Augmented reality visuals aside, the glasses are mainly operated by an AI voice assistant
Smartphone behemoth Oppo unveiled a new product that is still in the prototype stage at the present Mobile World Congress 2024 (MWC 2024) in Barcelona, Spain. The Air Glass 3 is an augmented reality eyewear that seeks to include artificial intelligence (AI) into Oppo’s product portfolio and provide access to the augmented reality space. After Apple eventually introduced its Vision Pro headset for the US market earlier this year, Oppo appears to be placing its bet on augmented reality and artificial intelligence with this move.
The Oppo Air Glass 3 isn’t a wholly original idea. Back in 2021, at its INNO Day conference in Shenzhen, the behemoth of Chinese smartphones unveiled a concept that was similar in name: the Air Glass. It included a micro-projector and a distinctive cicada wing shape. At MWC 2023, the business also unveiled the Air Glass 2. Concepts appeared to have developed over the previous few years into what is on display at MWC 2024.
Although the Air Glass 3 eyewear appears to be a typical pair of spectacles, it features an integrated display that allows users to see digital material superimposed on real-world environments. The augmented reality feature can be utilized to view calls or messages that have been received as well as for navigation.
Touch interaction is another method of interacting with the Oppo Air Glass 3 wearable. Touching the side stalks of the frame will allow users to interact and navigate with the full-color display’s onscreen content, according to Oppo. The display on the eyewear has a peak brightness of more than 1,000 nits, and it weighs 50 grams. Four microphones for voice assistance and speakers for audio output are located on the frame.
Recently, Meta and Ray-Ban collaborated to introduce a line of smart sunglasses. Although they look a lot like the ones Oppo announced, their primary function is to broadcast content that the user is looking at with the glasses via ‘Hey Meta’ instructions. They do this by employing a camera and artificial intelligence (AI) to collect images or videos. The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are controlled only by voice commands and instructions; they do not have a display like the Oppo smart glasses.
