Smart glasses:
Today, such a class of devices as “smart glasses” is at the very beginning of its technological cycle. Considering that the first such device is Google Glass – appeared 10 years ago, it sounds strange, but the crushing fiasco of Google’s expensive and ambitious project discouraged other companies from developing this technology. Further attempts Microsoft with HoloLens and recent Apple c Vision Pro were already a migration towards mixed reality helmets, but they were also unsuccessful.
Artificial intelligence:
Artificial intelligence (AI) and more modest ambitions of developers have breathed new life into what are called Smart Glasses. AI in 2023-2024 has generally become a universal growth driver for a wide variety of technologies and devices, and the modest niche positioning of new smart glasses models, combined with small marketing budgets, has given corporate R&D a free hand. Now, even if the product was not particularly successful, this did not cause image losses for the company.
The most popular and promising type of “smart glasses” are devices similar to regular glasses or sunglasses, equipped with a battery, microphones, speakers, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth modules and, in some cases, cameras. The absence of AR – augmented reality technology – in glasses has dramatically simplified and made the devices cheaper. The simplest “smart glasses” have essentially turned into a kind of stereo headset that you can wear all day without taking them off. According to experts, the popularity of this type of glasses will directly depend on how voice assistants develop and how AI functions are implemented in them. It is also important what the software and hardware implementation of voice assistants in new devices will be. How convenient will it be compared to headphones and a smartphone?
Different Companies with Ai glasses:
Today, smart glasses are made by both small companies and technology giants. For example, on the market there is Music Shield from the startup Chamelo – sports sunglasses without diopters, but with moisture protection and a variable darkening level from 17% to 63%, speakers in the arms and microphones. And one of the most valuable companies in the world
Amazon:
offers its Echo Frames with different frame styles, corrective or sun protection lenses and a voice assistant integrated into the glasses, which is activated without pressing buttons by voice command. Similar glasses – HUAWEI Eyewear 2 – are offered by another technology giant. They are also implemented with different types of lenses, have moisture protection, but they do not have built-in permanent voice assistant integration and are positioned rather as an innovative audio headset.
I took a more difficult route
Mark Zuckerberg:
releasing “smart glasses” with a built-in 12-megapixel camera in collaboration with the famous Ray-Ban brand. They can shoot 1080p video and take photos. Moreover, both videos and photos are cropped vertically so that they can be quickly inserted into the user’s feed on social networks or broadcast there. In addition to social networks, these glasses allow you to interact with the Whatsapp messenger and smartphone application for SMS messages. A smart assistant is integrated into the glasses, which, in addition to standard functionality, is equipped with the Look and Ask option. That is, you can take a photo of an object that is in front of the user, and the AI assistant will try to find an answer to a question related to it on the Internet, or give information about it.
The most complex technology that they are currently trying to integrate into smart glasses is still the transfer of images to the lenses. And if Viture Pro XR glasses are essentially a personal monitor, then Xreal Air 2 Ultra have full support for augmented reality. However, the problem with these glasses and less advanced models is that they use special additional screens to display augmented reality. That is, the glasses have four lenses. It’s not very ergonomic, not very comfortable and not very aesthetically pleasing.
According to leading analyst at Mobile Research Group
Eldara Murtazina:
an unobvious but very important social function of “smart glasses” can be the use of computer vision for visually impaired people. When glasses will be able to accurately and accurately recognize objects in front of the user, and through their speakers explain in voice what is in front of them, or create a voice route. “For now, smart glasses are an unconditional companion gadget for a smartphone. But they can become an independent device only when the technological problems with display lenses for them, battery capacity, processor power consumption, etc. are now being released. “This is more of an experiment for large companies, during which they collect feedback from enthusiastic users and test the technology.
By 24Webs.
