Olympus creates its own model of augmented reality glasses

The Japanese company Olympus has launched a new prototype of augmented reality glasses, the MEG4.0, a device similar to the one recently launched by Google, las Project Glass. These are augmented reality glasses that can be used together with smartphones and tablets by placing a 320 x 240 pixels just centimeters from the user's eyes.

Olympus has presented MEG4.0, your own model of augmented reality glasses. It is a device with a screen that attaches to the lenses and allows the contents to be displayed on devices on the real background. Olympus' bet connects with smartphones and tablets via Bluetooth 2.1 and has an autonomy of up to 8 hours. The goal is to allow users to have a screen that can be used in their field of vision, without blocking it.

MEG4.0 includes a small screen developed with QVGA technology. This screen has a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels and attaches to the glasses. The technology developed by Olympus allows you to view the content without blocking the real image and the company has highlighted that its technology takes advantage of real light to offer greater visibility.

As a highlighted feature, Olympus has opted for Bluetooth connectivity 2.1 to allow MEG4.0 to connect to mobile devices of all types. In this way, Users could access the connection and contents of their smartphones’ through his glasses, which would allow interaction without having to access the devices. The MEG4.0 has an autonomy of 8 hours, 2 with the screen on, and has sensors such as an accelerometer to allow interaction with certain applications.

Other projects

Google opened Pandora's box of augmented reality glasses with Project Glass, a device that offers the possibility of interacting with the environment by superimposing the contents and that can revolutionize the way users interact. Nevertheless, Google and Olympus are not the only companies that seem to be working on this new era of devices, Well, Apple is another of the companies that have also focused on glasses as a new output interface and, in that sense, have registered the patent for a system of projecting images on both eyes that could be quite revolutionary.