SAN FRANCISCO, April 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- North, the makers of Focals smart glasses, continues its Pop-up Showroom tour with new dates after a completely sold out first three weeks on the road. Based on the high demand, North will be revisiting San Francisco starting April 6th and Santa Clara starting April 10th. Both stops are open to new appointments and final fittings for those who purchased Focals on the first leg of the tour. Note: Only non-prescription orders will be fulfilled at this time.
The Pop-up Showroom allows potential customers to try-on Focals—demoing how the stylish smart glasses can send and receive text messages, show calendar updates, speak with Amazon Alexa, hail an Uber and more. Customers are also able to be custom-sized and place an order for Focals at the Pop-Up.
North launched its three-week mobile pop-up tour in February, starting in Seattle before moving on to Portland then San Francisco. North sold out of every single available appointment slot, even after doubling the number of appointments available to the public. The Pop-up Showroom continued on to Vision Expo East in New York City and the Intel Capital Global Summit in Arizona.
In addition to the expanded Showroom tour, North is continuing to make weekly updates to Focals, introducing new features such as music control, improved demo functionality, expanded meeting features and more.
Appointments are now available April 6-9 in San Francisco (601 Mission Bay Blvd North) and April 10-11 in Santa Clara (2200 Mission College Blvd). A full listing of available times can be found here.
Vote here to bring a Pop-up Showroom to your city, and for more information on North and Focals, visit www.bynorth.com.
About Focals
Focals are a pair of custom-built smart glasses with a transparent, holographic display that only the wearer can see. This display floats an arm’s length in front of you and connects you to the people you care about, the information you need and the places you want to go. Focals let you see and respond to texts, get turn-by-turn directions, check the weather, request an Uber, talk to Amazon Alexa and more — seamlessly and immediately. The glanceable and minimalist interface gives you control over what’s happening in your digital world without pulling you away from what’s in front of you. Focals come in two frames (Classic and Round), three colors (Black, Tortoise and Grey Fade) and offer either prescription or non-prescription lenses. All orders include Loop, Charging Case and Sun Clips.
About North
North builds products that change the way we see and engage with our world. North’s latest product, Focals, was announced in October 2018 and is now sold in Showrooms in Brooklyn and Toronto. Founded in 2012 by three graduates of the University of Waterloo's mechatronics engineering program, Stephen Lake, Matthew Bailey, Aaron Grant, North has grown to a world-leading team of engineers, researchers, designers and creators. North has raised over $140M USD to date from investors including the Amazon Alexa Fund, Intel Capital and more.
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