Google Glass has a new competitor, GlassUp

GlassUp are the new augmented reality glasses that compete with Google Glass. At the moment it is a prototype, without camera, that only displays the information contained on a smartphone.

From Italy, We have a new competitor for the Google Glass. This is a prototype that has been made known on the Internet and is named after GlassUp.

These virtual reality glasses offer certain differences compared to the development of the Californian manufacturer since they can only display the information contained in another device. They connect to smartphones via Bluetooth and allow you to view mobile information, but it is not possible to respond to the messages, nor to emails, nor take photographs since it does not include a camera. The latter functionality presents a drawback but also an advantage as it will be well regarded by all those who consider that Google Glass threatens people's privacy..

Besides, The GlassUp projection will be monochrome and the battery life seems to be longer.

A notable feature of this Italian augmented reality development is that they project information from the center of the user's field of vision., which causes less strain on the eye.

The lenses, which will be slightly tinted, offer a resolution of 320 × 240 and incorporate sensors that incorporate an accelerometer, compass, ambient light detection and altimeter precision.

Its origins

This prototype has just been revealed on the Internet, but its developers have been working on it for more than two years and are now looking for financing to finish their project and make it commercially available., in February 2014, in two versions: one classic and the other sporty. For this, have resorted to the portal Indiegogo to collect the 150 thousand dollars they need to achieve their goal.

In the development of GlassUp, which has its origins in Venice, desataca the experience of Gianluigi Tregnaghi, who previously built optical navigation helmets for the Italian Air Force, the Tellatin Andre, who was the engineer responsible for developing the I'm Watch smartwatch.