of its original estimate of 700,000 to 800,000 units this year. Here’s hoping this flop leads to a cheaper model or at least a price drop. Not many people can spend $3,500.
5 reasons why people return the Vision Pro
Is the headset worth the big bucks? Hear what owners have to say.
Apple's Vision Pro — to buy or not
Is it worth the investment or should you wait it out? Get my advice here.
Apple's "Game Changer" Vision Pro
Is Apple’s VR headset worth the cost? I tell you why it is in this one-minute podcast.