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South Korean Designer Launches ‘Third Eye’ To Help ‘Smartphone Zombies’ Avoid Disaster

Ian Haworth
South Korean Designer Launches ‘Third Eye’ To Help ‘Smartphone Zombies’ Avoid Disaster
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Reacting to so-called “smartphone zombies” who are apparently incapable of looking up from their phones while walking in order to avoid obstacles like walls, glass, or cars, an industrial designer in South Korea has the solution.

Paeng Min-wook calls it “The Third Eye,” a robotic eyeball which “obsessive mobile phone users can strap to their foreheads so they can browse injury-free on the go,” according to Reuters.

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