PhotonLens Announces Product Specifications

London, UK, September 1, 2020

PhotonsLens, an Augment Reality hardware company, recently announced the product specifications and detailed product information for its new AR active gaming system, called Photons. Photons will be available in mid-November for pre-orders on Kickstarter, with more information to come on pricing, shipping dates, and pre-order specials. The Photons gaming system will include a pair of smart glasses, a small computing unit with a touchscreen, and two wireless controllers.

The smartglass will weigh 85 grams, with 50° field of vision, three camera sensors, and 2.07 million pixels per eye. The glass will also include built-in speakers from Harman Kardon. The dual wireless controllers are expected to be lightweight, with both featuing 6 degrees of freedom movement tracking, 6 buttons on each controller, vibration feedback, and 3 hours of estimated battery life. The computing unit, which is tethered to the glasses, is small, measuring 75x75x15mm. Packed inside this small box is a computer with wifi and bluetooth 5 connectivity, 8GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage, and 3,000 mAH of battery storage. The system utilizes the XR2 platform and the BlueCat 2.0 Operating System. The SDK for the device is expected to release around October 15, 2020.

Co-founder Chris Shi states that, "We designed Photons with active gaming and fitness in mind. So many AR devices out there bulky helmets made for the workplace, while the lighterweight devices don't pack enough computing power or control modes to play interesting games. Photons are unique in that the glasses and controlelrs are extremely light, and the device has highly responsive controllers and enough control modes that you can do sophisticated gaming." The company plans to focus on activing gaming that take advantages of its 6DoF controllers such as boxing, tennis, yoga, ping-pong, and other activities that feature extensive upper body motion. CEO Patrick Liu offered that, "Photons will be the most exciting AR device on the market soon, and we hope that our product's launch on Kickstarter will allow people the opportunity to get fit and have fun from home while also promoting the adoption of Augmented Reality among consumers around the world.