# web{xr} glasses Elevator: The "smart feature phone" category of XR - lightweight and very low feature+cost webxr-native glasses, targeting for authoring/debugging use-cases and casual 3DOF consumption. experience * glasses form factor for portability and easy on/off * can fit in bag, wear on public transport, etc * rapid and "instant gratification" authoring experience - sit w/ laptop, glasses on forehead, create/test, flip up/down strategy * phase 1 targets authoring flow, securing content pipeline why low cost/feature * lean into transient/casual over "immersive" * low-fi + web - target minutes of casual usage unfair advantage * web platform removes distribution chokepoints * web platform lowers content authoring barrier * webxr only reduces hw specs+cost challenges * authoring flow is tbd * unclear if hardware pathway at price point exists * for consumption, payments must be built-in, are tbd * content pipeline market corollaries * youtube music: shitty quality + extreme high casual usage * smart feature phone: not smart, but non-trivial chunk of market success * open hw/sw IP that is easily copyable * creates manufacturing cowpath * set direction for follow-on productization * layer on features as they become commodified failure modes * tries to compete with hi-res devices * closed IP (generally) * ends up being android * $200+ retail * clunky headset not glasses * slow to market market * content creators * casual content / games consumption * shared group experiences / events buy in bulk ## hw profile - goggles or glasses form factor - 3DOF only - low resolution ok - offboard power ok - Android build base (but no Android, we'll replace) ## relevant parties feedback * mauve * fabien benetou sw conversations * igalia * capyloon hw conversations * htc * korea mfgr * szoil investors * OEM profile * Need it to be very dumb device compared to what the big guys are doing, oriented around copyability for growth and differentiation * Not (immediately) interested in upsell to higher feature/cost category ## existing hw hw that is comparable or interesting for other reasons, eg partner/licensing | Product | Cost | Form | XR modes | Tethered | DOF | | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | | [Lynx][lynx] | ~$1000 | headset | VR | standalone | 6DOF | | [HTC Vive Flow][vive] | ~$500 | goggles | VR | standalone | 6DOF | | [Viture One][viture] | $500-$700 | glasses | AR | phone + neck band | 3DOF | | [Rokid Max/Air/Glass][rokid] | ~$500 | glasses | AR | models for both | 3DOF | | [Nreal Air][nreal] | ~$400 | glasses | AR | phone | 3DOF | | [Huawei Vision Glass][huawei] | cost | form | mode | phone | dof | | [thing][thing] | cost | form | mode | tethered | dof | [lynx]: https://www.lynx-r.com/ [vive]: https://www.vive.com/us/product/vive-flow/overview/ [viture]: https://www.techradar.com/reviews/viture-one-xr-glasses-review [rokid]: https://global.rokid.com/products/rokid-max?variant=42409599140019 [nreal]: https://www.techradar.com/reviews/nreal-air-ar-glasses [hauwei]: https://vr-compare.com/headset/huaweivisionglass ## notes * https://voidcomputing.hu/blog/good-bad-ugly/