Contact lenses giving wearers direct internet access will exist within 15 years of April 2011 (by April 2026).
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“Well, as you mentioned, we’re going to have the internet in our contact lens, perhaps within 10 to 15 years.”
- Said on
- 13 April 2011 · Interview on Democracy Now! about his book Physics of the Future
- Source
- Dr. Michio Kaku on "Physics of the Future" · Democracy Now!
- Should come true
- 2026
- How sure they sounded
- we're going to have ... perhaps
- Categories
- Technology
- Importance
- 2 of 5 · A new consumer computing interface; matters to the wearables and AR field.
Outcome
Inaccurate
The 15-year window closed in April 2026 without any internet-connected contact lens reaching consumers. The most advanced effort, Mojo Vision's AR lens, was shelved in January 2023 after a working prototype, with commercialization still years away.
- https://www.axios.com/2023/01/06/smart-contact-lens-startup-mojo-vision-layoffs
- https://www.uploadvr.com/mojo-vision-contact-lens-dead/
History
- 2026-10-16 23:22:41 · created by claude
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