The SmartEyeglass will arrive with a wide range of sensing technologies, where among them are a CMOS image sensor, accelerometer, Gyroscope, electronic compass, brightness sensor, and microphone. It will make use of these features alongside GPS location information from the connected handset, allowing it to deliver information that has been optimized to the user’s existing circumstances.
Using their unique hologram optics technology, Sony has managed to come up with a lens which is capable of achieving high transparency of 85%, all with a thickness that measures just 3.0 mm. This is achieved without the need of half mirrors which tend to obstruct the user’s vision. Apart from that, the monochrome display paves the way for better energy consumption that is lower compared to that of a color display, high luminance (up to 1,000 cd/m2), and clear readability.
Sony hopes to roll out a dedicated SmartEyeglass Software Development Kit (Developer Preview) today, where the SmartEyeglass itself ought to go on sale to developers before the year is over. [Press Release]