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Tilt Five AR Glasses

MANUFACTURER
Tilt Five
TYPE
Tabletop AR
PLATFORM
Windows PC + Android
DISPLAY
Dual LCOS pico-projectors
RESOLUTION
1280 × 720 per eye
REFRESH RATE
180fps reprojection
FIELD OF VIEW
110°
OPTICS
Beam-steering lenses + retroreflective gameboard
TRACKING
Infrared cameras + onboard IMU
CONTROLLERS
Tilt Five Wand; 6DoF
CONNECTION
USB 3.0 Type-C
PASSTHROUGH
Direct view of the physical world
AUDIO
Integrated stereo speakers + microphone
WEIGHT
Approx. 100g
OWNERSHIP
Current

Thoughts

I purchased the Tilt Five glasses after becoming aware of them through SadlyItsBradley. I was extremely excited about the idea of social AR and maybe even playing a game like Demeo through them.

The company was started by former Valve employee Jeri Ellsworth who has a real passion for AR. I felt very excited about possibilities.

I found the actual glasses pretty uncomfortable to wear. The projector leaked light directly at my eye sometimes and felt concerningly bright. The resolution was quite low and the games never really got adapted to this device. I did not enjoy the wand controller as an input.

That being said, this is a heroic attempt to create a useful AR experience. I am super glad to have this be part of my headset collection and I salute Tilt Five for diving into this product space.