According to TechNavio, the smart glass market is still at its very early stages. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 141% and reach US$26.7 billion by 2020. At the moment, the majority of smart glasses users are not private individuals. They are, instead, companies. According to the report, enterprise applications account for 97% of the entire market. This is not surprising. High prices and not-so-sleek designs are small sacrifices that must be done in the name of productivity. We compiled a list of current options to choose from.
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Vuzix M300 Smart Glasses
The Vuzix M300 takes a rather simple, yet effective approach to AR. Essentially, the M300 is a mountable computer with a tiny monitor. This can be mounted on a pair of glasses frames (sold separately) over the left or right eye. Of course, the M300 has numerous sensors for head tracking, a camera up front for photo capture, 64 GB of onboard storage, a touchpad for controls, speakers, microphones for voice control and noise canceling, and last but not least, an 860 mAh battery — among a few other sensors and ports. There’s also a 13-megapixel camera. Suffice it to say, the M300 packs a lot into its small, lightweight frame.
- PRICE: €1699
- MORE INFO: https://www.vuzix.com/Products/m300-smart-glasses
Vuzix Blade AR
Vuzix presented their Blade smartglasses at this year’s CES. They make AR glasses look better than ever, in more ways than one. They’re not totally consumer-focused, but Vuzix is hoping that it’s a large step in that direction. Alexa is on board to help you out with all your smart assistant needs, and you’ve also got things like turn-by-turn navigation, location-based alerts (think Yelp reviews) and messages. The display is really good, with even photos looking crisp and vibrant. There’s also an 8MP camera on board, with 4GB of storage to fill up with what have you. As for battery life, you can expect around 2 to 2 and a half hours. The Blade AR is maybe the best move toward mainstream AR glasses we’ve seen yet, and while the dev kit will be available for $1,800, the company thinks that could go down to about $1,000 in due time.
- PRICE: Around $1,800
- MOR INFO: https://www.vuzix.com/products/blade-smart-glasses
ODG R7 AR
Packed with sensors like gyroscopes, magnetometers, and accelerometers, as well as the latest Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and voice-recognition systems, a 4-megapixel front-facing camera plus global navigation satellite system technology, powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor, R-7 users can do a lot with the glasses. To top it off, each lens also features an independently driven 720p lens capable of showing content at 80 frames per second with full 3D visualization. The lenses were designed to be 80% transparent and are interchangeable with prescription lenses. There’s also a more durable version, dubbed the R-7HL, which is available for those who need smartglasses in more hazardous conditions.
- PRICE: $2,750 (R7), $3500 (R-7HL)
- MOR INFO: https://www.osterhoutgroup.com/r-7-glasses-system.html
The rest of the list
Other augmented reality and smart glasses on the list:
- ODG R8 and R9
- Epson Moverio BT-300
- Epson Moverio Pro BT-2000
- Epson Moverio Pro BT-2200
- DAQRI Smart Glasses
- Microsoft Hololens
- Google Glass Enterprise Edition
- RealWear HMT-1
- Toshiba dynaEdge AR
- X1 Smart Glasses
- GlassUp F4
- Meta 2
- Magic Leap One
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