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Crowdfunding Smash: Automatic Eyeglasses Lens Cleaner Lands $250K-plus

Do you reckon this $79 LensHD works?

By Rain Noe - July 14, 2021

in Crowdfunding

Those of us who wear eyeglasses know how to get them clean, and have the means; it's just tedious. Most of the time I walk around with smudgy eyeglasses.

I guess I'm not alone in my sloth, because a Kickstarter campaign for the LensHD, a $79 automatic eyeglass lens cleaner, was seeking just $1,000--but had clocked $252,515 in pledges at press time. With 29 days left to pledge.

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I'm a bit skeptical that the thing works as advertised; I'm writing about it because I'm amazed at the demand. So, design entrepreneurs among you: If this thing turns out not to work, and you can think of a compelling design that does work, note that you've got an apparently voracious market waiting for you.

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Nathan D.

3 years ago

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Imagine if just one grain of sand found its way onto one of the pads and your insurance didn't want to shell out another $1500 for replacement progressives this calendar year.

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john Date

3 years ago

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Not sure this is better than the convenience of a breath of moist air and a microfiber cloth (perfect result every time), but would love to see this mechanism serve a higher function: de-scratching lenses!

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stephen knifton

3 years ago

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i'll just carry that around in my backpack so it will be handy any time i need to clean my lenses.

or use a perfectly perfect microfibre lens cloth which i can pretty much get for free.

or maybe i'll just leave the device at home on the counter next to the elephantine bread-maker,

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Simon Turgeon

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Whenever I see something like this one-use gadget, I think it's a waste.
On second thought though, I think this would be really helpful in an optometrist's office, or for someone with arthritis.

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  In Japan some places use sonic cleaners which might be a better choice as this mechanical method may cause scratches.
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