Lenovo is expected to begin mass production on their new smart glasses this month.

The New Glass C200 single-eye lens , smart glass product, was previously unveiled at CES 2017. The new product is a mixture of both virtual reality technology and artificial intelligence and it's used in conjunction with a smartphone device.

The new smart glasses are being marketed as a tool that can ideally enable clients to be better at their jobs by providing them with the tools to gather valuable info right in front of them without having to lift their hands to do anything. The glasses will be able to view a number of objects, identify them, be able to provide instructions and troubleshooting assistance.

At the moment, some 39 percent of companies say that they use some form of AR technology in their business and the other 67 percent says that they are considering the use of it. Even the US military is looking to include some “tactical augmented reality” into their work model.

Ideally, the smart glasses by Lenovo are going to act like an AI assistant.

And the Lenovo glasses aren't the only ones out there of course, they are looking to compete with Epson's Moverio, the Vuzix M300, the ODG R-7, and others. Many are also expecting Apple to release their own iGlass smart glasses some day soon as well.

The single-lens smart glasses by Lenovo, project images onto the lens that are able to assist the wearer of the glasses with what they are doing. The AI software is able to identify whatever the user might be looking at.

Lenovo has said that AR and VR together are a next generation technology and that it's going to change the world. Might these ones do better than Google Glass which was described by many to have been a total flop? Among the suggestions for the apparent failure of the Google Glass option were things like concern over aesthetics, no clear function, and health concerns, among other reasons.

Could you see yourself finding these smart glasses useful at your place of work? Or even in your own private time for recreational use?

Depending on how effective the tool is, we might see this version make its way into a number of different business spaces; adopted by commercial business clients for their employees. The glasses might prove to be a useful tool with regard to those who are training on the job; offering them an extra layer of assistance in helping them to learn how to perform their job duties.

Aside from the glasses being able to offer instructions and other similar information, they can play music, do a search on the web, offer calendar reminders, and more.

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Sources:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-enters-smart-glasses-fray-targets-business-augmented-reality-june-availability/
https://www.wareable.com/headgear/the-best-smartglasses-google-glass-and-the-rest
http://www.zdnet.com/article/research-67-percent-considering-adoption-of-augmented-reality-in-the-enterprise/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewcave/2015/01/20/a-failure-of-leadership-or-design-why-google-glass-flopped/#5302d16e57ff
http://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/5-reasons-google-glass-miserable-failure-01462398#PdUKgqPHsFg08BgX.97
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/20/apple-smart-glasses-for-augmented-reality-could-leverage-iphone-power-ubs-says.html

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