A Japanese battery supplier for Apple is moving into smart glasses, putting it in direct competition with Chinese rivals in the race to produce the lightest and most power-efficient wearables.
TDK chief executive Noboru Saito said the Tokyo-based company was establishing a new unit to develop systems for smart glasses integrated with artificial intelligence using its batteries, eye-tracking software and sensors.
“We also have the battery technology here in the smart glasses. Combined with sensors, we will be able to provide the engine inside smart glasses,” Saito said in an interview with the Financial Times. “The key differentiator is power consumption.