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AR HEADSET Meta-Analysis: ACtive ar headset

Updated: Aug 23, 2019

Full PPT: Click AR HEADSET META-ANALYSIS

Research date: Nov. 29th, 2019



 

ACTIVE AR HEADSET

1. Microsoft - Hololens


  • Weight: 579 g

  • Storage: 64GB

  • RAM: 2GB

  • Price: $ 3000

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature: For now, it is only selling for research purpose


 

2. Magic Leap - Magic Leap One: Creator Edition



  • Weight: N/A

  • Tracking: 6DoF

  • Graphic: Nvidia Pascal with 256 Cores

  • RAM: 8GB

  • Storage: 128 GB

  • Power: 15-watt USB-C charger

  • Price: $2295

  • Controller: Yes

  • Feature:

- First high graphic AR headset

- User Experience Design Outlook

- precise tracking/mapping system (6 DoF)

- Nice price level

- B2B > B2C



 

3. META - META 2


  • Weight: 2721 g

  • Price: development kits $650 @ Amazon

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature:

- Main purpose: virtual call, education, etc.

- it is possible to pass the 3D objects through virtual world while having a virtual call



 

4. Mira - Prism

  • Weight: N/A

  • Price: $ 99

  • Controller: Yes

  • Feature:

- Collaboration works

- Mobile game

- Cheap price

- High quality display because it use mobile display

- easy portable/installation/uninstallation


 

5. DreamWorld AR - Dream Glass

  • Weight: 240g

  • Sound: 3.5mm jack

  • Price: $ 399

  • Controller: NR

  • Display quality:

- 2.5K resolution, 60Hz,

- 1080p front-facing RGB camera w/microphone

  • Feature

- Easy compatible. Connecting to Mobile phone

- immediate implementation from Mobile to AR Headset (Unity-based SDK supporting Windows & Android)

- For now, use only developer


 

6. Hiscene - HIAR G100


  • Weight: lightweight (no precise data)

  • Display: 1280 X 720, 1000 nit(high brightness)

  • Manufacture country: China (Shanghai)

  • RAM: 4GB

  • Storage : 64GB

  • price: $ 2450

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature:

- First China smart AR glass

- Reddot award 2017

- 2017 CES Asia innovation awards


 

7. Lenovo - Mirage AR Headset

  • Weight: 317 g

  • Size:8.2 x 3.3 x 6.1 inches

  • Price: $ 50

  • Controller: Yes

  • Feature:

- Developed for Star Wars game

- Use Mobile phone to transfer AR

- Use not only Star Wars AR but also other functions such as collaborative learning. For example, laser gun can be used as pointing gun for other entertainment content.



 

8. zSpace - zSpace Laptop

  • Weight: All products are different

  • Price: $ 3995

  • Controller: NR

  • Main Purpose: Education

  • Feature:

- Main purpose is for education

- 3D glass and monitor 3D display

- Only use for zSpace monitor

- two devices: Monitor and laptop

- High price

- If this technology can be applied in TV or normal laptop, it will be an innovative technology.


 

INACTIVE AR HEADSET

9. OEG - R-9 Glass

  • Weight: less than 181g

  • Battery: 1400 mAh

  • Display: Dual 1080 Stereoscopic

  • Price: $ 1700

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature:

- Even though it is small company, they continually develop AR glasses

- Pursue to photo-realistic imagery


 

10. Vuzix - blade AR Smart

  • Weight: 85 g

  • Battery:Internal LiPo rechargeable batteries

  • Price: $ 999.99

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature:

- one of the companies actively developing AR headset

- voice, touch pad control




 

11. Sony - Smartglass SED-E1

  • Weight: 77g + 45 g (Controller)

  • Size:80 mm × 39 mm × 72 mm

  • Battery: About 150 mins

  • Compatibility: Android 4.4 above

  • Price: $ 840

  • Controller: Yes

  • Feature:

- It seems they stop developing AR glass

- connecting to mobile and pair with it

- controller is stick to glass, so it is hard to use


 

12. Vufine Wearable Display


  • Weight: 27.21 g

  • Size: 7.4 x 4.7 x 1.9 inches

  • Price: $ 199

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature:

- bad display quality (from Amazon review)

- the objects are difficult to organize in display. Sometimes, the items go outside of the display(from Amazon review)


 

13. Optinuent ORA 2

  • Weight: 90g

  • Display quality: 42 pixels/deg (126 RGB)

  • Camera: 1080p 5 mega-pixel Camera

  • Battery: 1200 mAh

  • Price: $884

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature:

- similar outfit like Google Glass

- usually using for outside activity

- low selling point


 

14. VUE Smart Glasses

  • Weight: 26g

  • Price: $ 179

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature:

- Kick start company since 2016

- mainly function of built-in audio and track exercise

- lack of content


 

15. VSP Global - Level Smart Glasses

  • Weight: N/A

  • Price: $ N/A

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature:

- mainly tracking working out and the location

- Connecting to mobile

- No visual effect. You need to eye doctor to make one which is same process as making normal glasses


 

16. Leap Motion - North Start


  • Still developing process

  • Weight: N/A

  • Display quality : 3.5-inch LCD displays, 1600 x 1440 (per eye)

  • Price: $ over 1000 (approximately)

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature:

- one of the AR project in Leap motion

- mainly focus on interaction

- not sure yet where to use


 

17. Intel - Vaunt


  • Still developing

  • Weight: 50 g

  • Display quality: 400 x 150 pixels

  • Price: $ N/A

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature:

- Developing in Intel

- Similar to normal glass (UX design)


 

18. Ghost


  • Still developing

  • Weight: N/A

  • Price: $ 79

  • Controller: NR

  • Feature:

- Funding through Indigogo

- Using Mobile. It is similar concept as dream glass or Mira-prism


 

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