People don't want to be a glasshole. We checked out Lumus at the Consumer Electronics Show. The company creates glasses that look, well, more or less like glasses, and are compatible with prescription lens.
The size and weight of the tech needed to make augmented reality bloom to life has been halved with the new glasses.
To enter the consumer market for augmented reality glasses, they need to be impressive both functionally and aesthetically. Ari Grobman, Lumus CEO, said in an interview that Z-Lens will eliminate barriers-of-entry for the industry and pave the way for widespread consumer adoption. Two years ago, we introduced a new technology called Maximus 2D reflective waveguide technology. The future of augmented reality is unlocked by Z-Lens.
There is a heads-up display that can be seen even in broad daylight. The company's tech can be used to bond prescription glasses. The tech works by using tiny projectors that are held in the glasses toproject on the inside of the semitranslucent lens. This means that the glasses can be used in a variety of ways. It is virtually impossible to see from the front that the wearer is getting information beamed into their eyeholes because of the minimal light leak.
The company claims to have more than 400 patents granted and another 540 pending. It positions it nicely as an acquisition target for a larger company that may be scared of getting sued, bored of paying licensing fees, or both, because it is one of the world's top patent holders for augmented reality.
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