第2990期:Smart Glasses: The Next Technological Leap

First there was the keyboard, then the touch screen.首先是键盘，然后是触屏。Some tech companies say a wearable pair of glasses could be the next leap in technology, even if it didn't work out for google glass.一些科技公司表示，即使谷歌眼镜未能成功，可穿戴眼镜仍可能是科技领域的下一次重大飞跃。In the future we won't be only limited to our smartphones, when it comes to understanding the world around us. So this is our early investment in that future.未来我们将不再局限于仅通过智能手机来理解周围的世界。这就是我们对那个未来的早期投资。The US-based company Snap's investments is this--the spectacles, three sunglasses. This third version is smarter than the previous ones.总部设在美国的Snap公司投资开发了这款太阳镜。第三个版本比之前的版本更智能。It has two cameras. The corner of the glasses lights up when recording video, and allows the wearer to put 3D objects in the video. Here are some flowers.它有两个摄像头。在录制视频时，眼镜的角落会亮起，佩戴者可以对物品进行3D拍摄。这里有些花。Users can capture up to a minute of video. In a very different application, the InGlass by Hong Kong-based Pacific Future allows theme park visitors to have a different kind of experience through augmented reality.用户最多可以拍摄一分钟的视频。在一个截然不同的应用场景中，香港太平洋未来科技公司推出的InGlass让主题公园游客通过增强现实技术获得别样体验。During the launch of the smart glasses during Halloween, this park became extra scary. So there's a ghost everywhere mixed with the real like buildings.在万圣节期间推出智能眼镜时，这个公园变得格外恐怖。看起来就像这座楼里到处都是鬼魂。The glasses are used in theme parks in China and Malaysia.这副眼镜在中国和马来西亚的主题公园中使用。With a processor inside, these augmented reality glasses are designed for ages 12 and up, because of its weight and size.内置处理器的增强现实眼镜因重量和体积原因，设计适用年龄为12岁及以上。Augmented reality security glasses made by Beijing-based Goolton can be used by police to identify suspects.北京谷东科技公司制造的增强现实安防眼镜可帮助警方识别嫌疑人。He can set a blacklist and the skin in your crowded people and find your criminal very soon.警方可以设置黑名单，在茫茫人海中识别出皮肤特征，很快就能找到罪犯。Armed with facial recognition software, video or images captured by these smart glasses can be sent to security officials off-site for analysis.配备面部识别软件的智能眼镜可将拍摄的视频或图像发送给场外的安保人员进行分析。Of course there are privacy concerns with any device that comes with built-in cameras, one of the reasons consumers rejected google glass.当然，任何配备内置摄像头的设备都会引发隐私担忧，这也是消费者拒绝谷歌眼镜的原因之一。Still the race is on for tech companies, big and small, to turn an everyday item like glasses into something smarter. 尽管如此，大大小小的科技公司仍在竞相将眼镜等日常用品改造成更智能的产品。