Will AR glasses replace mobile phones? Breaking through technical bottlenecks is inseparable from FPC empowerment!

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“In the future, it won’t be the second phone that replaces the iPhone.”

Recently, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg released a pair of smart glasses jointly developed with high-end sunglass brand Ray-Ban, and called it an important step in the ultimate realization of AR glasses , which attracted widespread attention.

It looks almost the same as ordinary glasses, but it is one of Meta's three most powerful Llama models connected to the cloud, and is equipped with a high-definition anti-shake camera. It takes photos and videos from a first-person perspective, which is equivalent to condensing a Go Pro into a small pair of glasses.

According to the company, the glasses, called "Ray-Ban Stories", start at $299 and can help users achieve basic functions such as taking photos/videos, listening to music, and answering calls.

(Orion AR glasses, source: Internet)

Equipped with two 500-pixel cameras, in order to protect public privacy, the LED lights on the glasses will light up to alert people around when the cameras are working.

In terms of battery life, the official said that when fully charged, it can take up to 200 photos and 50 short videos , and can upload photos and videos to Facebook's social platform through the Facebook View software on the phone.

The body storage supports 500+ pictures or 30 30-second videos . The picture resolution is 2592x1944 pixels, and the video is 1184x1184 pixels at 30 frames per second. It is estimated that the storage space is roughly around 3GB.

(Source: Ray-Ban store official website)

Users can adjust the volume and take photos and videos by touching the legs and buttons of the glasses . In addition, the glasses also support voice assistant control. The glasses use discrete open-ear headphones, which have the advantage of being able to hear the surrounding sound while making a call. Three microphones are installed for sound reception .

(Source: Ray-Ban store official website)

Compared with the previous version, the ability of the big model has been increased. The big model can be awakened to help interpret any picture it sees . You just need to say, "Hey, Meta, look and tell me what this is."

For example, if you go on a trip during the National Day holiday and see a famous scenic spot and want to know its history, the large model can tell you. Or if you take your children to the botanical garden and see a plant that you don’t know the name of, the large model can also give you the answer.

(Source: Internet)

Moreover, the eyes and legs are bone conduction , and the multi-language translation capabilities of the headphone contact model allow you to almost understand what your foreign friends are saying in real time.

There is also a face recognition function . When you see unfamiliar people, including customers and leaders, you often can't remember who they are and have to guess. When you use this pair of glasses, after seeing a person, the glasses can remind you that this is the CEO of a certain company and where you last met him.

Meta's AI glasses are really amazing. The appearance is also very fashionable in cooperation with Ray-Ban. Moreover, it does not put too many functions in the glasses. This not only solves the problem of power saving, but also solves the problem of lightness, crushing other AR glasses.

So this time some people, including Zuckerberg, believe that glasses will be the most likely revolution to replace mobile phones in the future.

(Zuckerberg, source: Internet)

But I think that's not right either. Huawei's innovation of a three-fold phone may also revolutionize the smartphone industry. Huawei revolutionized the smartphone industry by climbing Mount Everest from the south slope, while Zuckerberg climbed from the north slope. He just changed his mindset.

At present, Meta's AR glasses are lighter, easier to wear, and very practical, but there are still many technical challenges to overcome to truly replace smartphones.

First of all, battery life is a major bottleneck facing AR glasses. In this regard, Zuckerberg mentioned that future glasses may be powered by wearable devices on the wrist. Although this innovation is exciting, it is still difficult to achieve.

In addition, the size, weight and wearing comfort of glasses are also key factors that users are concerned about. AR glasses need to provide powerful computing power and battery life while remaining lightweight and stylish.

If you want to break through these two technical bottlenecks, you can’t do without FPC!

FPC can play a role in connection and signal transmission in electronic products. For small and highly integrated devices such as smart glasses and smart watches, FPC is one of the key components to achieve their light, thin, and bendable characteristics.

At present, smart watches and smart glasses on the market use a large number of FPC flexible circuit boards. Jialichuang FPC has also provided hundreds of AR glasses flexible circuit board samples to many domestic AR glasses manufacturers . Do you think similar products will be launched in China soon?

Finally, what do you think about the statement that AR glasses will replace smartphones? Welcome to discuss in the comment section!

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