Bose kills AR program

In 2016, Bose made the trip to SXSW with their new plan for AR and unveiled AR sunglasses. Unlike most AR approaches, the Bose glasses didn’t have digital images added to the real-world view through the glasses, they offered additional information through speakers—a perfectly Boseian approach.  These glasses unencumbered by expensive optics played audio and featured a microphone. A sensor determined where the viewer was looking. Bose worked with software providers to develop information for the system, which worked with the users’ mobile phones. A look around the web reveals Bose’ Alto and Rondo glasses but the AR features seem