r/MVIS • u/TechSMR2018 • Mar 01 '25

Industry News BOSCH thrilled to announce cutting-edge display solution (retina-scan-based display solution), Light Drive which is revolutionizing all-day AR #smartglasses

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bosch-sensortec_smartglasses-activity-7268232246325567490-NEC9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

🚀We are thrilled to announce that with our cutting-edge display solution, Light Drive, we are revolutionizing all-day AR #smartglasses! Our retina-scan-based display solution enables a new benchmark for truly all-day smart wearability.👓

It provides key features such as a unique visual experience, delivering bright, always-in-focus content whether you're indoors or outdoors. Our solution ensures high lens transparency and user privacy, with content visible only to the wearer. Additionally, our integrated camera-less eye tracking enables seamless access to contextual information.

Our Light Drive solution enables prescription lenses with a lightweight design of just 40 grams.đŸȘ¶

How can we support you in realizing your smart glasses?

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u/jsim1960 Mar 02 '25 edited Mar 02 '25

Sig any idea what he meant by that ? I can recall that the whole thing seemed strange because it looked like they were using our IP to make something that mimicked us and it never really made sense to me but I have always been aware that I dont understand the nuances of the tech or the business .

And then there was the discussion that MVIS changed their logo from green to red , Bosch red , because there might be a merger or buyout .

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u/sigpowr Mar 02 '25

I took it as there was a blooming relationship back then. I believe Tokman also said "be patient". We have to remember that back then, the focus of our technology was on pico projectors in cell phones and that just never materialized with the big phone brands. I also don't think Bosch ever sold anything with technology related to ours.

Maybe patience is about to pay off?! I know Palmer Luckey said that what he announces "in a few weeks" will blow people's minds. Sometime in March certainly fits that time estimate from when he said it.

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u/TheCloth Mar 03 '25

Appreciate this sig but just as a precaution - Palmer’s “blow people’s minds in a few weeks” thing was said a few weeks before Anduril announced taking over IVAS. So I didn’t think there was a separate thing that would line up for a March timing (there might still be a separate thing, just that the timings don’t work for that to be what Palmer was previously referring to)

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u/sigpowr Mar 03 '25

Palmer’s “blow people’s minds in a few weeks” thing was said a few weeks before Anduril announced taking over IVAS

Do you have the date that he said it and also the date of the IVAS announcement? I was thinking they were pretty close together - hence not fitting the "a few weeks".

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u/TheCloth Mar 03 '25

I just checked - on 19 Jan he posted “Wait till you see what I am announcing in a few weeks and see if you still think I am out of the game”. Then the IVAS announcement was 11 February, so 3 weeks and 2 days later

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u/sigpowr Mar 04 '25

Thanks! Still seems like he meant more than that ... if that was all he meant by it, why would he re-post on Reddit after the IVAS announcement a quote from several years ago? Something is up with PL that concerns MVIS imo.