Lenovo unveils "the most versatile smart glasses ever"

Lenovo has unveiled what it describes as “the most versatile smart glasses ever designed for the enterprise”.

The company says its ThinkReality A3 smart glasses can enhance productivity for the office professional and industrial worker in business from small to global.

Lenovo introduced the ThinkReality A3 lightweight smart glasses during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this month.

Lenovo claims they are one of the most advanced and versatile enterprise smart glasses to come to market, and are part of a comprehensive digital solutions offering to deliver intelligent transformation in business and bring smarter technology to more people.

From customised virtual monitors and 3D visualisation to AR-assisted workflows and immersive training, Lenovo says the ThinkReality A3 helps transform work across many levels of the enterprise.

The ThinkReality A3 tethers to a PC or select Motorola smartphones via a USB-C cable depending on the application. It can also be enhanced with industrial frame options for safer and more durable use.

The AR smart glasses are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 Platform and feature stereoscopic 1080p displays presenting the user with up to five virtual displays. An 8 Mp RGB camera provides 1080p video for remote expert use cases while the dual fish-eye cameras provide room-scale tracking.

“The A3 is a next-generation augmented reality solution — light, powerful and versatile,” said Jon Pershke, Lenovo Vice President of Strategy and Emerging Business, Intelligent Device Group. “The smart glasses are part of a comprehensive integrated digital solution from Lenovo that includes the advanced AR device, ThinkReality software and Motorola mobile phones. Whether working in virtual spaces or supporting remote assistance, the ThinkReality A3 enhances workers’ abilities to do more wherever they are.”

The ThinkReality A3 Industrial Edition tethers to select Motorola smartphones for hands-free, AR-supported tasks in complex work environments. The Industrial Edition is supported by the ThinkReality software platform, which enables commercial customers to build, deploy and manage mixed reality applications and content.

For use in scenarios from factory floors and laboratories to busy retail and hospitality spaces, certified turnkey applications on the ThinkReality platform power remote assistance, guided workflows and 3D visualisation.

The company says that industrial workers now have a light, flexible and scalable set of smart glasses to increase productivity and safety while decreasing error rates in daily tasks.

The Lenovo ThinkReality A3 smart glasses will be available in select markets worldwide starting mid-2021.