For $3,000, Meta’s augmented reality glasses provide a look at the future
[Philip Lelyveld comment; this design could be a dead end. It gives a bigger screen, but the glasses limit your field of view. The percieved resolution is noticeably lower than Google Glass because the screen size is larger.]
SUMMARY: With the MetaPro glasses, you can watch a movie, play an interactive tabletop game or interact with the real world in totally new ways.
The glasses were a prototype model of the MetaPro Glasses, which as of today are available for pre-order. They will ship to buyers in summer 2014 for $3,000. That’s twice the price of Google Glass, but the startup’s CEO, Meron Gribetz, insists the price is worth it due to the more able sensors and optics packed into the frames. The 6.3 ounce glasses will have two 40 degree fields of view, each of which displays 720p HD images, plus sensors like an infrared 3D scanner and accelerometer.
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