Hi-Tech Smart Glasses
How does it feel if there are glasses capable of photographing, schedule appointments, video chat, see Google Map when looking toward the road? And much more.
Currently, there are two technology-based company that is developing the smart glasses.
Project Glass from Google
Transform science fiction into a reality, that is what has been the motivation of Google in any new project. This time, Google officially announced the project that had been kept secret, namely a smart eyewear.
The project is dubbed Project Glass glasses that will create Augmented Reality (AR). Google promises, these glasses can do many things (multi-tasking), such as a smartphone.
In a video concept called "Project Glass: One day ..." which was released on Wednesday (03/04/2012), Google shows how smart eyewear capable of shooting, shows the directions via Google Map, the check-in location, schedule appointments, and even do video chat.
Yes, all of all that activity will appear in the spectacle lens in front of the eyes of users. Design was made trendy glasses.
However, the company's search engine giant is yet to give its leaks about and how to control it, because Google wants to accommodate suggestions from all those who are concerned with this project.
Epson has Moverio
Epson managed to make Android-based smart goggles named Moverio BT-100. Epson claims its latest product as the world's first smart glasses.
With designs such as glasses used one of the characters of Star Trek, glass micro Moverio projecting screen resolution of 960 x 650 pixels with a distance of 1 inch from the eyes of users. With close distances, the eye you like to enjoy a screen of 80 inches.
Moverio have used the best anti-UV lenses. In addition, these glasses are also equipped with earbuds to enjoy audio quality of Dolby Digital Surround Sound.
For navigation, Moverio provide Wifi equipped trackball control to allow users to access the Internet, stream, download, watch videos, and other multimedia content such as 2D and 3D.
Because Moverio supports Adobe Flash, so he can play the content format MPEG-4 (AVC / H.264), MP3, AAC, and video on video sharing site YouTube.
Moverio provide 1GB of internal data storage medium that can be expanded with MicroSD up to 32GB and runs the operating system Android 2.2 Froyo. The battery lasts up to 6 hours.
Moverio priced at 699 US dollars, or approximately USD 6.2 million.
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