The Display Of The Future Might Be In Your Contact Lens • Discoverology

The Display Of The Future Might Be In Your Contact Lens

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As my eyes flitted around the room, I moved through a virtual interface only visible to me—scrolling through a calendar, looking up commute times home, and even controlling music playback. It’s all I theoretically need to do to use Mojo Lens, a smart contact lens coming from a company called Mojo Vision.

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