The Morning After: Oppo tries to build a Google Glass for China

The Google Glass vision isn’t dead. Or at least, it’s been resurrected by Oppo. Following last year’s AR Glass concept, the new Oppo Air Glass will be available in Q1 2022 for a yet-to-be-announced price. It’ll come in two parts: a detachable monocle (in black or white) and a separate frame. And no, you won’t be able to attach the 30-gram device to your own glasses.

The focus here is on simple information, shown on a 640 x 480 image on a waveguide display. My favorite part might be the software Oppo is pitching, including a teleprompter display that you can set the scroll speed for. (Although, yes, you’d have to wear the thing in front of your audience…)

For now, Oppo says the smartwear is China-only, so it might be an even rarer spot than Google’s original Glass.

— Mat Smith

LG’s StanbyME is a wireless TV on wheels

It has a battery that lasts three hours.

LG is teasing two new TVs with unusual designs at CES 2022, one of which is the recently announced premium OLED Evo TV with a motorized cover. The other is, literally, a wireless TV on wheels. The StanbyME has a built-in battery, and …read more