Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2018

Apple has acquired Akonia Holographics , a startup focused on holographic display and storage technology. The acquisition of Akonia Holographics was confirmed to Reuters by Apple , though the tight-lipped company had nothing to share regarding the purpose of the acquisition.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Apple’s AR/VR headset may be delayed to later next year. TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is known for predicting Apple products & moves over a year in advance using his supply chain sources. Apple Track gives him a 72.5% accuracy rating.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

With an eye on that long-term perspective, it’s once again time to reflect on the biggest stories of the last year and to talk about what’s on the horizon. Apple also boldly announced the headset’s staggering $3,500 price, despite a launch date set for nearly a year later.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2022

The Digital Markets Act is a law that the European Parliament and Commission are discussing since 2020 and has the purpose of limiting the excessive power of the major tech giants like Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple. Digital Markets Act. Fairer competition.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

Apple Glasses may release in 2021 for $499. In the end, technologist Jon Prosser has revealed the main details he knows about the Apple Glasses. Well, on another website, I’ve been able to find someone that reading some Apple’s documents has found pictures of strange colored circular tags that may act as QR Codes for Apple devices.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Finally, the chip includes support for up to 12 concurrent cameras, up from 10 on the base XR2 Gen 2, to enable headsets with a plethora of face and eye tracking sensors. It's a more premium option for higher-priced headsets, including those designed to take on Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

We don’t know who originated the leak… but honestly, considering the perfect timing to generate hype for Facebook Connect, and the fact that it just shows a bit without showing too much… well, I have some suspects… (Do you remember the “leak” about Quest 2 some days before Facebook Connect 1 and timely before Apple Event?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Zuckerberg reiterated this sentiment in his interview with Lex Fridman in February, saying “when we’re designing the next version of Quest, or the VR headset, a big focus for us is face tracking and eye tracking” But the leaked schematics show something surprising: a headset without eye tracking or face tracking.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Using HoloCake, using multi-view eye tracking, using reverse passthrough, with hardware components that exist, we believe this headset which we call Mirror Lake, which is just a rendering here, is actually achievable." 0:00 / 0:12 1× The Mirror Lake concept was shown off by Meta last year. Meta calls the result “Holocake” lenses.

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Road to VR

MAY 11, 2021

A report from UploadVR , citing “multiple sources,” claims that Sony’s next-gen PlayStation VR 2 headset will bring a big jump in resolution, along with eye-tracking, IPD adjustment, and even head-mounted haptics. Here’s the key info claimed in the report: 4.1MP (2,000 × 2,040) per-eye resolution.

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MAY 20, 2022

A detailed report from The Information charts the decisions behind the apparent years-long delay of Apple’s upcoming AR/VR headset. Apple’s VR/AR team is called Technology Development Group (TDG) and is led by former Dolby executive Mike Rockwell.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

The Half-Dome prototype presented a solution: track which virtual object your eyes are looking at and rapidly mechanically move the display panels backward or forward to dynamically adjust focus to its distance. Butterscotch Varifocal includes the same eye tracking and mechanical actuators. But what about varifocal?

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 29, 2020

One of the most mind-blowing interviews I had in recent months has been the one with Mojo Vision, the company producing AR contact lenses that got famous during CES 2020. Wearing a VR headset with eye tracking ( Vive Pro Eye ), the user can see what the experience of wearing AR contact lenses could be in a practical scenario.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

20 for 2020: Augmented Reality Trends and How They May Play Out This Year. 2020 has arrived! Despite how perfect it would have been to see a huge win in consumer AR smartglasses in 2020 (20/20 vision, get it!), 2020 smartphones will also sport powerful chips and processors designed to power immersive experiences.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 21, 2020

So, here you are how I envision this 2020 in virtual reality! (I’ll I see 2020 as a good year of consolidation, where VR will grow linearly before the expected explosion around 2022. In 2020 this trend will continue, and the more content will get released, the more people will start entering VR. The reasons?

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ARVR

JUNE 9, 2021

billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 7.96 Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Apple For years we have been hearing rumors about a possible launch of AR Smart glass by Apple, but for the moment the Cupertino company has not yet released any device totally dedicated to Augmented Reality.

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AR Insider

JULY 15, 2021

2020: Get The “Real Name” Thing Out of The Way. Instagram-ready) cameras, and possibly eye-tracking too. 2023+: Eye Tracking and beyond. If the first glasses don’t have eye-tracking, expect it to follow within a year or two. Eye-tracking is one kind of Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI).

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 7, 2023

Jan Goetgeluk, Virtuix’s Founder and CEO , spoke with XR Today in an exclusive chat, discussing how the firm is distributing and scaling the international availability of its Omni One product at a time when XR headset operators are looking for alternative methods of input, including eye tracking, hand tracking, and omni-treadmill technology.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 2, 2019

The new HoloLens is expected to be lighter (my sources say that it is much smaller than the current one ), with a field of view that is the double of the current one , full hands tracking, eye tracking and integration with AI thanks to a dedicated chip (this could add object detection and other fancy features to the device).

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JUNE 20, 2022

The concept is designed to achieve a “ski goggles like form factor” with what Meta calls Holocake lenses, while incorporating advanced eye tracking, variable focus, reverse passthrough, and support for prescription lens attachments “to eliminate the need for eyeglasses” To be clear, Mirror Lake is not a product.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

And to be the leader in some years, it has to start going public now, also to begin competing with Apple, that will probably announce its AR glasses next year. But Facebook has a big problem and that big problem is called Apple. Concept of a future AR glass by Apple (Image by iDropNews). What will these devices be?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The headset has a very nice design and features these specifications: Standalone 6DOF headset 1600×1600 resolution per eye 90Hz refresh rate 90° FOV RGB AR passthrough Innovative lenses that make the headset more compact Integrated audio Controller-free hand-tracking Eye-tracking 6GB of RAM 128GB of storage WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0,

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

While there are undoubtedly plenty of high-cost solutions out there, such as the impending Apple Vision Pro , there are also some more affordable headsets ideal for beginners. You can expect a phenomenal 2880×2720 resolution per eye and refresh rates of up to 90hz.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Quest Pro has been their focus since the release of Quest 2 in 2020, and with it comes a suite of new sensors that lay the groundwork for Meta’s efforts in AR and what amounts to an attempt to revolutionize what it means to communicate over long distances. What Quest Pro doesn’t compete with, however, is Pico 4.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Apple Vision Pro Specs, Features & Details Apple officially revealed the full Vision Pro specs when opening preorders today. And Apple did not send UploadVR a review unit, we bought our own. But does it deliver?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 2, 2020

The devices that will be based on this reference design will have amazing specifications like: 2K x 2K display resolution per each eye ; Have up to 7 cameras used simultaneously, including the ones for tracking, mixed reality and eye-tracking; High-quality passthrough augmented reality with high resolution and framerate.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

An eye-tracking accessory built for Vive should work with Rift as well, and so on. And it is not stopping here: OpenXR has just added new extensions for hands and eye tracking , and a company like UltraLeap has just released a beta implementation for its hands’ tracker. But I want to be positive about this… go OpenXR! .

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2021

But actually, there have been many failures, mistakes, critics, things that made me sad , and some of them are known, others a bit less. Again, I could go on in this list for a lot of time.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 25, 2023

This allows digital objects to interact with users via planing, light detection and ranging (LiDAR), and hand and eye tracking. Meta’s Spark, Google’s ARCore, and Apple’s ARKit platforms are some of the best platforms for this. AR smart glasses – Users can also view AR content with smart glasses.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 10, 2022

My favorite ones have been: Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the next PSVR headset will be called PSVR 2 and will feature 2K x 2K per eye, up to 120 Hz framerate, and 110° FOV. It will be the first consumer headset with eye-tracking and foveated rendering, and also the first one to feature haptics directly on the headset.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The headset is expected to be an evolution, rather than a revolution, of the current Quest, lacking technology such as eye-tracking, which is expected to be present in the next generation of higher-end headsets. First teased back in 2020, the Always Home drone cam was finally shown in prototype form at this years’ CES.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 21, 2019

Some claimed it will be wireless, others claimed it will be wireless, with eye-tracking, high resolution, 200° FOV, and other cool stuff… all for $250. The applications for the 2020 edition are now open : if you have an interesting idea for a storytelling XR content, it is your time to make it shine! Both are not possible.

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JULY 19, 2021

Counterpoint research confirms both trends, saying that headsets shipment has tripled with regard to 2020, and highlighting how in Q1 2021, Quest 2 has represented 75% of the whole shipments of VR headsets. Or of a hybrid AR/VR headset like the Lynx or like the rumored Apple visor? Facebook totals now 60.2%

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2019

On October, 3rd, HTC has started shipping the Vive Cosmos, its super-versatile VR headset , that thanks to many accessories (wireless adapter, eye tracking add-on , SteamVR tracking faceplate, etc…) is one of the most interesting VR headsets for enterprises and prosumers. Apple acquires IKinema.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 3, 2023

Although, an emerging presence in the development space is hand and eye tracking. AR/VR/MR headsets are increasingly equipped with hand and eye tracking technology. Previously, commercial XR devices like the Meta Quest had experimented with hand-tracking features which improved as the device matured.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

References found in the Oculus Quest 2 firmware by users Reggy04 and Basti564 highlight how the Quest 2 Pro should have: Eyes tracking Facial expressions tracking Eye relief knob Granular IPD adjustment External charging station. Apple VR headset may feature a 3000PPI microOLED display. News worth a mention.

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