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PORTRAIT OF A DESIGNER

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provides a variety of health, activity and the market. Our mission is to enable

external environmental-related data, the eyewear industry to launch its own

including activity tracking, air pollution smart wearables.”

monitoring, UV light conditions, One of the challenges in broadening

navigation, fall detection and driver the acceptance of smart glasses is

drowsiness detection. making them stylish enough for people

Skugga operates an open-source to want to wear them. In response to

model providing eyewear brands the this, ‘design first’ has been Skugga’s

opportunity to decide to develop their philosophy from the start. This concept

own smartphone apps around the allows wearers to choose the brand,

technology or to use third parties’ style and eyewear frame that suits

software such as Google Fit or Apple them, while benefiting from smart

Health. “With this open-source model technology at the same time, without

brands and app developers can use our having to compromise on any of these

16 sensors’ data to benefit the end-users essential elements.

in endless ways, enhancing their health “The future of the eyewear industry

full eco-system, with both a hardware Apple, Google and Facebook. Many “ The future of the

and quality of daily life,” states Mikael.

lies in connectivity and smart glasses.

Skugga has invested significant time A lot of development money has been

and resources in the development of a invested by Silicon Valley giants like

eyewear industry lies in

and software solution: a hardware exciting things are happening in connectivity and smart

solution that fits into the existing augmented reality, which will make glasses.

production process of the eyewear smart glasses even more attractive to

companies and a software solution end users,” Mikael contends. “

that can add a lot of value to various Skugga assumed its rightful place

companies’ end-users. as a pioneer in advancing optical

Mikael contends that most competitors’ technology when it won the SILMO

primary focus is on creating proprietary d’Or 2022 Award in the “Technological that can be embedded in any fashion

smart eyewear, somewhat disregarding Innovation in Eyewear – Connected eyewear frame we’re opening up the

the importance of aesthetics, fashion Products” category. Mikael notes, potential for all eyewear brands to

and brand image, and that “they’ve “We’re happy that smart eyewear is become smart.

struggled to produce any sellable being recognized as part of this industry’s “I’m most proud of being a part of the

consumer products.” Skugga’s starting future. We have developed our smart global smart eyewear revolution and

point lies within and in collaboration technology to be able to tap into the to have a role in developing the next

with the fashion industry, creating smart, existing eyewear ecosystem and team generation of life-essential electronic

great-looking glasses for everyone. up with the eyewear brands. With devices together with an incredible

“This has made us the frontrunner in Skugga’s miniaturized smart module team of skilled people.” n

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