Intel will get rid of the AR-unit

Intel, according to Bloomberg, collects to sell a controlling stake in its unit working on the creation of augmented reality technology. Earlier the company planned to release "smart" Vaunt glasses in 2018, but it seems that the implementation of the idea will no longer be done by it, but the new lucky owner of the unit, or the project will be shut down altogether.

The source, which provided Bloomberg with this information, said that Intel estimates the unit at 350 million dollars and is already preparing the necessary documents. The team worked on the glasses, able to connect to the smartphone via Bluetooth. To be engaged in production was the company Quanta Computer, who will create glasses on technology Superlite after the sale - is unknown. Intel representatives declined to comment.

Augmented reality is still not implemented by any of the developers at the proper level - the headset from Microsoft is too expensive, and it is of interest only for a narrow range of consumers, and its closest competitors are still developing their AR-devices. Some manufacturers, although they produce devices with functions of augmented reality, have not been able to provide users with enough software, limiting the functionality of AR-headsets to a pair of demos.

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