HTC is as soon as once more attacking the wearable house with a pair of latest sensible glasses, the corporate introduced. The Vive Eagle is a rival to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses with a fashion-foward light-weight design, open ear audio, voice-activated AI and an ultra-wide AI-powered digicam. They give the impression of being promising, if a bit costly, however will solely be obtainable in Taiwan to start out with.
The Taiwanese agency clearly seen that Meta's Ray-Ban sensible glasses have been a shock hit. It's simple to see why — in our Engadget evaluation, we discovered that they appear nice and carry out admirably. The present mannequin consists of in-ear audio system, cameras, microphones and entry to Meta’s digital assistant.
HTC has used a lot the identical system for the Vive Eagle, although they’ve an uphill battle in opposition to Ray-Ban's model model when it comes to shopper consciousness and type. "Vive Eagle encompasses a refined aesthetic that conceals its highly effective know-how in clear, minimalist traces," the corporate wrote. It managed to suit all of the know-how into a comparatively light-weight body that weighs simply 49 grams, solely a gram heavier than Meta's Ray-Bans.
On the digicam facet, the Vive Eagle comes with a 12MP ultra-wide mannequin with voice-activated AI, providing assist for a number of platforms together with OpenAI and Gemini. "With a easy voice command like 'Hey VIVE, take a photograph,; customers can seize what they see — proper from their glasses," the corporate wrote.
Voice instructions additionally allow you to do issues like file reminders, take notes, and get restaurant suggestions. It’s also possible to get real-time translation in 13 languages: Arabic, Conventional Chinese language, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Thai, Turkish.
On the audio facet, the Vive Eagle has an open-ear setup that "combines giant acoustic drivers and digital bass enhancement to ship wealthy, spatial audio whereas minimizing sound leakage," HTC mentioned. It promised that you just'll have the ability to hear music or voice prompts with out others overhearing, whereas nonetheless being conscious of your environment.
HTC guarantees as much as 36 hours of standby time and 4.5 hours of steady music playback due to the 235mAh battery, and you may get to a 50 % cost (through magnetic quick charging) in simply 10 minutes. It additionally encompasses a "privacy-first" structure with all video and different knowledge saved solely on-device — and that’s protected through 256-bit AES encryption, based on HTC.
The Vive Eagle will solely obtainable in Taiwan at first for NT$15,600, or about $520 — fairly a bit greater than most of Meta's Ray-Ban fashions. HTC has but to say if it is going to deliver the Vive Eagle to different territories together with the US — but when it does and at that value, it'll be in robust in opposition to its rival.
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