Annotated-reality glasses

Published 2014-04

Products and services using Annotated-reality glasses are generally available around 2020

Verdict

hitTwo blind graders agree (D7, rule D37). The auditor agent confirmed it (D11).

Grader A: hit
Grader B: hit
agrees with A, without seeing its verdict
Audit: confirmed
in the fixed audit sample (D11)
Published: hit

Grader A: hit

Google Glass went on open public sale in April 2014, and Glass Enterprise Edition was sold to businesses from July 2017 (Edition 2 in 2019) until 2023; Vuzix and Epson sold similar glasses.

Test: D37 Horizons: AR glasses buyable by ordinary consumers or businesses outside pilots by 2022 (earlier counts).

Google Glass (Wikipedia) (2017-07): Public sale April 2014; Enterprise Edition sold to businesses from July 2017; Edition 2 in 2019; discontinued March 2023.

Grader B: hit

Glass Enterprise Edition was sold to businesses from 2017; Vuzix Blade (2019) and Epson Moverio were sold to consumers.

Test: Consumers or businesses could buy annotated-reality glasses by 2022 (earlier counts).

Google Glass (2017-07): Glass Enterprise Edition sold to businesses from 2017.
Vuzix (2019): Vuzix Blade smart glasses on consumer sale.

All captured fields

id: hz-2014-087
category: Digital and communication technologies
kind: technology
target year: 2020
placed year: 2020
milestones: {"scientifically_viable":2014,"mainstream":2020,"financially_viable":2020}
confidence: high
note: Numbered dot (mainstream point) at 2019.7, between the 2019 and 2020 lines, nearer 2020 (read as 2020). Bar from 2013.8 to 2019.6: scientifically viable ~2014, financially viable ~2020. The bar reaches the inner edge of the grid (~2014), so scientific viability may be at or before the chart start. Sub-area: Interfaces.