wraggster
February 17th, 2015, 21:00
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/bc8fc58e7cefbb2b46539a9c28cad0ca/201562198/SmartEyeglass_Slideshow_01-1690x900.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/17/sony-ar-smarteyeglass/)
Sony has toyed around with ideas like a clip-on headset (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/06/sony-smartglasses-attach/) to compete with Google Glass, but its initial entry into augmented reality wearables is this pair of glasses. It's not a consumer product yet, but the SmartEyeGlass SED-E1 Developer Editionpreviewed a few months ago (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/19/sony-smarteyeglass-prototype/) is coming to 10 countries in March, for $840 (US), 670 (EUR), or 100,000 (yen). While we wait for Microsoft's HoloLens (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/21/microsoft-hololens-hands-on/) and a revamped version of Glass (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/04/google-glass-2-designed-from-scratch/), Sony is using "holographic waveguide technology" in 3mm AR lenses to put information directly in the wearer's eyeline. A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx7O_h09HKA (after the break) will give you an idea of the capabilities, but it looks a lot more like Glass than Hololens, with simple green monochrome text and diagrams displayed at up to 15fps. There's also a 3MP camera tucked inside that can take still pictures or video, which developers can use its images in their apps.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/17/sony-ar-smarteyeglass/
Sony has toyed around with ideas like a clip-on headset (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/06/sony-smartglasses-attach/) to compete with Google Glass, but its initial entry into augmented reality wearables is this pair of glasses. It's not a consumer product yet, but the SmartEyeGlass SED-E1 Developer Editionpreviewed a few months ago (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/19/sony-smarteyeglass-prototype/) is coming to 10 countries in March, for $840 (US), 670 (EUR), or 100,000 (yen). While we wait for Microsoft's HoloLens (http://www.engadget.com/2015/01/21/microsoft-hololens-hands-on/) and a revamped version of Glass (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/04/google-glass-2-designed-from-scratch/), Sony is using "holographic waveguide technology" in 3mm AR lenses to put information directly in the wearer's eyeline. A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx7O_h09HKA (after the break) will give you an idea of the capabilities, but it looks a lot more like Glass than Hololens, with simple green monochrome text and diagrams displayed at up to 15fps. There's also a 3MP camera tucked inside that can take still pictures or video, which developers can use its images in their apps.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/17/sony-ar-smarteyeglass/