{"id":13612,"date":"2018-10-30T13:27:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T18:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/?p=13612"},"modified":"2018-10-30T13:27:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T18:27:22","slug":"ar-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theamericangenius.com\/housing\/real-estate-tech\/ar-glasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking smart: AR glasses to actually get excited about"},"content":{"rendered":"

The very public fall from grace experienced by Google Glass is still a sore spot for those of us who were looking forward to a viable set of augmented reality (AR) eyewear. Fortunately, a set of glasses backed by companies like Amazon and Y Combinator<\/a> looks to provide an accessible solution.<\/p>\n

While the Google Glass project didn\u2019t technically die, it did veer away from public availability and into the enterprise spectrum; this makes Google Glass relatively inaccessible to any \u201cnormal\u201d private citizen, thus negating the fact that \u2014 technically, at least \u2014 Google Glass is still around. If you\u2019re lamenting the absence of Google Glass in your daily life, however, don\u2019t fret: a company called North has a solution for you by way of a set of smart glasses called Focals.<\/p>\n

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Focals<\/strong><\/a> appear to bridge the gap between the public and what Google Glass could have offered, all without the clunky appearance and questionable marketing techniques. North embodies the idea that the first company to come up with a stylish pair of glasses with \u201csmart\u201d functionality (as opposed to putting the \u201csmart\u201d aspect over form) would earn a memorable spot in AR history: Focals are, first and foremost, eyewear that\u2019s designed to be comfortable and unobtrusive.<\/p>\n