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Say goodbye to Google Glass… for now

The Glass Explorer Program, launched in 2013, ended January 19, when Google closed the sale of its wearable prototypes.

Although some people see this as an admission of failure, perhaps even the death of Google Glass, Mountain View corporation says that they are only restructuring. The Google Glass project will no longer be the responsibility of Google X, the lab that works on the company’s innovative creations, but will become part of the Google Glass division managed by iPod creator Tony Fadell.

“We’re continuing to build for the future, and you’ll start to see future versions of Glass when they’re ready,” says the company in a release, without providing any details as to when the product will be relaunched.

For further information: https://plus.google.com/+GoogleGlass/posts/9uiwXY42tvc

20/20 Accessory Source Makes Two New Appointments

20/20 Accessory Source has appointed Lisa Begg as Managing Director and Wayne Louie as Director of Marketing at their Maple Ridge Head Office in British Columbia.

Lisa Begg brings over 22 years of experience in the vision care industry. Wayne Louie brings 18 years in communication design and marketing as well as 10 years of interior and fashion design experience. The new appointments will allow owner, Rob Begg, to focus on research and development efforts.

20/20 offers a wide range of eyewear accessory products including: readers, sunglasses, lens cleaners, cases and store displays.

Click HERE for the full press release.

 

 

Vinyl Factory Releases Rock Star Models in Munich

In rock style fashion, Vinyl Factory unveiled two new models at the Opti fair in Munich: the Lanegan and the Tankian.

The Lanegan is a tribute to the gifted, dark, grunge and alternative rock musician and singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan following the release of his new album “Phantom Radio”.

Tankian was inspired by Serj Tankian, vocalist, songwriter, keyboardist and occasional live rhythm guitarist and the metal band System of a Down.

Distributed in Canada by Optiman Group. www.optimaninc.com

 

 

Sales growth at Luxottica in 2014

After a year marked by administrative restructuring, Luxottica reported an increase in revenues of 6.7% (at constant exchange rates) in 2014 to $7.7 billion euros (CAN$10.75 billion).

With sales of 3.2 billion euros (CAN$4.47 billion), the Wholesale Division achieved a 8.6% increase, particularly due to Ray-Ban’s strong performance. The Retail Division generated a 5.4% increase in sales to 4.5 billion euros (CAN$6.28 billion), which was mostly driven by a 13.5% growth in Sunglass Hut sales.

Emerging markets (+17.6%) yielded the strongest results, followed by the North American market (+5.3%).

Massimo Vian, CEO for Product and Operations, expressed his pride in the 2014 results, adding that the eyewear manufacturer aims to double its revenues over the next 10 years.

To see the financial results: http://www.luxottica.com/sites/luxottica.com/files/2015_01_19_-_4q_and_fy14_sales_-_press_release_luxottica.pdf

FYidoctors Announce Major Purchase of Zeiss Cirrus HD-OCTs

With a view toward improving coast to coast coverage with OCT technology, FYidoctors announced a substantial purchase from Carl Zeiss Canada’s Medical Division.

Dr. Alan Ulsifer, CEO and President of FYidoctors indicates,  “the purchase is …a big part of our brand”.

In the statement, Moosah Gulam, Vice President at Carl Zeiss Canada, welcomed the choice of FYidoctors.

The OCT purchase builds upon previously announced collaborations between ZEISS and FYidoctors. Last November FYi became the first external laboratory in Canada authorized to manufacture Zeiss lenses. FYidoctors also uses i.Terminal 2.

www.fyidoctors.com

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