Nreal Banks $15 Million in Funding to Produce Fashionable Smartglasses with Plane Detection & Object Recognition
The emerging narrative as CES begins is that consumer-grade smartglasses require a heavy compromise in functionality in order to arrive at a form factor and price point that appeal to mainstream customers.
China-based startup Nreal is ready to subvert those expectations with Nreal Light, stylish smartglasses available in a variety of colors that match North Focals and Vuzix Blade in form factor, but with features more similar to those found on high-end AR headsets.
We are optimistic to the 'fourth screen' and looking forward to shaping the future entertainment experience with more partners such as Nreal."
Announced at CES 2019, Nreal Light weighs in at less than 85 grams (or nearly three ounces), yet the smartglasses offer 52 degrees field of view and 1080p display resolution, along with environmental mapping capabilities via two cameras and sensors in a sleek package. Nreal Light also includes stereo speakers for spatial audio and dual microphones for voice commands in its slim form.
Nreal offloads computing power to a tethered computer pack running on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 chipset. However, while Magic Leap One is permanently tethered to its Lightpack, Nreal Light is also capable of plugging into other devices with USB-C connectivity.
There are still a couple of missing pieces of the puzzle for Nreal Light, namely price and availability, but, if it can deliver on affordability and better performance, then we may have a contender on our hands.
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