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ODG taps Qualcomm's lightning-fast chips for AR and VR glasses

2017-01-04
the most powerful mobile device in the world right now may not even be a mobile phone these new smart glasses from odg used Qualcomm's newest snapdragon 835 processor that means they're more powerful than any smart phone you can get right now these devices come in two versions there's a consumer model the r8 and an enterprise version the r9 both let you run virtual reality augmented reality and a full computer right from your glasses you can even check your email if that's what you really want to do all right will be available in the second half of the year and will cost under a thousand dollars that's the consumer version these glasses run the full Android nougat and you can even play pokemon go another big feature is the visual quality these have full cinemas quality displays the consumer version has dual cameras that lets you share 3d videos and images of what you're seeing with someone else so you can actually stream what you're looking at directly to someone else who has the same glasses because these are a mix of AR and VR you can do cool different games like a racing game where you're looking down at a table and the kind of racing track shows up and it looks like you're racing a car then you can push a button and all of a sudden you become the car so it's more of a virtual reality sort of experience these glasses are lightweight and have cinema quality displays the to 720p displays and the r8 consumer version make it look like you're staring at a 90 inch screen about ten feet away from you you'll be able to watch movies from 21st Century Fox and even watch Fox News stream straight to your headset the r8 consumer version will be available in the second half of the year and will cost less than a thousand dollars the r9 enterprise version is going to be on sale in the second quarter and cost $1,800
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