Nubia Neovision Glass, the highly anticipated smart AR glass from ZTE, is now available for open sale worldwide. The company recently revealed the pricing and global availability of the Neovision Glass, which was initially unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain. Starting from June 19, 2023, interested consumers can directly purchase the Neovision Glass on the official website.

Nubia Neovision Glass Features:

The Nubia Neovision Glass offers an exceptional visual and audio experience, making it the world’s first smart glass to receive Hi-Res Audio Quality certification and TÜV Rheinlan certification. With a Micro-OLED 120-inch screen boasting a PPI of 3500, the glass delivers a crisp and immersive view with vivid colors. The binocular HD resolution of 1080P ensures detailed visuals, while the wide field of view spanning 43 degrees provides an expansive perspective. Additionally, the glass boasts a brightness of up to 1800 nits, further enhancing the viewing experience.

Audio quality is equally impressive, thanks to the dual omnidirectional speakers and cyclonic sound tank integrated into the Neovision Glass. With a sampling rate exceeding 44.1kHz and a bit depth surpassing 16 bits, users can enjoy lossless sound quality, further enhancing their overall audio experience.

One of the standout features of Neovision Glass is its versatility. The glass offers a virtual large screen that can be utilized in various scenarios, including as a personal mobile theater, mobile gaming center, or efficient office assistant. The glass seamlessly projects images from connected devices onto a virtual screen in real-time, allowing users to connect with a wide range of devices such as mobile phones, drones, game consoles, laptops, and more.

The design of the glass is both fashionable and trendy, featuring a minimalist and streamlined style reminiscent of light luxury sunglasses. With a weight of only 79g, the frameless and stylish magnetic lenses successfully combine fashion with technology, creating a visually appealing product.

Nubia Neovision Glass Pricing and Availability:

Neovision Glass is now available for purchase through the official website, with prices set at $529/€549/£479. It is accessible in various countries and regions, including several European countries, Middle Eastern countries, Asia Pacific countries, and South Africa.

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Amidst a bucket load of patents by companies, Google’s unique patent shows that users can take capture a picture/selfie without a smartphone. Accordingly, it’s new patent shows a smart ring that can take selfies as you wear it.

As spotted by Protocol(via Softpedia news), Google has applied for the patent at USPTO way back in May 2019. However, it got published only on November 10, 2020. USPTO is a United States Patent and Trademark Office. First, the abstract of the patent pretty much confirms that it’s a smart wearable device with a selfie camera.

Google Smart Ring- Structure & Functions

As per the patent description, the smart ring houses an aperture(opening) that is enough to fit a finger. Precisely, it says the aperture is shaped to fit the first finger(finger where the ring sits) of the user. Further, the smart ring has the following components housed inside:

1. A processor(to process, coordinate, transmit data)
2. An input device(button/joystick/touch sensor/lever/dial)
3. An optical sensor(Normal/autofocus camera- to capture images)
4. Transmitter(Transmit the image to an external device- Wireless)
5. Power Source(Optional- battery/fuel cells/ultra-capacitor)- to power processor, transmitter & autofocus camera.
6. An indicator(light source/speaker/haptic feedback device)

Additionally, the smart ring also requires a second wearable device typically a HUD(Heads-Up Display) for transmitting, displaying the images. For representation purposes, Google has shown Smart Glass schematics. Basically, the company says it has not included other implementations to avoid obscuring(keeping it secret) the embodiments.

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To begin with, Google says that the smart ring comprises two surfaces apart from the ring- One which houses the camera, and the other housing the input device. Additionally, both the surfaces are designed to tilt sideways to comfort the user and his/her finger range. Also, the housing that has a camera is capable of protruding out of the platform and beyond the ring.

This is according to the finger it is worn(eg: left index/ring finger). Typically, the finger may be anyone on either hand. Google even mentions that the circular body may also be a helix/spiral shape with a break. Accordingly, it will expand to tolerate the fingers of different sizes.

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Function

As for the input device, a user can perform different actions with different levels of pressure(if button) to it. However, in the case of a touch sensor, it can detect different tap levels, and the right input finger to avoid accidental presses. Other actuation mechanisms can be can also be from a laptop/mobile, response from a human stimulus, eye-tracking via Smart Glass, and more.

Thus on actuating, the sensor captures the image and sends it to the processor. The camera may be a fixed/autofocus camera. According to the position, Google says the camera projects upwards, tilts sideways to capture the image. Also, the possibility of connecting to a HUD hints that it may also live feed the contents to a screen.

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That said the processing unit has a CPU, RF circuitry(RF transceiver/DSP/SIM), I/O, Power. The ring may also include a gyroscope, accelerometers for vibration/shock impact. Additionally, Google also talks about an optional control module. The smart ring may use either wired, Wi-Fi, WiMax, Bluetooth, NFC one-way/bi-directionally to send the data to the second device.

Secondary wearable device(HUD)

Talking about the second wearable device, Google says it could be anything from a smart Glass to a HUD(Heads Up Display). Precisely, it should have a display for viewing contents, processes, and a transmitter to communicate with the smart ring.

Also, other implementations of Google’s secondary wearable device hints at the possibility of a Helmet, Headbands etc. Nevertheless, this looks like an interesting patent from Google and we hope it becomes reality someday.

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