You can now track your fitness with your glasses

A novel eyewear prototype wants to be the solution for those seeking wearable technology to track fitness and activities, but hate the bulky equipment that is required to be worn on wrists or clothing.

The device-coined Project Genesis-is a joint research venture by VSP Global’s The Shop’s Sacramento, CA and New York City labs.

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“Eyewear has been the most successful piece of ‘wearable technology’ for over 700 years,” said Leslie Muller, a project lead at The Shop. “With Genesis, we’re now adding additional value into the frame, but doing so in a seamless, fully integrated design that creates a richer experience for the wearer.”

The eyewear-which resembles regular glasses-can track steps, calories burned, activity time, and distance traveled via a chipset built into its earpiece, according to VSP. Wearers can also monitor their statistics in real time through the accompanying Android app, also designed by The Shop.

The prototype’s capabilities are being tested in the company’s Sacramento lab, where a group of 26 beta testers wear the frames to track their fitness progress.

“We wanted to start small,” VSP said in a prepared statement. “(This) prototype includes high-tech sensors found in many other fitness trackers on the market today, including an accelerometer, a magnetometer, and a gyroscope to track steps, calories burned and distance traveled.

“ . . . Bluetooth syncs Genesis to the app, (and) an embedded battery offers a three-day run time between 30-minute charges,” the company continued. “Our ultimate goal with this project is to provide the wearer with contextualized health data about themselves.”

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