Since Boarding Ring focused on boaters, the company apparently figured that no one but a small team of like-minded individuals would see them - or that folks wouldn't mind looking like a myopic Neptune out of water.Ĭitroën's lifestyle site sells the Seetroëns in white for 99 euros, about $116 at today's exchange rate, but they won't ship until September. Parisian design studio 5-5 to redesign the glasses, because the version Boarding Ring designed and sells look like they belong in a SyFy channel movie. Early reviews of the spectacles come from boating magazines, and the specs received a special mentionĬitroën's contribution to the party was calling
The glasses were tested on the French Navy and found to be 95 percent effective. For those who already wear glasses, the Seetroëns can be worn over prescription lenses.īoarding Ring invented the technology, which has been around at least since 2013 and looks to have been developed for seafarers - Boarding Ring's address is in the South of France just off the Mediterranean. The eye's peripheral vision uses the fluid to establish a horizon and harmonize visual information with other motion information being sent to the brain.ĭoctor's orders say to put the Seetroëns on as soon as symptoms appear, and that all should be well again in about ten minutes. The Seetroën glasses useĬolored fluid-filled rings where lenses would go. The nausea-inducing ailment happens when the inner ear, the eye, and sensory nerves send conflicting signals to the brain about what the body's doing. Put them on and look at a fixed object, such as tablet or phone or book, and you should be able to remove them after 10 minutes, your motion sickness symptoms all gone.Ĭitroen guarantees that you won’t look silly with the glasses on for longer than 10 minutes, and that you’ll be able to enjoy the rest of your ride.If you don't suffer from severe motion sickness when riding in the car, theĬitroën Seetroën anti-motion-sickness glasses would look like a live-action Pixar prop. In simpler terms, the glasses create an artificial horizon line in the front and sides, which allows the resynchronization of sight and inner-ear, and thus “cures” motion sickness. The Boarding Ring technology is a patented medical device that consists of 4 rings filled with blue liquid. They use the Boarding Ring technology, which boasts a 95 percent efficiency rate after just 10 minutes. Starting from the observation that motion sickness appears because of the difference in perception between the sense of balance and sight, Citroen teamed up with startup Traction to create the Seetroen glasses.
They’re glassless, so they can be worn by all family members so think of it as an investment, as long as 2 members don’t become sick simultaneously. They’re half-silly half-cool looking, being made of soft-touch white plastic and blue liquid in the rims that moves when you move the head. The Seetroen glasses are now available for order through the company’s lifestyle boutique and will set you back €99.
Luckily, Citroen has come up with a cure for it, by releasing a new, innovative product that tricks the mind into re-synchronizing and rid you of all unpleasant symptoms associated with motion sickness. Motion sickness can turn any fun trip into an ordeal, no matter the age of the person affected by it.
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