Tech future begins today with modern optic and laser solutions – smart AR glasses prove this fact.
About five years ago Google glasses entered the market, but such innovation did not cause predicted interest and public attention. According to the description of the smart glasses by Google, this item would be helpful for surfing the net, calling, using messengers, searching recipes, etc.
But the tech background was too poor, so media outreach was far from expected. That is why Google glasses stopped being produced the same year. The failure is well explained by today’s specialists in the optics & laser tech sector.
Experts in 1D MEMS mirror technologies and 3D representation solutions state that smart AR glasses that will be demandable on the modern market should be equipped with suitable lasers to provide sufficient quality of simultaneous interaction of physical and digital worlds.
Expert’s Opinion: What is the Future of Smart Glasses?
First of all, it is worth noting that most laser and optics technology sector representatives are sure that AR glasses are not even our future but a reality that is approaching. Exploring MEMS mirrors (including 1D ones) leads to constant progress and brings new inventions that are able to solve such challenging situations presented in former Google glasses:
- Too many software-based glitches and bugs;
- Poor performance and too short battery life;
- Weak and large-size projectors and optics.
Together with these damaging and risky issues for the marketing campaign of the Google glasses, there were many weak spots in the design of the device. One of the reasons for Google glasses’ failure was their poor laser-beam background together with large-size diodes.
These and other insights were told by the director of the marketing department of the STMicroelectronics company – Bharath Rajagopalan. In the opinion of the expert, 1D MEMS mirror solutions would come in handy for overcoming problems with the irrelevant sizes of optics and laser elements in smart glasses.
Bharath also mentioned newer models of similar devices produced by other brands – Blade, Vurix, Focals. In comparison with Google glasses, new samples are more powerful, compact, and stylish.
Smart Glasses with Audio Features
The analog to the AR glasses for simultaneous video interaction of the physical and virtual world is the model with audio features only. This idea seems interesting for social media platforms because they are ready to offer collaboration to Bose (Bose Frames) and Amazon (produces Amazon Echo Frames). Facebook is looking forward to working with the Luxottica brand as well.
These smart glasses do not show any pictures but provide users with audio synchronization. But the focused public attention is paid to the frames with simultaneous video streaming with the help of optics and laser technology. The main solution that is used for today’s smart glasses is LBS (laser beam solution).
AR Smart Glasses: What Comes Next?
First of all, the main criteria for the customers are the compactness and performance of the device. That is why it is predicted that lasers that are used for smart glasses are going to become smaller and smaller. Most of the models will be based on microelectromechanical technologies.
AR smart glasses will use 1D, 2D, 3D MEMS mirror solutions to perform LBS-driven representation mode (improved brightness, enhanced reality of the picture, rich colors, etc.).
Transformations of the present-day models are expected (smart glasses by Vurix, Focals brands). Using laser-beam scanning and micromirrors instead of former technologies convert big elements into tiny ones.
Batteries, lasers, projectors, and other parts will be put inside the module of the smart glasses and become even smaller than now.