Toshiba Brings Windows 10 to Smart Glasses

Toshiba is expanding into a niche surface area of the PC enterprise space with a pair of smart glasses that run Windows 10.

The dynaEdge AR Smart Glasses are designed for workers in the field, like a repair worker pulling up a blueprint or a warehouse worker scanning production barcodes. The two-ounce plastic frames feature a glass display that sits over your right eye, along with an outward-facing camera you lot can utilize to snap pictures or video.

You'll find the product features i big change over other smart glasses: the computer is separate from the headset. Instead, the glasses connect to a cartridge-like mini PC that tin sit most your waist.

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The specs are part of Toshiba's dynaEdge series, a line of compact computers that counterbalance less than a pound. They will run a sixth-generation Intel Core processor and tin include unlike memory configurations. The headset itself connects to the PC via a USB cable.

Toshiba chose Windows 10 for the Bone for like shooting fish in a barrel enterprise integration. Information technology too tapped the expertise of Vuzix, which already makes smart glasses.

In a demo, the glasses essentially piece of work like a portable Windows x PC. Yous tin can access the usual Windows desktop; on the right side of the glass frame is a touchpad that functions like a mouse. The head-up display has a 640-by-360 resolution, and only covers ane heart, so you won't get the greatest clarity. Squinting your eyes and scrolling through Windows via a tiny lens also isn't exactly convenient or intuitive.

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That'due south why Toshiba is working to incorporate vocalism commands. It's besides developing apps that strip downward the Window interface into something easier to utilise. The company showed us a Windows app that makes phone calls, view and share documents, and record and receive video. Interact with the apps via the touchpad or through actual buttons on the mobile PC.

The glasses accept a iv- to six-hr battery life. For net connectivity, they run on Wi-Fi, significant you'll have to tether it to a smartphone when out and about.

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Maybe the biggest upside to the device is the mobile PC: you tin detach it, so claw it upwardly to monitor and keyboard, making it run like a normal Windows desktop. Separating the PC from the glasses frame likewise makes the product lightweight and easier to habiliment.

Notwithstanding, the production isn't for mainstream audiences, and y'all're still improve off with a smartphone. In addition, the Toshiba AR Smart Glasses are pricey: they start at $1,899 and become up to $2,899, depending on the configuration. Toshiba plans to first prototyping the device with select enterprise customers. Interested buyers can contact the company through its website for more information.