It might not be immediately obvious, but augmented reality (AR) glasses are the kind of device that could “kill” the smartphone in the future. Once the technology allows AR device makers to release products that look more like traditional glasses, the AR glasses could extend the phone’s screen right onto the wearer’s face and potentially reduce actual smartphone screen time. Presumably, these AR glasses will still need a direct connection to a smartphone — at least, for the foreseeable future.
Several companies are already working on AR projects, as well as separate virtual reality (VR) glasses — or mixed reality wearables that combine both AR and VR content into a single device. We saw a few products at CES 2021 that will be ready for purchase later this year from various manufacturers. Apple is one of the most prominent AR supporters, despite not announcing any AR glasses. Samsung’s glasses also leaked recently. Facebook is desperate to compete in this landscape, and it has just unveiled “mind-reading” controllers that might one day operate AR devices. However, that nifty technology is still in the early stages of development.
Against that backdrop comes Niantic, developer of the popular AR game Pokemon Go, which just teased its own AR glasses.
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