However, innovation in this area isn’t confined to billion-dollar companies or VC-funded startups A team of designers from the Royal College of Art are trying to put a new face on wearable computing—literally.

Their creation, Eidos, is a pair of masks that use off-the-shelf sensors and custom software to augment the vision and hearing of their wearers, conferring superhero-ish powers in the process. Technology in the face mask lets users isolate and amplify audio signals of their choosing, the glasses display “ghosted” images of objects in motion, and the unique look of the products will irresistibly draw the attention of any passersby.