Samsung enjoys a niche in almost every
segment, be it gadgets, home appliances and kitchen appliances. The tech
powerhouse is gearing to introduce a new product line in the wearable
technology domain that will pit it against the world’s most reputed
company in the search arena. The South Korean consumer electronics
manufacturer has issued a patent application which discloses that
Samsung has developed a smart glass, which is far ahead of Google Glass.
The patent application is published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark
Office (USPTO).
This has given certification to leaked
reports which reiterated that Samsung is looking forward to bringing its
own smart glass. According to the patent application of Samsung, the
future smart glasses will integrate with almost all devices like gaming
consoles, cameras, smartphones, tablets, in-vehicle infotainment
systems, medical machines and many others.
Tentatively named Gear Glass, the Glass
will come with many exciting features like mirroring live TV or movies
running on the connected device. The patent filing suggests another
feature that would bring messages and emails right on the smart glass
screen, just like Google Glass. Samsung’s upcoming product will be able
to capture pictures and record video footage, and will incorporate voice
assistant like Siri on iOS and Google Now on Android.
Another impressive highlight would be
the support of subtitles while watching movies in foreign languages.
Samsung illustrates how the smart glass would work both as a gadget and
an accessory, when required. The smart glass will undergo colour change
to camouflage as a regular sunglass in sunlight.
The features sound extraordinary. If
Samsung succeeds to bring such a product for public use, it would
definitely give an edge to Samsung over Google, who scraped its project
in January this year. Furthermore, Samsung can get a larger share of the
market with the new offering. One needs to take into account that
Samsung’s Smart glass is not going to be a reality anytime soon. The
patents for the smart glass are still to be granted and it can be
delayed for a good 4-5 years. Lets watch how Samsung decides to go about
it.
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