07-28-2021, 04:08 AM
I've been waiting for a low-cost AR platform for quite a while, I would definitely support the want for such a device. Just having what essentially amounts to a 'dumb terminal' would be very cool. The reason for wanting open-source is that I don't want to be trapped into an eco-system of some large company and the reason for not wanting to build them myself is that I couldn't possibly get as great a finished product as a manufacturer could.
In terms of sensors, I believe you would want some kind of touch/buttons built into the glasses frame and I think ideally some 9-axis IMU to feedback head orientation to the device running the computation. A camera could be nice, but not required as you suggest.
In terms of processors, the BL602 might be better suited. Bluetooth might serve to be a little too slow for transferring images in real time, but WiFi should easily be fast enough if the goal is kept reasonable.
Whilst I believe Pine could do a good job of creating such a platform, I suspect they already have their hands full building open-source versions of existing devices.
In terms of sensors, I believe you would want some kind of touch/buttons built into the glasses frame and I think ideally some 9-axis IMU to feedback head orientation to the device running the computation. A camera could be nice, but not required as you suggest.
In terms of processors, the BL602 might be better suited. Bluetooth might serve to be a little too slow for transferring images in real time, but WiFi should easily be fast enough if the goal is kept reasonable.
Whilst I believe Pine could do a good job of creating such a platform, I suspect they already have their hands full building open-source versions of existing devices.