IXI raises $36.5M for world’s first autofocus glasses

IXI has raised $36.5 million in funding to launch the world’s first autofocus glasses which can correct vision dynamically. IXEI is an Espoo, Finland-based startup with back from Amazon and others. It wants to reimagine glasses not as a medical device, but as a tech-enhanced lifestyle accessory fit for modern consumers. The company aims to create eyewear that provides optimal vision in every situation. Using cutting-edge technology, IXI glasses intelligently adapt to your eye movements, automatically focusing to help you see more—sharper—all within beautifully designed frames. Their first-generation product is currently in development, with more details to follow closer to launch. Disrupting the $200 billion global eyewear market, IXI’s technology will provide a wider field of view in a product that works just as nature intended eyes to work. The company is creating a new category of eyewear, featuring unique real-time and ultra-low-power eye tracking and state-of-the-art dynamic ... Read full article.