“A year ago, we were targeting business travelers,” said Mike Lohse, Lenovo’s senior product manager for commercial AR and VR. But it shifted focus a bit during the pandemic, which has shut down most travel. Lenovo’s original aim with the A3 was to provide a virtual workspace for on-the-go business travelers. Then last year, the company introduced a virtual reality headset called the Mirage VR 3 that is similar to Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 or HTC’s Vive.
In 2019, Lenovo entered the smartglasses by introducing a much bulkier standalone model called the ThinkReality A6, which doesn’t require an attached PC. The glasses at least initially only work with Windows computers and Lenovo’s Motorola mobile devices, and not Apple’s line of Macintosh computers or iPhones. But the company failed to find much of a market for its $2,300 goggles and laid off half its workforce last year as founder and CEO Rony Abovitz departed. More recently, startup Magic Leap spent a decade trying to develop a set of augmented and virtual reality glasses. Google ended the consumer effort in 2015, though it continued the project in a more limited fashion aimed at corporate users. But consumers were outraged over the privacy implications of glasses that could surreptitiously record video. Most famously, Google’s debuted its Glass project in 2012 with a pair of glasses that included a camera and a small projection area in the lens for messages and notifications. Many companies have tried to develop the sci-fi technology over the years, but none have made much of an inroad because of clunky designs, poor displays, high prices, and privacy concerns.
The company, which is pitching the new device for both business travelers and remote workers, hopes to have finally cracked the code for smartglasses. HD Hybrid IR Camera with ThinkPad Webcam Privacy ShutterĦ-row, spill-resistant, numeric keypad, optional backlit3-button TrackPoint pointing device and mylar surface multi-touch touchpadĭiscrete TPM 2.0, TCG certified, Firmware TPM 2.Despite a market strewn with the frames of prior failures, Lenovo on Sunday introduced smart glasses that can make spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations seem like they’re hanging in the air. (2) USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, 1 Always On(2) USB-C Thunderbolt 4(1) USB-C 3.2 Gen 2(1) HDMI 2.1/2.0(1) Mic/Headphone Combo Jack(1) Smart Card Reader(1) Nano-SIM card slot(1) RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet
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