North from the onset wanted their smart glasses to look like regular glasses because smart glasses never seemed to look very smart. The Focals are packed with technology and a display that only the user can see. Linked to your phone via Bluetooth, you can access people and the information you need so you can stay on top of your day. Focals will not replace your monitor so don't count on watching the game with them. Focals will simply display the notifications you would normally get on your phone plus some voice control and navigation applications. The focals were designed to enhance and not to distract.
Google purchased North on June 30, 2020.
'D-frame' style Focals with an injection molded, matte black frame and temples.
'Round or Pantos' style Focals with an injection molded tortoise shell frame and black temples.
User side view of the Focals, shown with an example of what the user may see with this 'heads-up' or augmented reality display
The navigation for the Focals are achieved via the Loop ring accessory. A joystick-like button on the face of the ring allows you to move up, down, left, and right in the Focals' display.
OHM worked as outsourced industrial design consultants with the North industrial design and mechanical team. OHM played an integral role in the conceptual design, mechanical, assembly and final industrial design of the Focals 1.0, Focals 2.0 smart glasses and the Loop ring.