After experiencing the initial craze, Google Glasses had to stop and rebuild because of its privacy invasion and slightly weird appearance. Google has tried several times to transform the design of smart glasses to make them more similar to ordinary glasses in appearance, but it has not been achieved. Recently, Google Glasses has unveiled a new generation of enterprise level version. Although the appearance is full of technology, it is still somewhat innovative.
Recently, Carl Zeiss, a famous manufacturer of high-end lenses and optical instruments, plans to set foot in the manufacturing of smart glasses. When mentioning the name of Carl Zeiss, many people may only know that it is famous with Leica in the field of high-end lenses, but they do not know that Carl Zeiss is also a company with many years of experience in the production of glasses lenses. Its myopic lenses have always been one of the highest quality lenses, Now, Carl Zeiss wants to make a big splash in the field of smart glasses.
The picture above shows Google Glass.
Unlike Google, Carl Zeiss doesn't like Google Glasses' "huge" legs and futuristic design. Instead, he thinks that smart glasses should be like "glasses" since they are glasses. For this reason, ZEISS is working hard to connect OLED display with curved filter, so as to achieve the appearance similar to ordinary glasses to the greatest extent. There is no longer a separate perspective lens, but it is integrated with the lens.
Recently, Carl Zeiss released a semi-finished prototype machine. The battery, processor and other parts are simply installed on the mirror leg. The right mirror leg has a flexible OLED display connected to the polycarbonate "light path" on the lens. The display and lens are integrated through a complex prism structure.
Carl Zeiss shows a prototype lens of an optical module. Carl Zeiss is working tirelessly to improve the abrasion resistance of this optical module. Their goal is to make the future smart glasses have the same appearance as ordinary glasses. Although the prototype still has a huge body at present, Carl Zeiss is not worried. They only focus on designing optical modules and lenses. Hardware configurations such as batteries and processors will cooperate with companies that focus more on hardware design.
From the perspective of the current development trend of smart glasses, Carl Zeiss's "two in one" optical module solution is clearly the most elegant way to achieve it. It makes smart glasses no longer a digital toy full of science and technology but far away from the public, and it really has the opportunity to integrate into daily life.
Carl Zeiss is trying to expand its manufacturing capacity of optical modules. Only by putting into mass production and controlling the cost within a reasonable range can we truly promote the progress of the smart glasses industry. At present, Carl Zeiss is looking for hardware partners that meet the standards. Although this time on CES2016, Zeiss has only provided prototype machines, by next year's International Consumer Electronics Show, Carl Zeiss will surely come up with a truly blockbuster "smart glasses" that hit the market.
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