Ali invests in Infinity to set up an office in China 2017 may become the first year of AR glasses In 2016, Israeli AR te

Ali invests in Infinity to set up an office in China 2017 may become the first year of AR glasses In 2016, Israeli AR technology company Infinity has become one of the protagonists in the boom of Chinese enterprises investing in global augmented reality technology (AR) companies. In November 2016, Alibaba invested $18 million in Infinity, believing that its technology could win the first place in the Chinese market.

Just two months later, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, USA, in January 2017, Infinity presented the market with a prototype that had already been developed for mass production. Special correspondent Zhang Han Las Vegas reported that Infinity focuses on SLAM algorithms that solve the core of augmented reality technology, and is widely regarded by the market as a model of low-cost AR solutions.

At CES, Infinity showcased a prototype in collaboration with Israeli lens company Lumus, in which a 3D wyvern with a prescription of glasses quietly lands on the desktop in front of the viewer after a lap, presenting a blend of the virtual world and reality. Motti Kushnir, founder and CEO of Infinity, said in an exclusive interview with this newspaper that the SLAM technology demonstrated above has been relatively mature and matches the domestic demand.

"China is our most important market, and we will try to use our technology and let Chinese manufacturers manufacture and produce AR glasses that may be brought to market this year." Effie Li, head of Infinity China, said that the SLAM technology demonstrated in the prototype has attracted the attention of many Chinese manufacturers, and many Chinese manufacturers have already discussed adding algorithms to the hardware.

She revealed that two Taiwanese manufacturers have already mass-produced and will launch in the summer. Solved the core technical problem, "21st Century" technology is about to be mass-produced in China, can you talk about the technical characteristics of this glasses? Motti Kushnir There are two small cameras in front of our glasses that are used to perceive and locate the outside world.

Judging from the models we have made with the Israeli lens manufacturers, we have partially realized the scene where the virtual objects in the lenses interact with the real world. At present, such technology is in a relatively leading position, of course, it is not excluded that the United States has some high-cost solutions, but obviously the maturity of the technology industry is relative, as long as there is technology, there is room for growth.

From the perspective of the market, there is a great demand for the underlying algorithm that we are working on. "21st Century", but the application is still not as many as imagined, what is the reason? Effie Li銆?On the development side, we will design SDKs to help developers design various new applications. In 2017, mobile phone manufacturers will also turn to AR glasses "21st Century", which will cost as much as $2,000-3,000, which also limits the expansion of its consumer field.

However, with the technology being updated and prices decreasing, we believe that the entry of augmented reality glasses into the mainstream consumer sector will happen within 4 years. "21st Century", but in fact, many giants are interested in the application of AR on smartphones or other platforms. For example, Google's Daydream and Tango systems, etc., use similar technology in glasses and mobile phones at the same time.

Is Infinity's main strategy to drive the development of eyewear? Motti Kushnir can help medical, construction and other professionals to work at the same time, and put information in the eyes so that these workers can work at the same time with their hands free, which is not possible with mobile phones. The future of augmented reality is a shift in the presentation of information in all its aspects.

The glasses themselves are equipped with the same powerful chips as smartphones, which means that the glasses have become a small smart computer. From the perspective of the industry, from the perspective of the United States, Facebook has planned the AR development roadmap for the next ten years, and has already purchased the Oculus headset early; Google's Hololense is already a relatively mature product in the high-end market.

From a domestic point of view, I believe that Baidu, Tencent, and Alibaba are also entering this field in different ways, while Huawei, Xiaomi and other manufacturers will gradually move towards glasses production. "21st Century" contact lens cleaning.