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