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Research and Markets: Global Smart Glasses Component and Technology Markets Report 2014Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2xr364/smart_glasses) has announced the addition of the "Smart Glasses: Component and Technology Markets: 2014" report to their offering. Smart Glasses are spectacles embodying the wearable computing concept and either (1) allowing people to see better or (2) acting as an enabling technology for augmented reality (AR). Although currently at an early stage of development, smart glasses have been touted as the next stage of mobile communications - a platform that could eventually replace smartphones. Although Google (News - Alert) Glass is currently the poster child for smart glasses at the present time, there may be as many as 30 firms offering smart glasses - or planning to do so - at the present time. These products differ significantly in their price points and in intended end-user markets. They also embody very different optical technologies, human-computer interfaces and system capabilities. As a result, it is believed that the surge of interest in smart glasses will lead to new business opportunities in the optical components, sensor and semiconductor sectors. While smart glasses face many challenges as commercial products, their success could mean billions of dollars in new revenues for components and sub-systems makers. Many of the new technologies are being developed by the smart glass firms themselves, but other specialist firms are emerging to provide specialized optical subsystems. This report suggests, that as the smrt glasses business matures opportunities for technology and components start ups - some of them will grow to be large businesses, others will fall by the wayside. The objective of this report is to assess the key technologies that will be used in smart glasses and to forecasts their commercial potential over the next eight years. The report also predicts who the leading firms will be in this emerging space and how their product/market strategies are evolving. Key Topics Covered: Executive Summary
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Market Requirements: Optical Technologies, Components and Subsystems for Smart Glasses
Chapter Three: Human-Computer Interfaces for Smart Glasses
Chapter Four: Major Smart Glasses Vendors and Subsystems Makers: Technology and Product Strategies
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