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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: eyeglasses

eyeglasses stories: 5 news summaries
SHADES of SARAH PALIN

 For Gamers Too Tired 
 to Blink: 'Wink Glasses' 

They come from the maker of Palin's stylish eyewear

Oct 28, 09 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Maybe Sarah Palin—world-class winker that she is—inspired them: The maker of her stylish glasses has a new product for gamers too busy to blink. (Really.) Masunaga Optical's Wink Glasses have a sensor to keep track of blinks, and if they don't come quickly enough, the lenses fog... More »

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eyeglasses • Sarah Palin • weird products

Heirs Decry 'Immoral' Sale
of Gandhi's Stuff

'Insult' to India 'must
be stopped,' says
great-grandson

Feb 16, 09 7:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Mahatma Gandhi’s heirs have slammed a New York auction of his few belongings, calling it “immoral,” the Daily Telegraph reports. “It must be stopped," said Gandhi’s great-grandson. "It would be a grave insult to the nation if these items”—including sandals, pocket... More »

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New York City • India • Germany • auction • eyeglasses • Mahatma Gandhi

Palin's Glasses Are a Fashion Spectacle

But is the focus
on her look
just sexist?

Sep 11, 08 1:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin: Hockey mom, moose-hunter … trend setter? Marie Claire says Palin's $375 designer glasses are “a style hit,” and opticians have been flooded with inquiries about the Kazuo Kawasaki 704s, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  “It’s always been, ‘Men don’t make passes... More »

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fashion • women's rights • sexism • vice president • eyeglasses • Geraldine Ferraro • Sarah Palin • Kazuo Kawasaki

Fashionistas Sporting Specs,
Even With 20/20 Vision

The four-eyed look is in, experts say, but view is murky for Lasik surgery

Apr 26, 08 6:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eyeglasses are no longer just for the optically challenged: Fashionistas everywhere see them as the latest must-have (eye)piece and are stocking up on non-prescription glasses to match every outfit, the Wall Street Journal says. Seeing wasn’t believing for one man who underwent Lasik surgery but continues to sport... More »

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fashion • Drew Carey • eyeglasses • Lasik eye surgery

It's as Plain
as the Glasses on Your Face

Company puts a phone number—and a reward
—on your lost specs

Aug 27, 07 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans spent $445 million replacing lost eyeglasses last year; one small company aims to come to the rescue by selling tiny tubes of plastic that shrink unobtrusively onto the eyepiece of spectacles, carrying a code and a phone number. Finders of registered glasses get a small reward, while their owners... More »

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Massachusetts • small business • glasses • eyeglasses • Eyeglass Rescue • CVS • Walgreens

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