Five years ago, the announcement was made that AR glasses were being developed. The goal was to create a product that would allow people to have access to information while still being present in the physical world. Today, a new pair of AR glasses called Orion has been unveiled. It is believed to be the most advanced pair of AR glasses ever created, bridging the gap between the physical and virtual worlds.
There are three main reasons why AR glasses are important for human-oriented computing. Firstly, they provide digital experiences that go beyond the limitations of a smartphone screen by using holographic displays. Secondly, they integrate contextual AI that can understand and anticipate users’ needs. Lastly, they are lightweight and suitable for both indoor and outdoor use while allowing users to see each other’s faces and expressions.
Ray-Ban Meta glasses have already shown how beneficial it can be to have hands-free access to digital content through smart glasses powered by AI. However, true AR glasses have always been desired – ones that combine holographic displays with personalized AI assistance in a comfortable wearable form factor. Orion rises up to this challenge.
Developing Orion has been a difficult task as it required miniaturizing VR and MR headset technology into lightweight glasses with holographic displays. Despite initial doubts about its success rate, Orion has achieved an impressive feat of miniaturization with components packed down to a fraction of a millimeter.
Orion offers the largest field of view among all previous AR glasses while still maintaining its appearance as regular eyeglasses with transparent lenses. This allows users to maintain eye contact with others and share their experiences in real-time.
The possibilities offered by Orion are exciting but still in early stages of development. For example, Meta AI is integrated into Orion allowing users to receive visualizations based on what they see in their surroundings – from finding recipes based on ingredients in their refrigerator or video calling friends while doing household chores.
Although consumers won’t be able to get their hands on Orion just yet, it is not merely a research prototype but rather represents something that could potentially be shipped out eventually after further internal development.
Moving forward, efforts will focus on improving display quality, reducing size even further for better comfortability, and making them more affordable for mass production.
the future holds promising advancements in augmented reality devices such as Ray-Ban Meta Glasses and now Orion which allow people greater presence in both physical and digital worlds simultaneously.
