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Smartphone attachment lets you test your eyesight at home
EyeQue is a nifty little gadget that lets you test your eyes using your phone, then order lenses with the specs it produces. TK Bay: This is a budget-friendly stay at home eye exam that you use your smartphone to be able to track and find out what your prescription is. You can use the… READ THE REST
Man invents robotic device to insert contact lenses
A variety of handheld tools are available to help people insert and remove contact lenses, but even those may not be useful for people with dexterity challenges due to age or medical issues. To address that, Craig Hershoff of Aventura, Florida developed a voice-activated robotic device to insert his own scleral lenses, a special kind… READ THE REST
Braille Institute's free Atkinson Hyperlegible font helps low-vision readers
Atkinson Hyperlegible was modified from Helvetica style san-serif fonts, but with a few tweaks to make similar letters appear different. For instance, the capital I has serifs to help readers distinguish it from a lowercase L, a numeral 1, or an exclamation point! As someone with significant vision loss from a detached retina, I found… READ THE REST
Pawp is true pet protection — with an instant $3,000 safety shield from crippling vet bills.
The excitement of bringing a new pet into your home, particularly an indescribably cute kitten or puppy, is intoxicating. Between welcoming the new family member and enjoying all that youthful energy around your house, it's easy not to think about some of the other immediate considerations surrounding pet ownership. But those realities will appear, likely… READ THE REST
Everyone needs a spurtle in their kitchen – and this pakka wood set is as sharp as they come
When you sort through all those kitchen utensils that take up drawer after drawer in your oh-so-well-stocked kitchen, there could be an essential item that you've forgotten. You undoubtedly have a spoon. And you've almost certainly got a spatula. But think for a second…does your culinary armory also include a spurtle? Look, we're not going… READ THE REST
The SmartMike+ is a wireless stereo mic that makes smartphone audio sound amazing
While the process of recording everything from a vlog to a musical performance has definitely seen some huge improvements since the advent of the smartphone, that, by no stretch, means that we've worked out all the kinks quite yet. Because, while devices like the iPhone have constantly ramped up the video quality, capable of capturing… READ THE REST