Lens ኤአር ስማርትዋች by Yuxuan Hua is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ተለባሲ ቴክኖሎጂ Competition Category.

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Lens ኤአር ስማርትዋች

by Yuxuan Hua

ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ተለባሲ ቴክኖሎጂ Category

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The Design

About Lens ኤአር ስማርትዋች

ለንስ ንዝተሓወሰ ወጻኢ ጀብሃታት ዝኸውን ኤአር スማርትዋች እዩ፣ ድሕረ-ኣስተውዓል ዘይብሉ ምንቅስቓስን ቀሊልነትን ዘወሃህድ። ከም ስማርት መነጸራትን ስማርትፎናትን ዝኣመሰሉ ዝህልዉ ኤአር መሳርሒታት ዘጻውቱ ወይ ንምድህሳስ ዘረብሹ ክስምዑ እንከለዉ፣ ለንስ ዘይተቋረጽ ኣማራጺ የቕርብ። ከም ሰዓት ዝተኸደን፣ ኤአር ባህርያት ለንስ ኣብ ዝድለ ግዜ ዝርከቡ፣ ዘይጻውቱን ኩሉ ግዜ ድሉዋትን እዮም። ከም ባህላዊ ሞኖክዩላር ንኽይሕዝ ዝተዳለወ፣ ብዝተወሰኸ ትሕዝቶ ሓድሽ ዓለም የቃልሕ፦ ፍጡራት ምልላይ፣ ሓደስቲ መገድታት ምድህሳስ፣ ወይ ከዋኽብቲ ስብስባት ምርካብ። ለንስ ኖስታልጂያ ናይ ብርእይቶ ምርካብን ጓህን ናይ ዘመናዊ ምድህሳስን ብዘይተቋረጽ ኣገባብ የወሃህድ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award

Lens ኤአር ስማርትዋች ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንጽቡቓት፣ ልዑላትን ዘስደምምን ላዕለዋይ ደረጃ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ብዘይተለምደ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ብሩር ፍሉይ ክእለት፣ ተውህቦን ጥበብን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘርእዩ ኣዚዮም ዘብርሁን ብዙሕ ፈጠራውያንን ስራሕቲ እዮም። Lens ኤአር ስማርትዋች ዝበለጸ፣ ምሳሌ ዝኾነ፣ ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ብዕምቆት ሓድሽን ስራሕ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ብዙሕ ዝተራእየን ዝደነቐን ፈጠራ እዩ፣ ጥቕሚ ዘምጽእን ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዘስፍሕን። Lens ኤአር ስማርትዋች ብብዙሕ ዝቐንኣሉ ፍጥረት እዩ፣ ድሌታት ዘበራብር፣ ጽቡቕ ስምዒታት ዘምጽእን ሰንቢድን ምድናቕን ዘበራብርን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Lens is an AR smartwatch for immersive outdoor adventures, blending spontaneity with simplicity. Unlike intrusive AR tools like smart glasses or smartphones, Lens offers a seamless alternative. Worn like a watch, its AR features are unobtrusive and ready when needed. Designed to be held like a monocular, Lens unveils a world of augmented content, merging the nostalgia of telescopic discovery with the thrill of modern exploration.
Dimensions & Packaging: *Dimensions*
-Watch Diameter: 48mm (ideal for a balance of functionality and portability)
-Thickness: 20mm
-Weight: 68g
Tags: Augmented Reality, Smartwatch, Outdoor, Monocular, AR, Wearable Technologies
Production Technology: Lens was designed with a focus on ergonomic comfort and seamless functionality. Crafted from aerospace-grade aluminum for durability and lightweight wear, it features advanced AR projection, a wide FOV camera for immersive visuals, and a compact LiDAR for precise spatial mapping. The quick-detach mechanism enhances versatility, while extensive prototyping and real-world testing ensured optimal performance for outdoor exploration.
Research: We interviewed hikers, foragers, and stargazers to uncover their main frustrations with outdoor AR apps:

1.Devices were too bulky to carry comfortably.
2.Many were too fragile for rugged environments.
3.Frequent screen interactions disrupted the flow of exploration.

And these insights guided our design:

1.A quick-detach mechanism.
2.Intuitive monocular-holding gesture for seamless AR interaction.
3.A capacitive haptic button enabling both simple and complex controls.
4.An integrated haptic motor to reduce cognitive load, letting users stay focused on their surroundings.
Inspiration: Lens was inspired by the age-old act of sighting through telescopes, reimagined for the modern adventurer. Designed to be held like a traditional monocular, it blends the nostalgia of optical discovery with cutting-edge AR technology. Addressing the shortcomings of other AR tools - like the intrusiveness of glasses or the disruption of smartphones - Lens enhances exploration with instant, unobtrusive insights while preserving the spontaneity of outdoor adventures.
Project Duration: Lens began during the pandemic in 2021, driven by a desire to enhance connections and exploration during a unique time. After two years of development, it was completed in December 2023, ready to redefine how we engage with the world around us.
Operation Flow: Lens works seamlessly as a smartwatch and transforms into an AR monocular when removed from the wrist. Interaction is intuitive - simply hold it up to access features like navigation, identification, and stargazing. Key frames include wrist-worn mode for portability and monocular mode for immersive AR. Its unobtrusive design outperforms other tools by delivering instant insights without disrupting the natural experience, ensuring spontaneity and immersion.