Imagine being able to play back a crystal clear video of the greatest moments of your life: your first kiss, that huge win at the casino, or the time Bill Murray approached you on the street, gave you a bear hug, and vanished into the night. We are not far away to the time when we all will be equipped with these lenses which will record all day long. Sony, Google and Samsung are working on this tech at the moment.
Sony's patent application explains how their smart lenses will work and it is believed to be having more features than just seeing and snapping a picture. Sony says that the lenses would record images when "worn on an eyeball". The lenses will have own storage units to store recorded data.
The question arises here is that how are we going to press " record"? Well it is pretty sure they won't attach a button to it. Sony's patent explains that they would start to record with the blink of an eye. The lenses would know when you are blinking out of necessity and when you are giving a signal to the lens to record. The patent also says that users might only need to wear a smart contact lens in one eye and not in both eyes.
Diagram of Sony's recording contact lens.
For those who are keen to get these, had to wait for at least 2-3 years, though no release date is announced but it is expected to come after 2 years.