NTT QonoQ was established in October 2021 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan's NTT Group.In March 2023, the company established a joint venture NTT QonooQ Devices with Sharp to gather talents from both parties to independently develop XR equipment.
At this year's MWC, NTT QonoQ Devices demonstrated their AR glasses concept prototype "QonooQ Glass", which is a lightweight, high-performance AR glasses equipped with 6DoF sensors and cameras, supports wireless connections, and uses Qualcomm's chip Snapdragon AR2. On the content side, the company is also rapidly expanding its business in both hardware and software, including the acquisition of Japanese game company Xeen.
NTT ConoQ’s AR (augmented reality) device
Recently, Seiji Maruyama, the president of NTT QonoQ, was interviewed by foreign media. Talking about the glasses prototype, he said that there is a huge market demand for glasses-type XR devices, such as Magic Leap. And they wanted to create a device with similar functionality that was lighter and easier to use.
After internal discussions, they decided that using Qualcomm chipsets and connecting via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth was the best solution. With current technology, it is difficult to create a glasses-type XR device that operates completely independently due to power consumption and other factors. So it's best to combine it with the processing power of a smartphone, and the software for these AR glasses is basically an application that runs on the smartphone.
Functionally, the device covers two types of AR, placing 3D models in space and allowing 2D information such as displays to float in space. Mr. Maruyama believes they are suitable for different use cases and content. Their concept is ‘easy to wear anytime, anywhere’, so in addition to 2D and 3D, they are also considering uses similar to smart glasses, such as displaying notifications, voice transcription and other functions.
Translated from: moguravr
The original article was first published on the WeChat official account (Aibang VR Industry News)：Sharp subsidiary launches AR glasses prototype, supports 6DoF and wireless connections
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