at least augmented reality, which now seems to be called mixed reality. A company called “Oppo” seems to be a player and has a new prototype.

Following the rapid rise of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, generative AI has begun to show up in everything from productivity apps to search engines to smartphone software. Oppo is one of several companies — along with TCL and Meta — that believe smart glasses are the next place users will want to engage with AI-powered helpers. Mixed reality has been in the spotlight thanks to the launch of Apple’s Vision Pro headset in early 2024. 

Like the company’s previous smart glasses, the Air Glass 3 looks just like a pair of spectacles, according to images provided by Oppo. But the company says it’s developed a new resin waveguide that it claims can reduce the so-called “rainbow effect” that can occur when light refracts as it passes through. 

Waveguides are the part of the smart glasses that relays virtual images to the eye, as smart glasses maker Vuzix explains. If the glasses live up to Oppo’s claims, they should offer improved color and clarity. The glasses can also reach over 1,000 nits at peak brightness, Oppo says, which is almost as bright as some smartphone displays. 

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Who cares about AI playing music with my glasses? I want to see things labeled when I am out and about in the real world.