CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-EYEGLASS CASE INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-EYEGLASS CASE INDUSTRY (CN)

(231211) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers make eyeglass cases at the workshop of a company in Xinhe County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 4, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Local eyeglass case industry goes global" (Photo by Li Shiqiang/Xinhua)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-EYEGLASS CASE INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-HEBEI-XINHE-EYEGLASS CASE INDUSTRY (CN)

(231211) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers make eyeglass cases at the workshop of a company in Xinhe County, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 4, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Local eyeglass case industry goes global" (Photo by Li Shiqiang/Xinhua)

Eyeglass frame maker's way to 'think beyond frame'

Eyeglass frame maker's way to 'think beyond frame'

FUKUI, Japan - An employee of Kisso Ltd. in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, holds an extra-large earpick, used for publicity display, made of eyeglass frame material cellulose acetate on Oct. 1, 2014. Kisso has been producing accessories from cellulose acetate in an effort to find a way to invigorate the sluggish local economy, with the new products becoming a big hit.

App to offer marathoners info via wearable device

App to offer marathoners info via wearable device

OSAKA, Japan - An official of K-Opticom Corp., a Japanese telecommunications company, shows a demonstration image based on an application program it has developed to provide runners in a marathon race with their standings and other information through a wearable eyeglass-type device in Osaka on Sept. 18, 2014. The Kansai Electric Power Co. affiliate will demonstrate the smartphone software in the Osaka Marathon 2014 slated for Oct. 26.

Job market looks favorable for foreign students

Job market looks favorable for foreign students

TOKYO, Japan - An official of eyeglass company JIN Co. explains the company's business to foreign students at its booth at a joint-enterprise orientation event held in Osaka on Jan. 15, 2011.

Job market looks favorable for foreign students

Job market looks favorable for foreign students

TOKYO, Japan - An official of eyeglass company JIN Co. explains the company's business to foreign students at its booth at a joint-enterprise orientation event held in Osaka on Jan. 15, 2011.

People in El Salvador make eyeglass frames from recycled plastic bottles

STORY: People in El Salvador make eyeglass frames from recycled plastic bottles DATELINE: April 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:24 LOCATION: San Salvador CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people picking plastic bottles on beach 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): YASMIN BARRAZA, Co-creator of the recycled eyeglass frame project 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): NELSON MORALES, Architect and 3D designer 4. various of the process of making eyeglass frames from recycled plastic STORYLINE: Plastic misuse in El Salvador is causing pollution of the Central American country's rivers and beaches. In this sense, projects promoting the recycling and reusing of plastic are necessary, such as the innovative idea of Yasmin Barraza and Jose Pimentel, who are making eyeglass frames from recycled materials such as plastic bottles, also known as PET. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): YASMIN BARRAZA, Co-creator of the recycled eyeglass frame project "How to be able to create a filament through plastic bottles to be able to create eyeglass frames with t

Wearable electronic devices on display at Tokyo trade fair

Wearable electronic devices on display at Tokyo trade fair

A model wears Toshiba Corp.'s Wearvue, a digital eyeglass device, at the Wearable Expo at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan. 13, 2016. Cutting-edge wearable devices developed by around 160 companies are on display at the Jan. 13-15 trade fair. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Seiko Epson to sell smart glasses for professional use

Seiko Epson to sell smart glasses for professional use

Seiko Epson Corp. announces on June 23, 2015, the launch in September of its eyeglass-like Moverio Pro BT-2000 wearable device for professional use that can display information on the line of sight, leaving the user's hands free. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Eyeglass frame maker's way to 'think beyond frame'

Eyeglass frame maker's way to 'think beyond frame'

FUKUI, Japan - An employee of Kisso Ltd. in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, holds an extra-large earpick, used for publicity display, made of eyeglass frame material cellulose acetate on Oct. 1, 2014. Kisso has been producing accessories from cellulose acetate in an effort to find a way to invigorate the sluggish local economy, with the new products becoming a big hit. (Kyodo)

App to offer marathoners info via wearable device

App to offer marathoners info via wearable device

OSAKA, Japan - An official of K-Opticom Corp., a Japanese telecommunications company, shows a demonstration image based on an application program it has developed to provide runners in a marathon race with their standings and other information through a wearable eyeglass-type device in Osaka on Sept. 18, 2014. The Kansai Electric Power Co. affiliate will demonstrate the smartphone software in the Osaka Marathon 2014 slated for Oct. 26. (Kyodo)

Job market looks favorable for foreign students

Job market looks favorable for foreign students

TOKYO, Japan - An official of eyeglass company JIN Co. explains the company's business to foreign students at its booth at a joint-enterprise orientation event held in Osaka on Jan. 15, 2011. (Kyodo)

Job market looks favorable for foreign students

Job market looks favorable for foreign students

TOKYO, Japan - An official of eyeglass company JIN Co. explains the company's business to foreign students at its booth at a joint-enterprise orientation event held in Osaka on Jan. 15, 2011. (Kyodo)