These sunglasses won't even let you look at screens

Put them on and travel back to a simpler time ...

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Each week, we spotlight a cool innovation recommended by some of the industry's top tech writers. This week's pick is a pair of sunglasses that block out LED and LCD lights.

If too much of your life is spent staring at screens, said Arielle Pardes at Wired, a new pair of shades could soon help you escape the glare. IRL Glasses — the acronym stands for "In Real Life" — have polarized lenses that block light emitted by LED and LCD displays. "Put them on and the TV in the sports bar seems to switch off; billboards blinking ahead seem to go blank."

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