Meta-universe is a very hot concept recently in the field of communication engineering, which is a virtual world where people can interact and communicate using VR/AR and other means. Since XR headset is one of the hardware that is crucial to the metaverse for consumers, the rise of metaverse is likely to be the main catalyst for the growth of XR headset shipments in the coming years. Smart glasses are one of them and one of the most promising wearable smart devices in the field of communication engineering. Smart glasses are similar to smartphones with autonomous operating systems that can be installed with software to achieve various functions, such as adding schedules, map navigation, interacting with friends, taking photos and videos, making video calls, etc., and enabling wireless network access through mobile communication networks. With the development of communication technology, smart glasses are also gradually connected with other devices, such as cell phones and tablet PCs, which can share and transmit information through Bluetooth, WI-FI and other communication technologies. In addition, in the field of smart glasses, there are many key technologies that need continuous innovation and breakthrough, such as binocular stereo display technology, human-machine interaction technology, voice recognition technology, etc. The continuous improvement of these technologies will further promote the development of smart glasses.

Zixuan Wang, Haoyang Li, Fengyuan Yan. Wink Lens Smart Glasses in Communication Engineering: Catalyst for Metaverse and Future Growth Point. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2023) Vol. 5, Issue 10: 68-76. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2023.051010.

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