Have you heard of Google’s Project Glass? If you do not, then you really need to be with time. But, if you’ve been out of the loop, Google Glass is basically a pair of glasses that contain a hidden computer with a small, transparent display screen over the right eye. With Google Glass, users can take photos and videos, surf the Web and anything you can imagine. It’s a marvel of technology.
The fact is that this technology known as head-up display is not really revolutionary. He has been around for quite some time. And Google is not the only company working on the head-up display.
Regardless of whether you are interested, scared or believe that this kind of technology is violating our privacy, it is likely that companies will continue to display head-up displays for the foreseeable future, as Samsung and Microsoft are currently doing.
Here are 5 alternatives to Google Glass .
Recon Jet
Recon Jet was definitely built for people who lead an active lifestyle. Not only are these glasses sporty, they are robust, lightweight and equipped with polarized lenses. On the technical side, the Jet can connect to a smartphone and wifi. It runs on Android 4.2 OS, contains a dual-core processor and has an HD camera. And, compared to the $ 1,500 Google Glass price tag, releasing $ 599 for these shades does not seem so outrageous.
Epiphany Eyewear
If you’re not about to say that a person’s glasses are really a computer, then you’ll love Vergence Labs’ Epiphany Eyewear . At first glance, these glasses seem to be just another pair of stylish shades, but underneath is powerful mini-computer. These fashionable glasses are capable of capturing and capturing 720pm, have 10 processing cores and even has onboard storage. This product is available now for pre-order in 8, 16 or 32 GB.
Innovega iOptik Contact
Innovega has received funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the National Science Foundation to develop augmented reality contact lenses that soldiers can wear in the field. These contacts essentially cover computer-generated images in real-world environments. The company is seeking to develop contacts for civilian use by 2014 or 2015.
Telepathy One
Unlike other products mentioned in this list, the Telepathy One is rather stylish and futuristic. On top of that, it’s pretty much all the same as other head-up displays. It can take videos and pictures and can connect wirelessly to your smartphone via Bluetooth. The most interesting, however, is the 5-inch virtual screen that superimposes video and computer images directly in front of your face. No release date has been announced yet, but the company hopes it will be available in 2013.
GlassUp
There may be better options, but we are launching this Italian business just because it has already been pursued by Google. Although the idea is the same, GlassUp is actually different from Google Glass. As everyone can see, they look like glasses. Second, they do not have a camera. And, ultimately, they will cost a lot less than Google Glass – $ 399 versus $ 1,500. So what are they doing? These glasses can display e-mails, text messages, instructions, heartbeats, translations or any other information selected by the relevant applications on your smartphone. Best of all, the field of view will be in the center, not near the top right of your field of view.
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