Normal-Looking Smart Glasses

On February 5th, 2018, Intel released their new Vaunt smart glasses. Unlike the Google Glass, the Vaunt smart glasses actually look normal and is almost indistinguishable from traditional glasses. The Vaunt team's primary design goal was wearability-- the smart glasses didn't only needed to look like normal glasses, but they had to feel like them. Hence, the electronics and battery were carefully placed so the weight was evenly distributed.

So what can a smart glasses do for you? The Vaunt smart glasses shines a monochrome image onto a holographic reflector, which is then reflected directly into the retina. But worry not! The laser is so low-power that it falls in the bottom end of class-one lasers. Thus, everyday use of the smart glasses would be danger-free. The use of a smart glasses would decrease most of the work on the phone, like a smart watch but better because you can see the notifications without having to raise a single finger. By linking the smart glasses to your iPhone or Android via Bluetooth, you can get directions or notifications. The notifications will not pop up directly in your line of sight, but almost in your peripheral vision so that it is noticeable but not annoying. 

Intel is thinking of improving the smart glasses by including a microphone so the consumer can easily communicate with their smart glasses, much like how they communicate to Alexa or Siri. They also want to include cool features such as walking down the street and seeing restaurant information from Yelp as you look at a restaurant. Your phone tracks your location, and the glasses track the direction you look in, so this is a very possible feature for the future. \

https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/5/16966530/intel-vaunt-smart-glasses-announced-ar-video