Aug 26, 2021 11:39:00

The details of the smart glasses being developed by Facebook have been revealed, and what kind of functions are installed?

Facebook announced the project '

Project Aria ' to develop smart glasses on September 17, 2020. An instruction manual for such smart glasses under development has been discovered, and some of its appearance and functions have been clarified.

Gemini User Guide
(PDF file) https://fccid.io/2AWS6-5646/User-Manual/Users-Manual-5086339.pdf

This is how Facebook's Project Aria AR glasses work --Protocol — The people, power and politics of tech
https://www.protocol.com/project-aria-gemini-ar-glasses

The instruction manual discovered this time was submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to obtain permission for radio wave communication. The title of the instruction manual is 'Gemini User Guide', and you can see that the smart glass under development is named 'Gemini'.

Gemini comes with the Gemini body, charging cable, charging adapter, and cleaning cloth.

The Gemini is equipped with four cameras that can scan surrounding information. The vine on the right side of the Gemini is equipped with a 'Mute Switch' that allows you to pause recording by the camera and a 'Power Button'.

At the top right of the frame is a 'Capture Button' for taking pictures and movies with the camera.

In addition, Gemini's instructions also reveal the existence of the smart glasses management app ' Ariane' for iOS.

In Ariane, it seems that you can check the connection status of Bluetooth / Wi-Fi of smart glasses and the remaining battery level.

In addition to the instruction manual, the FCC also submits

photos of each part of Gemini (PDF file). From this photo, it is clear that the four cameras installed in the Gemini are the same as those installed in the VR headset 'Oculus Quest 2' that appeared in October 2020.

In addition, the Gemini manual also describes how to use the Windows app 'VRSPlayer.exe ' that manages the images taken by the four cameras. From these things, technology-related media

Protocol said, 'Facebook may have used the experience gained in the development of Oculus Quest 2 for the development of Gemini. Also, Gemini is equipped with four cameras. Shows that Facebook may be testing a 3D tracking system with camera footage. '

The manual discovered this time is the version updated on August 28, 2020, and there is a possibility that the design has been changed at the time of writing the article.

'The smart glasses under development are research devices and we have no plans to commercialize them for consumers,' Facebook said on the official website of Project Aria.