Designer Creates Robotic Eye for 'Smartphone Zombies'
設計師為「智慧型手機殭屍」打造機器眼

主持人：陳彣 (Neil)

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People are spending more time on their phones than ever before. Some are even too busy looking at their smartphones while walking to look where they're going. Concerned about this issue, a South Korean industrial design student has come up with a solution.

Paeng Min-wook, 28, has developed a robotic eye he calls "The Third Eye" for smartphone users who can't take their eyes off their screens — or "smartphone zombies" as Paeng calls them. The device is worn on the head and allows smartphone users to walk around safely while texting or browsing the internet.

Whenever the user lowers their head to look at their phone, the device's eyelid opens up and starts looking ahead.

If the person comes close to an obstacle, the device will beep, warning them to look up before they walk into something or someone.

Paeng said The Third Eye is the look of the future. "As we cannot take our eyes off from smartphones, the extra eye will be needed in future."

Paeng points out, however, that his device is not a real solution, but rather a satirical one. His main goal is to make people see just how much time they are spending on their phones and encourage them to change their habits.

A recent study has found that an average person will spend almost 9 years on a smartphone during their life, with Millennials — those born between 1981 and 1996 — spending about 3.7 hours every day on their phones.

Summary
有些人在走路的時候忙著看手機,而沒能看他們要走去哪。 南韓一位工業設計的學生想出一個解決方案,他替無法將視線移開螢幕的智慧型手機用戶,研發一款他命名為「第三隻眼」的機器眼。 這個裝置佩戴在頭上,讓智慧型手機的用戶可以在傳訊息或上網的時候,一邊安全地走路。每當使用者低頭看手機的時候,該裝置的眼皮就會打開,開始往前面看。 如果配戴的人靠近障礙物,該裝置會發出嗶嗶聲,在他們撞上東西或別人之前警告他們抬起頭。不過 Paeng 指出,他的裝置並不是真正的解決辦法,而是一個比較諷刺的手段。他主要的目標,是要讓民眾看看自己花多少時間在他們的手機上,並鼓勵他們要改變習慣。

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References
Article: Engoo Daily News
(https://engoo.com.tw/app/daily-news/article/designer-creates-robotic-eye-for-smartphone-zombies/HyfGrM6KEeuOCXe6cchnDQ)
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