Xiaomi announces completely wireless AR glass 'Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass', pairing just by tapping with gesture operation & smartphone and NFC



Xiaomi , a Chinese home appliance manufacturer, announced the augmented reality (AR) glass `` Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass '' at Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC 2023), a technology trade fair held from February 27, 2023. .

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You can see what kind of terminal Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass of AR glass announced by Xiaomi is by watching the following video.

Meet Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass Discovery Edition-YouTube


The Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass looks like this, it looks like ordinary glasses except for the camera placed in front.



The back looks like this.



Latency is reduced to just 50ms for a true wireless AR connection.



Pairing is possible just by tapping the smartphone on the crane part of Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass as follows. Pairing is done using NFC.



Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass uses a retina-level myopia display for AR glasses, and the resolution is PPD (resolution per viewing angle) of 58.



It seems that this high-resolution display makes it possible to realize a seamless crossover between the real world and virtual reality.



An electrochromic lens is used for the lens part.



With a micro organic EL display, the peak brightness is 1200 nits.



The operation is performed by Xiaomi's own AR gesture control.



It has an accurate space detection function, and you can drag and scale the screen by pinching your fingers. Virtual objects can be placed anywhere in physical space.



You can also switch screens by swiping your finger up and down. Basically, it seems that it can be operated intuitively with gestures similar to smartphone operations.



In addition, you can turn on and off smart lights in your field of view with gesture operations.



Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass



According to

XDA Portal , the only media person who had the opportunity to use the demo version of Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass, the official name of Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass is 'Xiaomi Wireless AR Smart Glass Explorer Edition'. The display is equipped with micro OLEDs capable of full HD (1080p) visual output on both sides, and three cameras are placed on the front, which are used to map the environment in front of the user. About.

The main body weight is very light at 126 g, which seems to be realized by using sturdy and lightweight materials such as carbon fiber and magnesium alloy. Furthermore, it seems that weight reduction is realized by adopting a silicon oxygen anode battery developed by Xiaomi instead of a lithium ion battery. In addition, the processor uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1 , and since there is no memory in the main unit, pairing with a smartphone is essential.

XDA Portal says, 'I used the demo machine for more than 20 minutes while playing TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube videos, but I didn't see any lag or degradation in image quality.' While it's difficult to put into words how digital content and the real world overlap with the Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass, he said, 'The visuals in Xiaomi's introductory video are a good representation of what I experienced. I think.”

The following pictures are taken from the user's field of view with a camera from behind the display of the demonstration machine.



In addition, Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass seems to have a function to turn the front lens black or transparent when the button is pressed. If you want to see the real world, you can make the lens transparent, and if you want to enjoy video content such as movies, you can make the background black and immerse yourself in the image.

XDA Portal wrote, ``I doubt that Xiaomi is positioning this AR glass only as a prototype because it seems that the Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass is technically working very well.'' In addition, XDA Portal points out that the reason why Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass is positioned as a prototype to the last is that it is in the battery, citing the possibility that it takes time to develop a lightweight and long-lasting battery. .

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