Vuzix announces Augmented Reality Glasses Smart Glasses M100

Vuzix has announced a device that is a competitor of the famous glasses Google Glass. Miniature display Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 will be available in 2013. Points Terminator from the company at Vuzix resemble Bluetooth-headset, only increased in size. Inside - a powerful filling, including a dual-core processor with 1 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB of flash memory and a slot for micro CF.

Display with a 16:9 aspect ratio was WQVGA-resolution, the level of brightness of 2,000 nits, which is important in sunny weather (typical PC screen brightness varies from 200 to 300 nits). As the developers, work with this screen is similar to working with a 4.0-inch screen at a distance of 35 cm Smart Glasses M100 camera can record video at 720p, and for communication with the outside world has modules Wi-Fi b / g / n and Bluetooth. There is also a gyroscope, a digital compass and a GPS-navigation unit.

Points can work either in full standalone mode or in conjunction with the iPhone, as well as devices for Android. With Smart Glasses M100 user can take photos, send SMS-messages, surf the Internet, make calls, and view a Google map with paved route. Points understand voice commands, for which there microphone with noise suppression.

Battery capacity enhancement is small enough - for normal Bluetooth-headset gadget be able to work 8 hours, with the active display time down to 2 hours, and if still activate the camera, you have to settle for just an hour of battery life.

It also notes that display Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 is made in a symmetrical design that allows equally convenient to have it in front of the left or right eye. On the body there are mechanical on / off button, select and adjust the volume.

Cost Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 is $ 999, and third-party tools to develop applications for iOS and Android will be released in December.

i-Cozy: Universal Stand for iPad

Zignum introduced universal cradle i-Cozy Tablet PC iPad. Through a variety of mountings, "apple" gadget can fix almost any surface and in any position. I-Cozy set includes several additions - stand PAD, stand for working in bed, car mount and holder for the kitchen. Thus any generation iPad can comfortably use while lying in bed or on the couch, in the car and in the kitchen.

The basis is the holding accessory Zignum stand PAD, through which you can choose the appropriate position of the device. Required holder is chosen depending on where and how you plan to use device.

Stand for in a bed you can view websites and movies lying down, not holding the tablet in hand. In-car device can be fixed on the back of the front seat. Holder for the kitchen is equipped with a clamp, providing fixation iPad on the table.

Set Zignum i-Cozy go on sale before the end of November for a suggested price of 76 dollars.