The Opportunities and Challenges of Smart Glasses in the Senior and Child Care Market
DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jbm.202509523
Author(s)
Tian Lei1,*, Fu Rongrong2, Luo Min2
Affiliation(s)
1Data Research Center, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Beijing, China
2CTTL-Terminals, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Beijing, China
*Corresponding Author
Abstract
Smart glasses, as a product of the integration of augmented reality (AR) technology and wearable devices, are experiencing explosive growth. In 2025, China's smart glasses market will increase by more than 100% year-on-year for two consecutive quarters, with shipments of 664,000 units in the second quarter, and lightweight AR devices becoming a key growth point. Starting from the market demand of the Senior and Child, this paper systematically analyzes the opportunities faced by smart glasses in the fields of cognitive assistance, health monitoring, and vision improvement. At the same time, it reveals the challenges in the industrial ecology such as lack of standards, privacy risks, and channel integration contradictions. By constructing a three-dimensional analysis framework of Technology-Market-Ecology, a governance path to promote the sustainable development of the industry is proposed to address the challenges of population aging and unequal educational resources in the future.
Keywords
Smart Glasses; Holographic Optical Waveguide
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