{"id":728304,"date":"2026-06-10T22:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/728304\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T22:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:18:15","slug":"vuzix-to-debut-blade-smartglasses-at-ces-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/728304\/","title":{"rendered":"Vuzix to Debut ‘Blade’ Smartglasses at CES Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vuzix<\/a>\u00a0today announced they\u2019ll be unveiling their latest smartglasses\u00a0at this year\u2019s CES in Las Vegas.\u00a0Called Vuzix Blade, the smartglasses are more of a heads-up display akin to Google Glass than a positionally-tracked AR headset like Microsoft Hololens or the upcoming Magic Leap One<\/a>, although the Blade\u2019s styling certainly comes closer to \u2018normal\u2019 than many we\u2019ve seen before.<\/p>\n

The Vuzix Blade\u00a0connects to either iOS or Android devices, letting you answer phone calls, view notifications, and capture video or images with\u00a0the 8MP front-facing camera.\u00a0Weighing in at 3 oz and using proprietary waveguide optics, the company says they\u2019ve fit in a \u201csizable virtual screen and brilliant pallet of colors via a thin completely see-through lens, in a fashionable form factor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>image courtesy Vuzix<\/p>\n

While \u201cfashionable\u201d is pretty subjective, you\u2019d probably get away with wearing them on the subway\/tube\/metro without getting too many sideways glances\u2014one of the main factors behind the outlash against Google Glass users that had its part in driving Glass into the enterprise sector <\/a>and out of the reach of consumers. The Blade\u2019s design\u00a0certainly isn\u2019t any worse than wearing a backwards Kangol hat.<\/p>\n

The Blade comes in two developer kit\u00a0versions; a \u2018prosumer\u2019 version<\/a> and an enterprise-focused version<\/a>, although both offer the same hardware specs and are both priced at about\u00a0$2000.\u00a0The company, which is asking for a $500 deposit <\/a>to reserve either unit, is staying mum on launch dates, and hasn\u2019t published hard specs\u00a0yet regarding\u00a0field of view (FOV) or battery life, etc.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>image courtesy Vuzix<\/p>\n

The glasses run their own Vuzix Blade OS\u00a0which allows users to navigate data via simple swipes and taps, or simply use voice controls and external AI systems thanks to an integrated mic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat differentiates the Vuzix Blade from all existing or proposed AR smart glasses and mixed reality head mounted computers, is that it\u2019s built for today\u2019s user,\u201d\u00a0Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix. \u201cWith a fashionable form factor, a brilliant display, and a broad range of features that allow the user to experience AR at work or play, the Vuzix Blade is the first pair of smart glasses that people would actually enjoy wearing.\u201d<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll have feet on the ground at next week\u2019s CES in Las Vegas, starting January 9th until the 13th.\u00a0We hope to brings you more information on Blade and all AR\/VR hardware and software descending on Sin City.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vuzix\u00a0today announced they\u2019ll be unveiling their latest smartglasses\u00a0at this year\u2019s CES in Las Vegas.\u00a0Called Vuzix Blade, the smartglasses…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":728305,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[64,63,105,238,239,240,352688,352689,352690],"class_list":["post-728304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-virtual-reality","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology","tag-virtual-reality","tag-virtualreality","tag-vr","tag-vuzix","tag-vuzix-blade","tag-vuzix-blade-3000"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=728304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/728305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=728304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=728304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=728304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}