BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE: MARCH 6, 2000 ISSUE
Welcome to 2010: A Special Report
Comfort Zone

In a completely wireless world, control over private space will be at a premium. Cell phones will be ringing and screens will be flashing, drowning people in a sea of data. Eyewear can provide a cone of silence and a zone of privacy.


SHADES OF MEANING

A display on the eyewear will show sensitive for-your-eyes-only information. A variable-tint lens coating will darken as low voltage is applied to it.




Noise controlling ear piece

QUIET, PLEASE

Noise is controlled through optional earpieces that electronically mute sound waves. Reconfiguring the earpiece and display can give you a movie theater for one.


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