Apple is the one {hardware} firm that sells smartphones that run iOS, however there are dozens of {hardware} corporations promoting Android smartphones. One main purpose that’s attainable is as a result of Android is open supply and an enormous advantage of that has been speedy growth. Now Mentra is doing the identical factor for sensible glasses by making their MentraOS open supply.
Google Glass first launched for builders again in 2013, however was a flop. Nonetheless, we’ve seen a resurgence in sensible glasses curiosity in recent times. That has highlighted a significant issue: fragmented growth ensuing from proprietary working methods.
Nearly each producer of sensible glasses makes use of their very own closed, proprietary working system. That presents a large value to enter the market. It additionally limits apps, as unbiased builders both can’t create apps in any respect or want to focus on every platform individually.
By making MentraOS open supply, Mentra is giving producers the power to convey new {hardware} to market with much less funding and is giving builders the power to create apps that can run on a variety of sensible glasses fashions.
That has already resulted in the discharge of a number of helpful apps for MentraOS. Adoption by MentraOS within the business will simply speed up the event and launch of extra apps.
Along with Mentra themselves, there are presently two different producers profiting from MentraOS: Even Realities and Vuzix. Others will certainly leap on the bandwagon quickly and makers can construct their very own sensible glasses utilizing MentraOS, too.
