Bosch introduced the next generation smart glasses

German technology company Bosch has introduced lightweight smart glasses with many functions, including navigation, calls, and browsingtext messages, interaction with other gadgets, reminders, alarm clocks, notes, and more.

In addition to the computing and sensing components, Smartglasses Light has an optical platform consisting of mirrors of a microelectromechanical system with an ASIC controller that precisely guideThe glasses are equipped with a 350 mAh battery, which has enough chargefor 14 hourscontinuous work.

The product is primarily intended for drivers and cyclists, but can also be used in everyday life, for example, during cooking or going to the supermarket.

The teaser video (below) shows how a cyclist views turn-by-turn GPS directions in the form of arrows with a distance that changes as they approach each turn.Next, you can view the shopping list and the recipe, and then adjust it by double-tapping on the frame.

The Bosch BML500P light drive weighs only 10 grams and is small enough to be fitted into a variety of glasses styles.The company also claims that the optical system can be built into glasses with curved and even corrective lenses.

The technical specification says that glasses can communicate and exchange data with other smart devices, but this function is not shown in the video.

Only the projection, which, judging by the video, is located right in the center of the user's field of vision, raises questions.This feature can interfere with and even create risks when driving a vehicle

Previously, the company also introduced a laser projection module that turns any surface into a touch screen.

text: Ilya Bauer, photo and video: Bosch