{"id":178210,"date":"2023-01-05T22:22:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T22:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tcls-huge-glasses-remind-us-good-ar-is-difficult\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T22:22:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T22:22:10","slug":"tcls-huge-glasses-remind-us-good-ar-is-difficult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tcls-huge-glasses-remind-us-good-ar-is-difficult\/","title":{"rendered":"TCL’s huge glasses remind us good AR is difficult"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If augmented reality glasses become a groundbreaking product category, they will need to look similar to regular prescription glasses. TCL is showcasing a pair of frames at CES 2023 that \u2014 while inching further in that direction \u2014 accentuate how tall of an order that still is. TCL describes its RayNeo X2 AR glasses as having a \u201csubtle and lightweight body for everyday wear,\u201d but their comically oversized nature makes us question whether \u201csubtle\u201d was the best word choice.<\/p>\n
TCL says the RayNeo X2 \u201charness pioneering binocular full-color MicroLED optical waveguide displays.\u201d While that’s quite a mouthful of technical jargon, that’s because the company isn’t (yet) aiming these glasses toward consumers. Instead, it’s a developer platform to flesh out over time as AR tech gets smaller and better.<\/p>\n
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TCL’s glasses run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 platform, the same chipset found in the Meta Quest 2 VR headset. Its MicroLED display has an impressive 100,000:1 contrast ratio and can reach a brightness of 1,000 nits, which should help make its visuals readable in bright sunlight. In addition, as reported by CNET<\/em>TCL says it will offer prescription inserts that allow you to use them in place of regular glasses \u2014 not on top of them.<\/p>\n