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TDK shows prototype smart glasses that project images directly onto the retina
TDK displayed a prototype of smart glasses that project images directly onto the retina.
The prototype has a meta-optics mirror visible as a square on the left lens.
The story focuses on a drawback of smart-glass captions: wearers may not make eye contact while reading them.
It points to direct retinal projection and contact lenses as possible future ways to address the problem.
The available details do not explain how contact lenses would work or when either approach might be available.
No next steps or release plans are given.
TDK displayed a prototype of smart glasses that use direct retinal image projection.
A square component visible in the left lens is a meta-optics mirror.
The article headline describes the technology as a possible answer to a problem in which people using glasses subtitles do not make eye contact.
The headline also mentions contact lenses as part of a possible future solution.
- Who
- TDK displayed the prototype.
- What
- A prototype of smart glasses that project images directly onto the retina.
- When
- The article was published on 22 October 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The article headline presents retinal projection as a possible way to address the eye-contact problem associated with subtitles on smart glasses.
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- Company
- TDK
- Device
- Prototype smart glasses using direct retinal image projection
- Component
- A square meta-optics mirror is visible in the left lens