Facebook smart glasses will use Hololens-like technology

Social networking giant Facebook is actively researching many breakthrough technology solutions in the field of smart glass. Facebook's desire to bring smart glasses into a device to help users see virtual objects in the real world.

A new Facebook patent application called 'waveguide display with two-dimensional scanner' , which has recently been unveiled recently. This is a patent granted to Facebook's Oculus virtual device research division.

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Viewers can experience virtual objects created from computers via wearable devices.

Explaining the patent revealed, this is the screen that can provide enhanced virtual reality perspective in real time thanks to computer algorithms. Viewers can experience virtual objects created from computers via wearable devices. Each such device includes a frame and a content display.

The smart glass being developed by Oculus will use a wave-type screen, which shines light on the human eye, which is different from the traditional display. This glasses can display images, videos or connect to speakers, headphones to play music.

Wave technology has become popular since Microsoft introduced the Hololens AR project. And then there's the mysterious glass project of Magic Leap.

The author of the patent is optical researcher Oculus Pasi Saarikko. He "joined the army" for Facebook in 2015 after working as head of the HoloLens optical design development team at Microsoft.

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This glasses can display images, videos or connect to speakers, headphones to play music.

Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg calls augmented reality virtual technology the next generation computer platform. This platform promises to replace traditional smartphones and PCs in the future. Michael Abrash, the leading scientist at Oculus, believes AR glasses will start replacing smartphones from 2020.

Specifying this strategy was the affair, buying Oculus for $ 2 billion in 2014. The company also plans to spend billions of dollars to continue developing the technology.

Although it's unclear what the design and features of Facebook's smart glasses will be. However, the technology community can be confident that this trend will soon flourish for years to come, as technology companies successfully overcome the barriers that surround a commercial product.