Wearables are definitely the new frontier for electronics companies. Unlike the smartwatch market, however, this market is not being flooded at the moment. Smart glasses are still relatively unexplored, although there are some concepts and prototypes floating around out there. The obvious player is of course Google, with their Google Glass product already nearing availability to the public. At this stage, only developers and some early testers have access to the device.
Now there is another player in the market. Vuzix have made their smart glasses available for pre-order, called the M100. These glasses are also Android powered and will cost $1000.
The M100 features a 16:9 WQVGA full colour display that provides the equivalent of a 4-inch smartphone screen hovering 14 inches away, and can be mounted on both the left and right-hand sides of the head. It has a built-in 5-megapixel camera for still images and 1080p video recording directly to its 4GB of storage or a microSD card, and is powered by a 1GHz processor with 1GB of RAM. A three-axis gyro, accelerometer, and integrated compass allows it to perform head tracking with three degrees of freedom, while its ear speaker and noise cancelling microphone allows it to be used for calls.
Check out the video showcase from an event earlier in the year.
Source: Electronista
