If you’ve been on TikTok (or, more precisely "BookTok") you’ll have seen them. People "struggling" with books falling as they lay in bed or holding tomes directly above their faces. They’re "suffering" as they try and fail to hold books or e-readers for more than a few seconds. These are people who want only to lay as flat and still as possible while reading. They’re the "lazy readers" and they've got hacks galore—from stands to articulated arms to special glasses with down-facing mirrors.

Sol has seen their struggles and they’re here to provide the ultimate solution.

The Sol Reader is a pair of "cyberpunk" shades with a built-in E Ink display (technically two displays, but your binocular vision merges them into one). Put them on, open your book and the world fades away, practically no pesky muscle use required.

At first glance, the Sol Reader looks like a small VR headset or an oversized pair of sunglasses (depending on the finish you’ve selected—black, silver, gold, or dark blue).

While I'm sure that Sol would like to call the Sol Reader futuristic-looking, I live in Florida and I've seen exactly this style of eyewear worn by cataract patients at my optometrist's office. The first night I used them to read before going to bed, my wife couldn't stop glancing over and giggling. These are not, by any stretch of the imagination, going to make you look cool.