Wearable technology and augmented reality developer Vuzix announced its latest pair of smart glasses at CES 2021, and it looks like it will finally fix one of the biggest problems with smart glasses in general: how they look. Using microLED technology, Vuzix used ultra-small screen projectors that fit snugly on either side of the bezels to make the product as portable as possible, and it may have paid off. Unlike other smart glasses we've seen, the American company seems to have developed some truly fashionable wearable technology (as reported by The Verge). Seriously, apart from some overly thick temples, the Vuzix smart glasses could pass for regular glasses. It's all thanks to these microLED screens, which replace the internal projectors one would expect to find in glasses of this type, and are the result of the company's partnership with Chinese screen developer Jade Bird Display. According to the two companies, the two companies introduced the first wearable displays and glasses at CES. So what can they do = Well, just like Google Glass, Vuzix's smart glasses are more of a heads-up display than true augmented reality and are designed to mirror information from a paired smartphone. This means that the glasses project a stereoscopic image onto the inner glass of both lenses to present the illusion of a 3D object in front of the wearer. Compatible smartphone software will send signals to the glasses to create virtual images of maps, data sets, call information, etc.
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(Image credit: Vuzix) The smart glasses will come with stereo speakers and noise-cancelling microphones to make your voice clearer and block out the hustle and bustle of your surroundings, while Wi-Fi support will be built in, along with optional 4G LTE. . There will also be iOS and Android compatible gesture controls for navigating related mobile apps using just the sides of the glasses. The capabilities of the glasses themselves aren't new, but Vuzix is to be congratulated for bringing everything together in such neat (dare we say fancy) packaging. It should also be noted that the company is not targeting the product at the mass consumer market in the same way that other smart glasses have in the past. Instead, Vuzix smart glasses are intended for the workplace, which means that many of their features have been designed to effectively enhance corporate, healthcare, retail and materials management environments.
A diminishing novelty
The shift for business comes as interest in AR and VR technology wanes among consumers. Just as 3D TVs experienced a brief period of hysteria when they were first released, companies have been slow to adopt, and consumers have been slow to adopt, some really cool VR technologies outside of gaming. That's why the lines are silent on products like the Microsoft HoloLens, the Magic Leap One AR glasses, and, of course, a new generation of Google Glass; It's just not a technology that people see as having real, practical applications beyond the professional. benefits you can provide (to a doctor, for example). However, the major players in technology are still waiting to solve the puzzle of consumer smart glasses. Amazon has thrown its hat into the ring with its Echo Frames, Facebook is working on an eyewear project with Ray-Ban, and Apple, of course, is still the subject of AR headset rumors. Either way, Vuzix's latest efforts seem poised to roll as practical and stylish work companions in the near future. The smart glasses don't yet have a name, price, or release date; keep in mind that their previous Blade model cost $1,000, which converts to around $730 / AU$1,300, but rumors are circulating. according to which they are scheduled for mid-2021. arrival.