Wearable Japanese Devices
Sony unveiled its SmartEyeglass prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014 on January 7 (local time). It did not launch the wearable device during the press conference or president Hirai Kazuo’s keynote speech on the previous day, but unveiled the product directly in its exhibition booth to catch the attendees by surprise.
According to Sony, SmartEyeglass is used mainly to display information about sports events, such as player information at a soccer match. Specifically, it shows who the player currently having the ball is, how much time is left until the match is over, etc.
Sony is an official sponsor of the Brazil World Cup and is expected to put the product to commercial use in time with the opening of the international tournament in June. The SmartEyeglass is predicted to be utilized in many more fields as well.
Toshiba unveiled its wrist band-type wearable device, too. The prototype is a sort of healthcare device, monitoring heart rate and displaying the data on a screen at home.