Animal Planet star Sunglass Cat visits metro Detroit

People are noticing the celebrity in Plymouth's Kellogg Park and asking if they can take her picture. Some are even getting to hold her.

                                                         

Sunglass Cat doesn't mind the attention. She's been getting more of it than ever since competing on the Animal Planet special "America's Next Cat Star."

The 2-year-old cat with the bedazzled shades, whose real name is Bagel, doesn't wear them as a style statement or a gimmick. Born without eyelids, she needs them to protect her eyes from debris. In her usual home of Los Angeles, she often hits the beach with her owner, Karen McGill.

A Detroit native who moved to the West Coast about four years ago, McGill rescued Sunglass Cat from a shelter when the kitten was a few months old, and she originally meant for the cat to live with her daughter.

"She stuck her paw out. She was very cross-eyed. We were like, 'This one chose us,' " she remembers.

McGill had to nurse the underweight kitten back to health, sleeping on her daughter's apartment floor and feeding Bagel by hand every half-hour to help with her digestive problems. Then she discovered the eye condition, which led to three surgeries.

Because of those health issues, McGill wound up keeping Bagel at her place. She still has to monitor Bagel's eyes, putting in drops several times a day and plucking out lashes that grow inside instead of a normal lash line. Left unattended, they could scratch her corneas and lead to blindness, according to McGill.

Microsoft patents smart glasses capable of detecting and interpreting emotions

Microsoft has secured a patent for internet-connected smart glasses that would be
                               

capable of detecting and interpreting the emotions of people within their field of vision.

The Redmond-based tech major filed the patent for "a wearable emotion detection feedback system" in October 2012 and has been now been awarded the patent, suggests a public filing by the US patent office.

"Microsoft regularly applies for receives patents as part of its business practices; not all patents applied for or received will be incorporated into a Microsoft product," a Microsoft spokesperson has been quoted as telling the Wall Street Journal.

How the smart glasses function

The wearer of the smart glasses, according to the filing, can determine who to analyse - whether an individual or a group, without their knowledge.

The sensors of the wearable device can measure changes in a subject's body temperature or pick up audio information.

The sensors, which include depth cameras and a microphone mounted on the nose bridge, pick up audio and visual information from a subject.

This would be processed for things like subtle variations in speech rhythm and amplitude, choice of words, type and speed of gestures, eye focus and body posture. All these are beamed through Microsoft's database and then an emotional determination would be relayed back to the user through the glasses.

Check out the following photos to know how Microsoft's device is designed to work.

Rihanna proves she has plenty of specs appeal as she livens up her low-key Paris Fashion Week outfit with a pair of fun circular glasses

It's an opportunity that most stars use to dress to impress in front of the great and good of the sartorial world.

But Rihanna displayed her fun sense of style as she stepped out at Paris Fashion Week on Monday morning, rocking a pair of quirky circular glasses.

Proving she has plenty of specs appeal, the 27-year-old pop princess livened up her somewhat muted choice of outfit with the unusual accessory as she left the French capital's Shangri-La hotel.

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Specs appeal! Rihanna displayed her fun sense of style as she stepped out at Paris Fashion Week on Monday morning, rocking a pair of quirky circular glasses

Low-key look: Ensuring she stayed warm in the chilly winter weather, the Rude Boy hitmaker wrapped up in a layered double denim look, teaming a cream and black shearling-lined coat with an indigo-coloured jacket

Rihanna traverses through fans at Avenue restaurant in Paris

Ensuring she stayed warm in the chilly winter weather, the Rude Boy hitmaker wrapped up in a layered double denim look, teaming a cream and black shearling-lined coat with an indigo-coloured jacket.

How to dress: big sunglasses

Should you ever want to character-assassinate yourself, you can do this with the help of one simple accessory. All you need to look like a tosser is a monster pair of sunglasses. Walk into a party wearing an OTT pair of shades, and half the people there will write you off before you've opened your mouth. No need to go to the trouble of formulating and voicing offensive opinions: you've typecast yourself as a baddie, just like that.


Today, however, I will attempt to defend the indefensible. My goal is nothing less than the rehabilitation of power sunglasses – the unnecessarily large, deliberately expensive kind.

The benefit of big sunglasses is that they are a no-effort way to turn up the volume on your summer wardrobe. A serious pair of shades packs a lot of attitude, and this can be turned to your advantage if you want to make your summer wardrobe more punchy. Much easier, in hot weather, than adding high heels, and with just as much added glamour. And a pair of shades isn't just a low-maintenance addition – it's positively time-saving, because you can skip eye makeup.

This summer's most on-trend sunglasses are boxy, squared-off shades that seem to channel 3D specs. There is nothing particularly face-flattering about them, but they are unmistakably Fashion. Aviator styles, by contrast, were an off-beat vintage classic two years ago, but, having been discovered for their cheekbone-enhancing properties, have become slightly Wag. Wear square shades to edge up a flirty dress, or aviators to make the utilitarian more alluring.

The classic vamp-it-up shades are the big, curvy, movie-star kind; the "who does she think she is?" sort. If you are trying to look approachable and down to earth, these won't do you any favours. But if you're trying to ratchet your look from normal to reasonably glamorous, there is no faster way. A pair of these transforms a subtle, demure look into a statement of Grace Kelly intent. Key word here: intent. To harness the impact of sunglasses without turning the world against you, remember you are not, actually, Grace Kelly, but just wearing large sunglasses. That way, you get to look like the star, not the baddie.

Women's Wholesale Sunglasses

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With wholesale women's sunglasses, the profit margin is likely to double if the quality of the women's sunglasses is excellent. Your profit markup is greater if the product you supply is a brand or excellent replica of designer sunglasses. Essentially your business will succeed by providing better quality sunglasses; you are guaranteed higher profits.

The key is to select sunglasses that are opposite to the shape of your face. So, if you have a round face, go for frames that are square or rectangular. If you choose frames in striking colors, remember that you may not be able to use them for formal occasions. In that case, you may consider buying designer inspired sunglasses. These sunglasses have the same quality as the originals, but they cost considerably less. Many online sources sell designer inspired sunglasses at wholesale rates. When you buy from these sources, you will be able to enjoy a further reduction in price. And the quality is good enough to pass for the authentic stuff.

They are categorized depending on the usage, purpose, style and face structure of the wearer to match with their age and personality. Mostly used as a fashion accessory and style statement, very few women use sunglasses for protecting their eyes from glares, bright lights and UV rays. This behavior towards sunglasses encouraged brands to channelize their sunglasses range according to the different requirements and tastes of women.

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