Lux Research Compares Smart Glasses Features
Everyone recognizes that enterprises and consumers have different requirements for their wearable Augmented Reality hardware. In a post on the BrainXchange Wearable Tech blog, Tony Sun, analyst with Lux Research, explains a new framework for describing those differences.
The firm has studied more than 70 use cases for smart glasses. They also collected the features of 16 models of smart glasses. Ten of the products examined are able to meet the needs of real time communication applications, making that a highly congested space at this time.
The Lux Research analysis proposes that there are three use case categories, which require different functionalities of the hardware:
1. Presentation of information in context
2. Communication with remote experts for guidance
3. Documentation of tasks or inspections
Lux Research’s helpful framework makes it very clear at a glance that not all devices are best suited to all use cases. This then leads to the conclusion (not part of the Lux Research post), that enterprises will likely have to purchase and support multiple smart glasses models. This could make things complicated, and more expensive than budgeted.