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    New glasses bring tears to the eyes

    TOKYO, JAPAN: The Japanese eyewear company behind Sarah Palin's designer glasses has come up with a high-tech solution for obsessive video-gamers and bookworms whose eyes dry out from lack of blinking.
    Image courtesy of: Masunaga Optical Manufacturing
    Image courtesy of: Masunaga Optical Manufacturing

    Masunaga Optical Manufacturing Co. Ltd. said on Tuesday its "Wink Glasses", retailing for ¥40 000 (US$430), were an answer to the ocular dehydration caused for instance by prolonged computer use.

    When a sensor detects that the wearer has not blinked for more than five seconds, the glasses "fog up" by gradually making a liquid crystal display over one eye turn opaque.

    A simple blink clears the lens again.

    Masunaga, based in the central Japanese city of Fukui, has enjoyed a boost in sales since Palin burst to international prominence last year as the Republicans' vice presidential pick in the United States.

    Source: AFP

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