Product: Innovative Eyewear has announced a major upgrade to its flagship Lucyd Lyte audio eyewear platform. The new line brings several advances to the company’s core product and is available now, in any optical prescription. The Lyte 2.0 marks the culmination of years of R&D to realize the company’s mission to make smart eyewear more accessible, useful and stylish for the optical and sunglass markets. The company offers smart eyewear under the Lucyd, Nautica and Eddie Bauer brands. (The Nautica Eyewear and Eddie Bauer Eyewear licenses for optical and sunwear remain with Marchon and Charmant, respectively.)
Top Line: “There is no smart eyewear on the market that is as bold, beautiful and functional as the Lucyd Lyte 2.0,” said Harrison Gross, CEO of Innovative Eyewear. “We are in a very unique place in history where time-tested devices like the wristwatch and eyeglasses are being reimagined as onramps into our digital lives.”
Close Up: A four-speaker array provides immersive open-ear audio, that matches the sound quality of traditional earbuds without obstructing your hearing. The new speaker system provides an enhanced mid-range and bass response compared to the previous Lucyd Lyte. Audio input is improved with the introduction of dual noise-cancelling microphones. The Lyte 2.0 is ideal for recording audio content such as podcasts and voice messages, and improves the fidelity of phone calls and input for voice assistants like Siri compared to most built-in smartphone microphones. The battery life of the glasses has been improved to 12 hours of music playback and call time per charge, a 50 percent uplift over the previous model. The collection boasts 15 trending eyewear styles crafted by an experienced eyewear design team. Ten styles are available now, with the remaining five in pre-order until their expected availability in March 2023. The collection includes optical frames designed specifically for women and petite heads, as part of the company’s initiative to develop smart eyewear for all head shapes and sizes.
Vital Stats: The power and pairing indicator LEDs have been moved to a more discreet location in the inner temple. Touch controls now give an audible signal whenever the user adjusts volume or uses the other button functions, such as activating the voice assistant.Two new custom hinge types to enable a stronger, more aesthetically pleasing connection from the frontplate to the smart temple.
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