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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Lightweight AR glasses float a big screen in front of your eyes
newatlas.com: Augmented-reality wearable producer nReal has rebranded to Xreal and launched two pairs of AR glasses designed to virtually float a huge screen in front of your eyes. The Air 2 and Air 2 Pro models are up for pre-order now.
3 comments:
Sam Regardie
said...
These glasses seem like a very cool and also very intriguing piece of technology. First of all, I was shocked by the price of it. While $399 is undoubtedly not a small price, I was expecting something double or triple that price just based on hearing the price of other AR and VR devices. This is a very similar price to major gaming consoles, which many people buy, so at the product is accessible to many potential users based purely on price. One thing that constantly confuses me about AR and VR devices is what exactly the consumer would use them for. Sure, it would be cool for a bit, but I think after owning them for a few days I would realize that watching TV on these glasses is no better than on a TV or laptop. I could be wrong, but it seems like these need some greater purpose. I see potential for these types of devices in the gaming industry, but that requires significant work from game developers and technology developers. I'm interested to see what becomes of this technology and its success in the future.
I don’t know how I felt about this article. When VR came out and started to become a thing I did not get it. I didn't see how people would use that technology in their everyday lives and I felt as if it was just too much. I still believe that and I think it can be applied to this. I just do not see this being something that we would actively use, at least not in society today. I cannot imagine myself putting on a pair of these glasses to sit and watch a show. I would rather just turn on the TV. I also read some of the comments and I think the question about what people who wear glasses would do is an incredibly valid question. With all that being said, I do wonder if this could be something fun to play with in the live arts. Like what would it look like if audience members wore these glasses, video media designers design imagery that is projected through the glasses and then the performance is moving behind that.
As a person who wears glasses, I don't know how I particularly feel about these VR glasses. I'm definitely torn between liking them and not liking them. My dad is a HUGE fan of virtual reality. In 2021 when the Meta Quest 2 glasses came out, my dad jumped at the opportunity to buy a pair. He loved it so much, he bought a second pair. Don't get me wrong, I think VR is absolutely amazing and these specific glasses have so much potential to be great, but I just think for in this economy, with the price, it isn't worth it for the time being. I think everyone should experience VR once because it truly is a really cool experience! I also think that there is such a high demand for smart glasses, I know apple is coming out or maybe already out with a pair of virtual reality glasses with a built in speaker. And i think that is so cool!!!
3 comments:
These glasses seem like a very cool and also very intriguing piece of technology. First of all, I was shocked by the price of it. While $399 is undoubtedly not a small price, I was expecting something double or triple that price just based on hearing the price of other AR and VR devices. This is a very similar price to major gaming consoles, which many people buy, so at the product is accessible to many potential users based purely on price. One thing that constantly confuses me about AR and VR devices is what exactly the consumer would use them for. Sure, it would be cool for a bit, but I think after owning them for a few days I would realize that watching TV on these glasses is no better than on a TV or laptop. I could be wrong, but it seems like these need some greater purpose. I see potential for these types of devices in the gaming industry, but that requires significant work from game developers and technology developers. I'm interested to see what becomes of this technology and its success in the future.
I don’t know how I felt about this article. When VR came out and started to become a thing I did not get it. I didn't see how people would use that technology in their everyday lives and I felt as if it was just too much. I still believe that and I think it can be applied to this. I just do not see this being something that we would actively use, at least not in society today. I cannot imagine myself putting on a pair of these glasses to sit and watch a show. I would rather just turn on the TV. I also read some of the comments and I think the question about what people who wear glasses would do is an incredibly valid question. With all that being said, I do wonder if this could be something fun to play with in the live arts. Like what would it look like if audience members wore these glasses, video media designers design imagery that is projected through the glasses and then the performance is moving behind that.
As a person who wears glasses, I don't know how I particularly feel about these
VR glasses. I'm definitely torn between liking them and not liking them. My dad is a HUGE fan of
virtual reality. In 2021 when the Meta Quest 2 glasses came out, my dad jumped at the opportunity to buy a pair. He loved it so much, he bought a second pair. Don't get me wrong, I think VR is absolutely amazing and these specific glasses have so much potential to be great, but I just think for in this economy, with the price, it isn't worth it for the time being. I think everyone should experience VR once because it truly is a really cool experience! I also think that there is such a high demand for smart glasses, I know apple is coming out or maybe already out with a pair of virtual reality glasses with a built in speaker. And i think that is so cool!!!
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