Monday 10 March 2014

Google Glass Competitors from Sony


Sony apparently did not want to miss fever wearable devices such as smart glasses .

Electronics manufacturers showed prototypes of a device called a smart glasses SmartEyeglass at DevCon conference that took place last week around the city of San Francisco , USA.

As reported by PCWorld , SmartEyeglass has a function similar to Google Glass , which displays information on the screen in front of the eyes of the user .

The difference is, instead of a screen SmartEyeglass small prism . This clever device looks more like a pair of ordinary glasses with lenses . Information is displayed on a pair of transparent lenses .

Lens on SmartEyeglass made ​​such that the text appears to be visible in front of the user so much more comfortable to read .

Sony also buried other features commonly found in smartphones , such as an integrated camera , microphone , and a set of sensor accelerometer, gyroscope , and compass .

In a video demonstration reported by IDG News Service , the user looks SmartEyeglass runs at an airport and got directions to the check-in counter direction .

Another usage scenario including the latest score updates of sporting events as well as SMS and missed call notification .

SmartEyeglass still a prototype and can be regarded not as sophisticated Google Glass . The device is operated via a separate control unit equipped sentuhuntuk board navigational purposes , following the power button and the camera .

Neither Google nor SmartEyeglass Glass used side by side with the Android smartphone . Both are connected to a smartphone via Bluetooth or WiFi via an intermediary application .

Sony seeks to attract developers to want to develop applications for these devices . Software development kit ( SDK ) for SmartEyeglass being developed . However , there is no information regarding the availability of the SDK or schedule SmartEyeglass prototype device .

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