Market can break the deadlock? Microsoft is reportedly being tested prototype smart glasses

Ever since Google released Google Glass smart glasses since the cool smart wearable devices has always been a hot topic in the media world. People continued to focus on the Google Glass latest news, including when it will officially enter the market, when they can become cheaper, more advanced, whether there will be other technology giants to follow up move. Media About Apple is going to launch a similar smart wearable devices endless speculation and rumors, Samsung has released its own smart watches Galaxy Gear. Market research firm Gartner predicts that by 2016 the smart wearable devices industry output will reach 10 billion U.S. dollars.

Coincidentally, the end of 2012, when a patent filing records have revealed Microsoft's smart glasses . According to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's information display, Microsoft gets a glasses type display system on a new patent certification. The design will provide the user through glasses to display Augmented Reality technology, and work through the Xbox and Kinect also lets the user directly into the rendered scene of hardware devices, such as basketball, football scores directly visible, real-time data and statistics.

Recently, according to "The Wall Street Journal" reported that , according to informed sources, Microsoft is indeed in the test, "a similar to Google Glass smart glasses prototype" and stressed that Microsoft's move is aimed with Google, Apple, Samsung and other technology companies smart wearable devices to compete. But Wall Street Journal does not provide, including when to enter the market, including more details, do not know what it will have specific functions. Also from the "Wall Street Journal," the news source also claimed that Microsoft Surface tablet launched in R & D, while touch smart watches.

According to June 2012 leaked Microsoft roadmap shows that Microsoft smart glasses called "Fortazela". The roadmap mentioned that support the Microsoft smart glasses Wifi network launched in late 2014 to support the version of the cellular network in 2015 will at some point release.

Smart glasses interface

Has now released the actual sections of intelligent wearable devices are still some problems, Google Glass just released a developer version, priced up to $ 1,500. After the development of those who wore use found outside in addition to the sale price, there is also fever, life and other more difficult problem to solve. Of course, it is still cool smart device models. Developers have tried to develop a number of Google Glass applications to enhance its usefulness.

Samsung Galaxy Gear Smart Watch is even more mediocre, not only the appearance is not eye-catching, the smaller touch screen operation is more inconvenient, as well as the same functionality and endurance headache problem. In addition to Samsung and Google, other companies have also introduced a number of similar intelligent wearable devices, have failed to lead to market much attention.

In fact, so far, the concept of intelligent wearable devices are not mature. People wear the device for smart positioning is not clear, it is how to play a more portable advantages to become a good partner smartphone products (smart phones is so powerful that it can not be worn equipment temporarily replaced). Since chip technology and battery technology limitations, subject to space limitations narrower smart wearable devices for life and yet unable to solve the heat problem. If you can not solve life problems, smart wearable devices will become an even more terrible than a smart phone charging products. Smartphone fever only lead palms is very hot, but the smart glasses fever will make your temples feel very uncomfortable, no one can heat a large long wearing smart glasses.

Smart wearable devices even smaller volume than a smartphone, so its difficult to manufacture more than a smartphone. Include a camera, processor, battery, etc. must be placed in parts this little space, which increased R & D difficulty, raise the cost of development. The end result is that the cost of smart wearable devices threshold is always not fall down, Google glasses up to $ 1,500 of the selling price is the cost is too high causing the problem. Before there are rumors that the next Google glasses fell to $ 299 price is expected, and have dropped greatly than before, but still expensive. Smartphone indispensable because people move rapidly popular calling features, but smart wearable devices have not yet found a good reason to make people feel that they pay big bucks to buy is value for money. Just because it's cool?

Canalys analyst Daniel Matte also said: "The opportunity fleeting, major technology companies will not sit and wait for the opportunity slip away, but the company is also facing major life challenges and other issues, which will greatly restrict the sensor ability. "He believes that although the smart wearable devices in the field of health and safety to get some good development, but in the next three to five years time, the smart wearable devices is still a rather special product category (meaning can not be mass market accepted).

As the saying goes good meal afraid of late, then Microsoft's smart wearable devices can break the price in the end, endurance, heat spell, really open smart wearable devices market? We are always looking forward.

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