Just when Google is giving up its scheme of releasing the consumer’s edition of its smartglass, the Japanese electronic icon is entering the challenging market. Sony’s SmartEyeglass SED-E1 developer’s edition is on pre-order now in Germany and in the UK. The company is looking to release it in March. The consumer’s edition of the SmartEyeglass will be available sometime next year.
A little over half of what Google charged for its developer’s edition ($1,500), Sony’s SED-E1 comes with a price tag of $840. Constructed in black frame, the glass is geared toward developers and its operating system is Android 4.4 and above. Equipped with a binocular for 8 bit display and a 3 MP camera for capturing images, the SmartEyeglass weighs 2.7 oz apart from its wired controller.
The hands free device promises to deliver the perception of augmented reality; it is loaded with sensors like accelerometer, electronic compass, brightness sensor, gyroscope and a speaker along with a microphone and a sub microphone for noise reduction. The device may be connected with its host Android smartphone via Bluetooth and WLAN.
The wired controller of SED-E1 hosts a microphone, speaker and a Near Field Communication module that enable the device to display information that can be viewed easily, a feature that the Google Glass was short of. However, the controller has to be manipulated effectively to bring the best out of all the features the SmartEyeglass has.
The SED-E1 will be available in Japan, the US and the rest of Europe from March 10, 2015 and it will be sold online through the website of Sony Developer World.
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