The tech that makes your glasses smarter – EYESEEMAG

Bosch subsidiary Bosch Sensortec, specialized in electronic and electromagnetic components and solutions, announced in December 2019 that it was working on a way of transforming ordinary glasses into smart glasses. The Light Drive is a simple way to adapt a standard frame, making it theoretically possible to display notifications, information, and messages from smartphone apps without you having to take your phone out of your pocket or bag. For manufacturers who are not specialized in smart glasses technology, Bosch is offering an easily embeddable, off-the-shelf solution and an entry point into the smart eyewear market.

It’s also a chance for the German tech giant to link in with other growth areas of their business, starting with electric bicycles. A strong growth sector over the past few years, Bosch already has an offering with models ranging from town bikes to mountain bikes, but their expertise looks set to go far further that motorization. For the past few months, Bosch’s ebike division offered a SmartphoneHub designed to transform your phone into an onboard computer for cycling, including navigation support and an activity log.

With Light Drive, Bosch is going even further, enabling cyclists and motorists to see their itineraries and other information from their smartphone without even taking their eyes off the road. The advantages while traveling are clear, but the solution will also prove to be useful in other everyday situations in which smartphone use would be difficult, dangerous or impossible. Keeping your hands free while cooking from a recipe, filling your caddy while checking your shopping list and reading information during a presentation that you can pass on directly to your audience, are all useful examples suggested in the brand’s presentation video.