It has been 4 years since Google launched its first project on smart glasses. At that time, Google had to face so many difficulties from privacy to the battery. The design also mattered as no one wanted to walk around looking like a computer. Since then, developers from all over the world have been trying to create their own display glasses in the style of classic glasses. Let’s see how far these smart glasses go!
VSP smart glasses
VSP Global Unites industry-leading business, specializes in bringing the highest quality eye care and eyewear products and services to help people see across the globe. Recently VSP announced to test with the latest version of the company’s tech-embedded eyewear, LevelTM. The idea is to put a fitness tracker on your face. Level is worn like a pair of glasses, however, there are plenty of sensors embedding into the frame including a gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer. The smart glasses track steps, calories burned and active time. All the data is connected via smartphone app. Level is even more fun by rewarding a free eye test when you reach your daily goal.
Jins
The Jins Meme is another pair of smart glasses with a normal look. The Jins Meme specs don’t provide an AR experience. However, the glasses use bio-sensing tech to detect changes in eyes and body movement to track and alert on safety, health and fitness. Based on the EOG electrodes built into the frames, it can detect blinks and eye movement in eight directions. Besides, the accelerometer and gyroscope sensors along the earpiece monitor body axis and walking pattern to improve posture. Moreover, it has the ability to track tiredness and alert drivers who may fall asleep while driving.
LaForge
LaForge joined the smart glasses market with Shima. Shima is a stylish and unobstructed eyewear that actually considers how humans will interact with it. Shima looks like a nice pair of eyeglasses on their own, nevertheless, it can access to a robust heads-up display (HUD) that provides wearers with notifications, music controls, fitness and driving data and more. It also provides navigation when walking and driving as well as tracking your exercises. The smart eyewear automatically detects the rate at which you’re moving and activates the appropriate software accordingly.
Carl Zeiss Smart Glasses
Last but not least, Carl Zeiss Smart Glasses – the most impressive eyewear at CES 2016 must be on the list. The Zeiss lenses on display at CES weren’t totally seamless, however, they are not any more aggressive or disruptive than a pair of bifocals. The Lenses work with a variety of frame styles, meaning applications can be either specialized in sport or general.
The dream is that these smart glasses which can be super fashionable and incredibly functional at the same time. They let us see not only the sights around us, but also give us insights of ourselves.
