With all the hype surrounding the new Oakley Thump range, manufacturers are starting to wonder if they just might be on to something. And with that comes the invention of the new and innovative Varibel hearing eyeglasses.

This new and inspired invention is ideal for people suffering from possible seeing and hearing problems. Besides the fact that it helps you with your sight and hearing, it looks stylish too. Gone are the days when you have to look old and frumpy with your bifocals or hearing aid, medical advances has just got fashionable.

You won’t get bionic hearing; instead you will get a top of the range hearing aid built into regular eyeglasses. Embedded in each spectacle arm is four tiny microphones which transmit sounds from the front and simultaneously blocks background noise.

This creates ‘directional sensitivity’, which means that the sound coming from the wearer’s gaze is amplified, while the sounds in the background are dampened. This in turn helps make conversations clearer, even in noisy environments where standard hearing aids will not do the job.

Charging this nifty little device is just as simple. There are rechargeable batteries which are hidden in the ends of the arms, so all you have to do is place the ends of the frames into a special recharging stand overnight and voila, the batteries are recharged.

This device, developed by a group of scholars at the Delft University of Technology and in partnership with Phillips, will be showcased for the first time at the upcoming SICEX 2008 in Singapore. Even though this device is still in its conception stages, soon you may be able to hear through your sunglasses. How ingenious is that?

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