Everyone Is Making Smart Glasses Now (uploadvr.com)
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- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/09/12/1732225/everyone-is-making-smart-glasses-now
- Source link: https://www.uploadvr.com/everyone-is-making-smart-glasses-now/
The market segments into displayless models featuring cameras and AI assistants, heads-up display glasses providing contextual information overlays and true AR glasses capable of spatial object positioning. Chinese manufacturers dominate the sub-$100 segment. Snap plans consumer AR glasses for 2026. Amazon is reportedly developing two HUD models targeting delivery drivers and consumers for mid-2026 release.
[1] https://www.uploadvr.com/everyone-is-making-smart-glasses-now/
Am I late to the party? (Score:2)
Nobody told me I was supposed to make smart glasses.
I guess I'll go buy a micro camera and tape it to my reading glasses.
If everyone is making smart glasses... (Score:2)
... then everyone already has one, and will not need to buy one from somebody else. So the market volume remains near zero, like in the last decade ;-)
Serious question (Score:2)
What's the killer app?
I think one that was floated is seeing in an easily comparable way the health information while browsing a supermarket isle? I'd be cool to give live context for from [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org] and the Wikipedia "Criticism" sections. Not sure I'd pay for it though.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Book_of_Corporations
Re: (Score:1)
Killer app is identifying every person in your field of view. Something like name, age, short bio blurb.
Let me guess (Score:2)
There's a Chinese factory that can crank them out right now just like every other piece of commodity electronics...
Well, let's bring it back (Score:1)
"Glassholes"