Intel Capital was actually a major investor in North, back when it was operating as Thalmic Labs and working on motion-tracking wearables. Smart glasses firm North has acquired patents and gadgetry developed by Intel for its own abandoned Vaunt project. North’s Focals range resemble normal glasses and are available for pre-order at $999. Similar to Intel glasses, they use a camera that can track the wearer’s head movements in real time. North has now taken on 230 patents and patent applications, in addition to related technology from Intel. Focals was developed using proprietary technology but the company hopes to use Intel’s work enhancing future versions of the glasses.
Smart glasses firm North has acquired patents and gadgetry developed by Intel for its own abandoned Vaunt project. North’s Focals range resemble normal glasses and are available for pre-order at $999. Similar to Intel glasses, they use a camera that can track the wearer’s head movements in real time. North has now taken on 230 patents and patent applications, in addition to related technology from Intel. Focals was developed using proprietary technology but the company hopes to use Intel’s work enhancing future versions of the glasses.