Meta Augmented Reality Glasses
are now available for pre-order on site Kickstarter. A wearable computing device
that combines a dual screen 3D augmented reality display with super-low latency
gestural input, this technology allows for full mapping of the user’s
environment and control of the augmented reality display. Meta is an
amalgamation of a Glass type user interface with Xbox Kinect type spatial
tracking. This combination, while not unobtrusive, allows the wearer to use her
hands to interact with virtual objects layered over reality in real-time. While
the first generation of Meta glasses are presented as a useable developer kit
for programmers and early-adopter technophiles, the concept Meta 2 shrinks the
cameras to negligible size resulting in a wearable computing augmented reality
glasses kit that is roughly the same size as present day Google Glass.
At this time, only the Windows
platform is compatible with the Meta augmented reality glasses. However, the
company assures us that other platforms, such as OSX and Linux, are currently
in development. The Meta glasses include two individual cameras projecting at a
respectable resolution of 960×540 for each eye. For comparison, Google Glass
single eye resolution is listed at 640×360. And, unlike Google Glass, which
simply provides a data filled pop up in the corner of one eye, the Meta
immerses the user in 46 degrees (23 degrees for each eye) of augmented reality
and virtual objects. The current Meta glasses developer’s kit is tethered and
requires a wired connection to a Windows computer. However, the Meta 2 consumer
version is expected to be wireless, a necessity for commercial success we
believe.
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