Why 2019 Was The Best Year For AR And VR At CES
Focals by North was much talked about and their booth was mobbed. I had a chance to sit down with co-founder Aaron Grant, and give Focals a try. The system projects simple things like text messages and directions. It's fashionable, light, and can be fitted with prescription lenses in one of their two stores in Brooklyn and Toronto.
As I wrote in my CES preview, I've been living with the Vuzix Blade, a monocular display which look like regular sunglasses until you get up close. Vuzix CEO Paul Travers showed me a prototype for version two which really does look a sunglasses.
It's to be released at the end of the month, just a few weeks from now. While enterprise remains their main market, Vuzix believes the low price point and growing app ecosystem will attract consumers as well.
The Realmax has an astonishing 100.8 degree Field of View (FOV) and is multi-player. This is a $2,900 Developer Version. The company plans to release a $1,500 model later this year. 
See the full article with many more HMDs here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2019/01/14/why-2019-was-the-best-year-for-ar-vr-at-ces/#6e8541059e35