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Google Contact Lens, the Glossary

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Google Contact Lens was a smart contact lens project announced by Google on 16 January 2014.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 23 relations: Alcon, Bionic contact lens, Blood glucose monitoring, Contact lens, Diabetes, Food and Drug Administration, Glucose meter, Google, Google Glass, Iris (anatomy), Light-emitting diode, Microsoft, National Science Foundation, Novartis, Pupil, Radio-frequency identification, Stat (website), Tears, The New York Times, University of Washington, Verily, Wireless, X Development.

  2. Contact lenses
  3. Verily
  4. Wearable computers

Alcon

Alcon Inc. (Alcon AG) is a Swiss-American pharmaceutical and medical device company specializing in eye care products. Google Contact Lens and Alcon are contact lenses.

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A bionic contact lens is a proposed device that could provide a virtual display that could have a variety of uses from assisting the visually impaired to video gaming, as claimed by the manufacturers and developers. Google Contact Lens and bionic contact lens are contact lenses.

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Blood glucose monitoring

Blood glucose monitoring is the use of a glucose meter for testing the concentration of glucose in the blood (glycemia).

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Contact lenses, or simply contacts, are thin lenses placed directly on the surface of the eyes. Google Contact Lens and contact lens are contact lenses.

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Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels.

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Food and Drug Administration

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Glucose meter

A glucose meter, also referred to as a "glucometer", is a medical device for determining the approximate concentration of glucose in the blood.

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Google

Google LLC is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Google Glass

Google Glass, or simply Glass, is a brand of smart glasses developed and sold by Google. Google Contact Lens and Google Glass are display technology, Google hardware and Wearable computers.

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Iris (anatomy)

The iris (irides or irises) is a thin, annular structure in the eye in most mammals and birds, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil, and thus the amount of light reaching the retina.

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Light-emitting diode

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it. Google Contact Lens and light-emitting diode are display technology.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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National Science Foundation

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.

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Novartis

Novartis AG is a Swiss multinational pharmaceutical corporation based in Basel, Switzerland.

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Pupil

The pupil is a hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to strike the retina.

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Radio-frequency identification

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.

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Stat (website)

Stat (stylized STAT, sometimes also called Stat News) is an American health-oriented news website launched on November 4, 2015, by John W. Henry, the owner of The Boston Globe.

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Tears

Tears are a clear liquid secreted by the lacrimal glands (tear gland) found in the eyes of all land mammals.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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University of Washington

The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Verily

Verily Life Sciences LLC, also known as Verily (formerly Google Life Sciences), is Alphabet Inc.'s research organization devoted to the study of life sciences.

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Wireless

Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information (telecommunication) between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided medium for the transfer.

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X Development

X Development LLC, doing business as X (formerly Google X), is an American semi-secret research and development facility and organization founded by Google in January 2010.

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See also

Contact lenses

Verily

Wearable computers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Contact_Lens

Also known as Google contact lenses.