Lenovo
Lenovo has unveiled its new ThinkReality brand transparent smartglasses, the ThinkReality A3, to coincide with the virtual electronics trade fair CES this year.
Introduced in 2019, the ThinkReality A6 was a goggle-shaped headset like the HoloLens, but the new model A3 looks like oversized sunglasses at first glance, and looks like smart glasses.
Equipped with a stereo 1080p display with a waveguide optical system, by displaying up to 5 virtual displays in space, a virtual multi-monitor environment can be realized in combination with a mobile PC such as a ThinkPad.
In the so-called new normal, new lifestyle, the number of remote work that even desk workers work outside the conventional office and mobile work including at home is increasing, and an efficient multi-monitor environment is difficult in terms of space and portability. Is the current situation.
ThinkReality A3 proposes a virtual multi-monitor application that connects to a PC to streamline desk work in these situations.
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The main specifications are
・ Stereo 1080p display of waveguide optical system
・Snapdragon XR1 SoC
・ USB-C connection to PC or Motorola smartphone
・ Ultra wide-angle stereo camera, room scale AR tracking
In addition to virtual multi-monitor display of up to 5 images, it also supports 3D and AR, hands-free augmented reality manual display in the field work, remote assist by sending what you are seeing with the camera, etc. It can also be used in industrial applications where AR headsets and smart glasses have been used.
ThinkReality A3 will be available in some markets in each country from mid-2021. In principle, it is an industrial / commercial product.
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