Now if you couldnt get hold of a Google Glass, here is an alternative- GlassUp. GlassUp is an augmented reality glasses that display messages from your smartphone. It can display emails, text messages, directions, heartbeats, translations, or any other info selected by the relevant apps on your smartphone.
Indiegogo: http://www.indiegogo.com/
Campaign: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/g...es-that-display-messages-from-your-smartphone
Here is the official specs;
Weight around 65 grams (tested on first prototype)
On board OS: Android
Sensors: accelerometer, compass, ambient light sensor, precision altimeter, perhaps more
Connectivity: Bluetooth LE
Optical system, made of a display and a set of lenses and mirrors. The resolution of the display is 320×240. If you ask more details on the optics, you’re a competitor.
One day of battery life recharge via mini-USB
Lenses: Lenses will be slightly tinted
Controls: A touch-pad, with the usual controls (tap, double tap, long press, swipe vertically and horizontally).
Color combinations: The frame you see in the video is red on white, it’s one of the two versions planned for sale – the other is green on black
Prescription glasses – Can GlassUp be used with your prescription lenses? The lens of GlassUp is very special, so you can not replace it with any other glass.
Source: http://www.nirmaltv.com/2013/07/17/glassup-google-glass-alternative-now-on-indiegogo
Indiegogo: http://www.indiegogo.com/
Campaign: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/g...es-that-display-messages-from-your-smartphone
Here is the official specs;
Weight around 65 grams (tested on first prototype)
On board OS: Android
Sensors: accelerometer, compass, ambient light sensor, precision altimeter, perhaps more
Connectivity: Bluetooth LE
Optical system, made of a display and a set of lenses and mirrors. The resolution of the display is 320×240. If you ask more details on the optics, you’re a competitor.
One day of battery life recharge via mini-USB
Lenses: Lenses will be slightly tinted
Controls: A touch-pad, with the usual controls (tap, double tap, long press, swipe vertically and horizontally).
Color combinations: The frame you see in the video is red on white, it’s one of the two versions planned for sale – the other is green on black
Prescription glasses – Can GlassUp be used with your prescription lenses? The lens of GlassUp is very special, so you can not replace it with any other glass.
Source: http://www.nirmaltv.com/2013/07/17/glassup-google-glass-alternative-now-on-indiegogo
