What They Say
We reported a link to the Tooz devkit launch in Germany, but optics.org dug a little deeper. The kit was launched in China in January and is now available in Germany. Tooz said that
“innovative companies and institutions like TomTom, adidas Runtastic, Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health Dresden and many more are already exploring the tooz smart glasses in conjunction with their existing products, services and digital solutions.”
The firm to have production products available at the beginning of 2022. The glasses connect to a smartphone using Bluetooth. The content on the glasses is only visible to the wearer and the centerpiece of the solution is the injection-molded optical engine with its several high precision free-form surfaces.
On basis of this innovation, tooz claims to provide
“the only curved waveguide lens to the market which allows the integration of correction including individual prescription.”
UV and sun protection and photochromic options can be integrated. The lightweight, robust and slim waveguide lenses can be cut and edged in different shapes of frame designs to suit individual style and design preferences of end consumers.
The dominant concept in the smart glass market is the planar light guide made of glass with holographic incoupling and outcoupling of the light. tooz on the other hand developed a curved waveguide that, with its base curve, allows for correction naturally. The technological approach has also other important advantages for everyday use that result in good image quality, high unobtrusiveness, protection of the eye, and low weight. This is explained in the video below.
What We Think
The video gives a good sense of the advantages of the curved waveguide. (BR)
