AR glasses is taking a big jump in 2020 with the eyes of major technology manufacturers. It is rumored that Apple will launch AR glasses in 2020, and Facebook and Qualcomm have also announced plans for AR glasses. Qualcomm, a major chip manufacturer in
, officially announced the second-generation XR chipset XR2 Platform at the annual meeting in Hawaii this week, and is also known as the world's first product to support 5G version. At this time last year, Qualcomm also released the first generation XR1 Platform and showed off an AR glasses prototype. (Reproducing the legend of "Pokémon Go"? Qualcomm and Pokémon developers teamed up to create the next generation of AR glasses)
But what the outside world doesn't know is that the AR glasses design prototype design team displayed by Qualcomm is actually from Taiwan. It is Jorjin, headquartered in Xizhi , a small company with a capital of only 350 million yuan.
Qualcomm releases the second generation XR2 platform chip, and also shows that the new AR glasses prototype
Zozhen has a small capital, but the R&D teams on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have reached 160 people. It has accumulated strength since 2013. Epson, Qualcomm, and medical equipment manufacturers are all customers. Zozhen is responsible for design services and has the ability to help customers mass production. Its technology is so good that even Apple and Google have come to explore the way.
"We are the stupidest. The annual R&D investment is as high as 100 million to 200 million yuan, but the equity capital is only more than 300 million yuan..." Chairman Liang Wenlong, Zuo Zhen, expressed his thoughts when attending the Optoelectronics Association Advancement Conference, but he could not continue with his enthusiasm alone. Zuo Zhen also charged NRE (new product design fee) fees for well-known manufacturers. The work volume in 2019 was about 10,000 yuan, and he also optimistically expected better results in 2020.
helps customers design glasses, and also helps customers sell
Zuozhen is good at optoelectronic integration and can lighten the glasses module. EPSON's hot selling "Next Generation Smart Glasses " is developed by Zuozhen. EPSON also authorized Zuozhen to sell EPSON MOVERIO BT-30C glasses in Taiwan and China, which is equivalent to let Zuozhen go back and sell new products designed and developed by his own home.
Liang Wenlong said that he currently chooses to cooperate exclusively with China Telecom in Taiwan, allowing users to experience through 20 display stores in China, mainly meeting the needs of watching movies. The near-eye display technology allows users to watch 80-inch screen effects when there is a distance of 5 meters, but if they are 6 meters, they can enjoy 100-inch screens.
EPSON "Second-Visual Smart Glasses" Moverio BT-30C is connected to the mobile phone through Type-C. It is designed by Zuo Zhen and designed by Zuo Zhen in
Epson
. In January 2020, Zuo Zhen will also bring EPSON glasses to the Chinese market and cooperate with China Mobile. But Liang Wenlong also admitted that the key to sales of AR glasses is: Will it be sold on the channel side? So if Zuo Zhen promotes AR glasses by himself, he will first focus on B2B.
2019 first year of AR glasses, doubling in 2020
2019 can be said to be the first year of AR glasses! Liang Wenlong said that in 2020, the market is expected to grow by 5 to 10 times with the addition of major manufacturers. Some research institutions have even predicted that with the maturity of key parts of AR glasses and the advancement of integrated technology, they will begin to replace smartphones in 2023, and surpass smartphones to become mainstream mobile devices in the new era by 2026.
However, whether AR glasses can be popularized is the key to the application side. Liang Wenlong admitted that Zuozhen will launch a number of AR glasses in March 2020 to grab the B2B market, lock in the fields of smart factories, industrial applications, and smart medical care, and sell them under white brand. As long as customers need it, they can assist in designing application software.
assists Da Vinci in minimally invasive surgery, and catching wanted criminals is simple
At present, Zuo Zhen has developed "Binocular AR functional glasses ", which can assist doctors in minimally invasive surgery. It is expected to apply for FDA certification to the United States in the first quarter of 2020. Zuo Zhen has also cooperated with the Medical Center for clinical experiments, and ultimately hopes to use AR glasses to assist in surgical navigation and handle hip and knee surgery.
Zozhen Chairman Liang Wenlong believes that the application of AR glasses will double in 2020
Another scenario that has been widely used is the policeman on duty. If he adds a lens to the AR glasses, he can display a message sheet in front of his eyes, and use the lens to scan pedestrians on the road to filter wanted criminals. However, this involves privacy and is currently not applicable to all countries.
Currently, most AR glasses still need to be connected to the mobile phone. With the help of mobile phone computing power, so there is a line between the glasses and the mobile phone. Medical AR glasses need to be connected to medical instruments. AR supports 4G or 5G, which is another application scenario.
Zo Zhen has recently signed a memorandum of cooperation with China Telecom, hoping to cooperate in the development of 5G AR glasses. Chairman Liang Wenlong of Zuozhen said: "5G combined with AR smart glasses will be an eyeball revolution." In the future, the two parties will cooperate with AR education and training, cultural navigation, cloud computing games, remote collaboration and smart space applications.
