eyewear
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Snap Doubles Down on Its Smart Glasses Line, Buys AR Display Supplier for More Than $640 Million
Snap is going all-in on its augmented reality smart glasses whether consumers want them or not. Right after announcing the latest generation of its Spectacles line, news surfaced that Snap has agreed to acquire WaveOptics, which supplies the AR displays powering its frames, for more than $US500 ($641) million, the Verge reported Friday.
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Razer’s New Smart Glasses Promise to Make WFH a Little Less Awful
I know, I know. Another pair of open-ear audio smart glasses? Were the Bose Frames, Echo Frames, and JLab JBuds not enough? Nope. Not according to Razer, which just announced its Razer Anzu Smart Glasses.
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I Love The New Bose Frames Even If I Look Like an Absolute Jabroni
I liked the original Bose Frames. They were stylish sunglasses that featured audio-based augmented reality, which actually seemed like a clever workaround for the technological challenges of smart glasses. But alas, Bose AR wasn’t meant to be. Last summer, the company shuttered that division and as a result, Bose Frames went from being audio AR…
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These Pixelated Glasses Are The Definition Of Computer-Geek Chic
Paris-based eyewear designer Dzmitry Samal gives a whole new meaning to the idea of so-called hipster glasses, with his pixel-inspired “5DPI” frames.