What They Say
SuperHexa, a 2020 startup based in Beijing, has new Vision smartglasses with integrated wide (50 megapixel) and telephoto (8 megapixel) cameras. The glasses are available through a funded Indiegogo project and should ship this month. They are based on a Qualcomm 8 core processor with 32GB of storage. They cost from $399.
The display devices are 0.23″ microOLEDs from Sony with 1,800 cd/m² of ‘peak perceived’ output with ‘HD’ resolution. A key feature is the ability to support a 15X zoom (5X optical) by swiping the frame of the glasses and there is also voice control and ‘intelligent face recognition’. The glasses are also said to be able to identify plants seen. Battery life is said to be 3.3 hours with a 30 minute charge time to 80% using a 990mAh battery. Video recording time is quoted at 100 minutes in terms of battery power, although 30 minutes based on other issues and 10 seconds of video is always being recorded. There is some video stabilisation technology.
There are a number of video reviews on YouTube.
What We Think
Sony only lists a 640 x 400 version of its 0.23″ microOLED as being in mass production. That would be consistent with the 3K+ ppi claim in the SuperHexa Indiegogo advert but well below ‘HD’ resolution in our view. This reviewer was impressed with the clarity of the display (and he compares in detail with Google Glass). The reviewer also tries the real-time translation function which has limits but could be useful and points out the very large size of the camera unit. (BR)
