OPPO is scheduled to hold the 2020 OPPO Future Technology Conference in Shenzhen on November 17. The Future Technology Conference is an annual event where the tech giant showcases its latest discoveries, thoughts and results on future technology from its R&D arm.

Previously, it was revealed that OPPO will showcase an FDF full-dimensional portrait video technology system, a full-link colour management system, and three concept products.

OPPO has revealed on Weibo that the second generation of the OPPO AR glasses will be unveiled at the Future Technology Conference. The teaser poster shows the device will bring a comfortable wearing experience. The AR glass is also lightweight and will have two cameras in the corners of the two lenses. One of the cameras will likely be used for AR detection.

In December last year, at the last OPPO Future Technology Conference, the company announced its involvement in the AR glasses category and demonstrated its first AR glasses. The first generation of OPPO AR glasses is equipped with four lenses, of which a ToF lens is used for distance measurement, an RGB lens is used for shooting object shapes, and two fisheye lenses are used for imaging.

According to reports, OPPO AR glasses will be equipped with depth sensors and spatial MIC arrays. It will also use diffractive optical waveguide technology, support voice interaction and 3D surround sound. It is also equipped with a microphone and physical buttons, which can be operated by gestures and voice.

OPPO founder and CEO Chen Mingyong once said that in the next three years, he will invest 50 billion yuan in R&D, continue to focus on cutting-edge technologies such as 5G/6G, artificial intelligence, AR, and big data. The company will also build core hardware technologies and software engineering and system capabilities.

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At its on-going Oppo Inno Day 2019 conference, the Chinese company has today announced its first AR Glasses. The announcement comes at a time when the smartphone company has said that it is now focusing on diversifying its portfolio of product categories.

The Oppo AR Glasses is a step forward for the Chinese company to expand its presence in the augmented reality space, which remains widely untapped even though VR and AR were touted to be the next big thing.

As per the reports, the Oppo AR Glasses offers three-dimensional reproduction and is also equipped to offer 3D surround sound. It is reportedly using diffractive optical waveguide technology to achieve thinness and high transmittance.

It also comes with various modes of interaction, including gestures and voice recognition. Coming to the software part, the device comes packed with various AR content, including games and services.

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The Oppo AR Glasses features dual fisheye cameras on the front along with an HD camera. On the side, it appears that there are two buttons styled in green. The company claims that the Oppo AR Glasses are thinner in size and lighter in weight compared to the Hololens.

Oppo has not revealed much details about this new product it has announced but the company has said that it will be launched in the first quarter of next year, i.e. Q1 2020 but has not revealed specific details.

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