ThirdEye stealthily makes inroads in AR glasses space

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  • The glasses could also help to reduce the need for doctors’ appointments or even hospital admissions by allowing health care professionals to share live footage with colleagues, giving patients an opportunity to get second opinions or more detailed diagnoses.
  • By transcribing a patient’s visit record directly to their notes (with their consent), the company says its glasses could reduce the amount of time nurses spent focusing on paperwork rather than with their patients.
  • ThirdEye’s technology became especially important during the pandemic; the glasses allowed for clearer treatment options and diagnoses without too many people having to come into contact with each other.
  • Live digital information can be projected onto the user’s field of view; it can also relay live images to a tablet or phone, allowing colleagues to provide guidance or oversee an activity.
  • But, ThirdEye CEO Nick Cherukuri told TechCrunch that the glasses could be used for more mundane applications, as well, like helping technicians make repairs in remote settings.
  • It takes a particular kind of chutzpah go up against the behemoths, especially when it comes to AR glasses.
It takes a particular kind of chutzpah go up against the behemoths, especially when it comes to AR glasses. We already have Microsofts Hololens and Google Glass is being marketed as an enterprise de [+2115 chars]