GlassesOff Inc. (OTCBB: GLSO) a neuroscience technology company, today
announced the release of its innovative mobile application GlassesOff™
for Android-operated devices. The GlassesOff™ product aims to
eliminate the dependency on reading glasses of people over the age of 40
who experience natural age-related changes in their near vision
sharpness. The GlassesOff™ product was soft- launched in
December 2013 and was available to date solely on iOS operated devices
market (iPhone/iPad/iPod).
It is estimated that about 100 million in the U.S. and over one billion
worldwide experience age-related changes in their near vision sharpness.
“I am excited to announce the launch of our first GlassesOff™
application for Android operated devices, and pleased that the launch
date was in line with our stated objective of releasing the Android
version by the end of the second quarter 2014. It is estimated that more
than 75% of newly-purchased smartphones run on Android, and therefore
our target market is significantly larger effective today,” said Nimrod
Madar, CEO of GlassesOff.
The GlassesOff Android app is free to download from the Google Play
Store. Users get free evaluation of near-vision skills and sharpness and
are free to experience initial levels of the improvement program. Users
can then choose to subscribe to the Pro version, which includes
additional advanced segments that are designed to eliminate dependency
on reading glasses, for a list price of $59.99.
For further information visit www.glassesoff.com
About GlassesOff™
GlassesOff Inc. (OTCBB:
GLSO) is a public company developing and commercializing next generation
vision sharpness applications. GlassesOff has developed a proprietary,
patent-protected technology platform to improve near vision sharpness,
by improving the image processing function in the visual cortex of the
brain, without changing the optical characteristics of the eye. The
GlassesOff™ product aims to eliminate the dependency on
reading glasses of people over the age of 40 who experience natural
age-related changes in their near vision sharpness. The GlassesOff™
product is available for iOS devices (iPhone/iPad/iPod) and Android
devices. The GlassesOff™ product was named one of the top
Emerging Breakthroughs in Science and Technology for 2013 by Reader’s
Digest Magazine. For more information, visit www.glassesoff.com..
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