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Smart Glasses Revolutionize Farming with Real-Time AI Assistance
They may look like regular eyewear, but once powered on, these smart glasses transform the way farmers interact with their fields. Developed by researchers at China Agricultural University’s AI Research Center, these next-gen smart glasses bring cutting-edge agricultural intelligence straight to a farmer’s line of sight.
Google Aims To Aquire Eye-Tracking Company AdHawk Microsystems for $115M
AdHawk Microsystems, founded in 2017, has developed cutting-edge eye-tracking technology that eliminates the need for traditional cameras. This innovation enables higher sampling rates, lower latency, and greater efficiency, making it particularly valuable for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications—an area of growing interest for Google.
Meta's Smart Glasses: A Growing Force in Wearable Tech
Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses have quickly become a significant player in the wearable tech market. Since their launch in October 2023, Meta, in partnership with eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica, has sold an impressive 2 million units. This milestone, revealed by EssilorLuxottica CEO Francesco Milleri during the company’s Q4 2024 earnings call, underscores the growing popularity and increasing retention rates of the product.
Meta and Oakley Partnership will launch Smart Glasses Supernova and Hypernova
The success of Meta’s collaboration with Ray-Ban on smart glasses has paved the way for further innovations, and now the company has several exciting developments in the pipeline. Meta is set to introduce a new pair of smart glasses designed specifically for athletes and active individuals, this time in partnership with Oakley.
Samsung, Google and Qualcomm Team Up on XR Platform and Smartglasses
Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm announced their joint efforts to create an “XR platform” based on Android. This initiative has sparked interest in a potential high-end mixed reality headset, though specific details remain scarce. The project marks a significant step in the XR (Extended Reality) landscape, positioning the Android platform to support immersive experiences that could rival leading XR solutions.
A New Era Beyond the iPhone: What to Expect from Apple's Smart Glasses
A new chapter beyond the iPhone is starting to take shape. Smart glasses are rapidly emerging as a hot topic in the tech world this year. While gadgets like Samsung’s Galaxy Ring are stealing headlines, smart glasses—an innovation that has been in development for over a decade—are starting to gain serious momentum. But how can we tell if a new product is poised to break into the mainstream and become a must-have for the future?
Mark Zuckerberg Predicts AI Smart Glasses Revolution
t the recent Siggraph 2024 tech conference, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, alongside Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang, shared his vision of AI-powered smart glasses becoming a mainstream product. Zuckerberg believes that “display-less AI glasses at the $300 point are going to be a really big product that tens of millions of people, or hundreds of millions of people, eventually are going to have.” Considering Meta’s latest attempts in this technology, it’s clear where his optimism stems from.
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Pioneers AR Technology in Spacecraft Assembly
The Goddard Space Flight Center of NASA has introduced Augmented Reality (AR) technology into the spacecraft assembly process, marking a significant advancement in the assembly of the Roman Space Telescope. This innovative approach promises to greatly enhance the precision and efficiency of space technology development.
Augmented Reality Contact Lenses: Will They Become Reality?
Imagine a world where you no longer need bulky headsets or smart glasses to interact with augmented and mixed reality. This is the vision behind augmented reality (AR) contact lenses. Despite years of experimentation to integrate immersive technologies into smaller formats, AR contact lenses still feel like a distant dream. The potential of AR contact lenses extends far beyond merely providing a new way to access immersive experiences on the go.
Smart Glasses: Transforming Concerts, Travel and Beyond
Smart glasses, once the stuff of science fiction, are now a tangible reality. Although relatively new, this technology has rapidly evolved, offering cutting-edge augmented reality (AR) features and top-notch audio and visual capabilities that are in high demand. The global smart glasses market is expected to grow by £51.81 million from 2022 to 2027, with a growth rate of 13.35%.