JINS will release the new eyewear "JINS MEME" equipped with a 3-point electro-oculography sensor (patented) and a 6-axis motion sensor (3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyro sensor) from October 14th. Announced that it will be sold at some JINS stores, JINS online shop, and Amazon. The price of the main unit is 19,800 yen (tax included) for the glasses type including prescription lenses sold at some JINS stores and JINS online shop. The set of "JINS MEME" and "JINS SCREEN Kit" (lens without prescription) sold exclusively on Amazon will be 23,100 yen (tax included). In addition, sunglasses are not included in the prescription lens fee.
"JINS MEME" is a glasses-type wearable terminal that appeared in November 2015 with "the world's first eyewear to see yourself" as a catch phrase. The proprietary 3-point electro-oculography sensor that measures blinking and eye movement captures the state of the heart, and the 6-axis motion sensor that measures the movement of the body captures the state of the body and visualizes it with the app. The "JINS MEME ES" and "JINS MEME MT" released at that time will be sold out as of 2019, and the "JINS MEME" to be released this time will be the next generation machine.
The frame has reduced the size of the two sensors and battery that were once distributed and stored around the nose pad and at the temple end, and integrated everything around the nose pad as "JINS MEME CORE". We pursued weight reduction, improved comfort, and design that is comparable to ordinary glasses. Information obtained from this CORE part is connected to a dedicated application via Bluetooth, "BODY" (body) is used by measuring posture, etc., "MIND" (heart) is used from immersiveness, stability, and vitality, and two types of sensors are used. Visualize the state of "BRAIN" (concentration).
In addition, the project "JINS MEME LAB", which challenges the development of new services utilizing "JINS MEME", has started. As the first step, the real-time AR synthetic smartphone application "VTUNER" exclusively for iOS is scheduled to be launched in November. By using the above-mentioned sensor instead of using motion capture by the camera, you can create an avatar video that reflects the wearer's movements, and AR-synthesize the avatar in real time with the surrounding image taken by the out-camera of the smartphone. Shooting is also possible.
Three avatars including the official avatar Hitomi Mikoto are prepared by default in the app, and VRM data avatars are supported and can be imported. The facial expressions and poses of the avatar are designed to be operated with the face action button and body action button in the app.
Originally, from the time of the previous machines "JINS MEME ES" and "JINS MEME MT", individual developers developed the VTuber system in May 2018, and at "TGS 2018" a demonstration in collaboration with the iOS version "V Katsu". It has been used, such as by implementing it.
(TEXT by Ashton)
● Related links ・ JINS MEME special site ・ VTUNER special page