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Meta To Show 'Near Retinal' Resolution Varifocal Headset Prototype At SIGGRAPH

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The 'Retinal-resolution Varifocal VR' headset is described as follows: We develop a virtual reality head-mounted display that achieves near retinal resolution with an angular pixel density up to 56 pixels per degree, supporting a wide range of eye accommodation from 0 to 4 diopter (i.e.,

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Apple to Reportedly Release Vision Pro XR Headset in March

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According to Mark Gurman, the publication’s senior tech analyst , the Cupertino-based firm had originally planned to open the head-mounted display (HMD) in January, but faced issues with distribution and finalising device testing.

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Meta Will Demo Retinal Varifocal & Light Field Passthrough Prototype Headsets Next Week

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SIGGRAPH is a yearly conference where researchers present breakthroughs in computer graphics hardware & software. Last year Meta showed off Starburst , a HDR display research prototype with 20,000 nits brightness, the highest of any known headset. 0:00 / 1× Butterscotch Varifocal's motors adjusting display focus distance.

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The Current State Of The VR/AR Patent Landscape

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The right conferred by a patent grant is “the right to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling” the invention in the United States or importing the invention into the US. A patent is a federal grant of an exclusive right given to the inventor of an issued patent claim for a time period of up to twenty years.

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Will the Apple Vision Pro Change the XR Training industry?

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Expanding into this is Apple’s head-mounted display (HMD), the Apple Vision Pro. Unveiled at the Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) on Monday, 5 June, the upcoming headset is widely hailed as a pivotal device for the XR industry. Enter the Apple Vision Pro: The Game-Changing Headset?

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Nothing New: HTC Exec Slams Apple’s Vision Pro’s ‘Pricey’ XR Headset

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You can add facial tracking, you can add eye tracking, you can add accessories and peripherals. ” The news comes after Apple debuted the Vision Pro at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June. This came amid the release of Pico 4 Enterprise and HTC’s XR Elite and Flow head-mounted displays (HMDs).

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GameFace Plans GF-LD Headset With SteamVR And Android Support

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Its CEO, Ed Mason, has frequented the VR conference circuit for years now showing off headset designs. Unfortunately I didn’t get the chance to come back and see what he was showing with my own eyes before the conference ended, but after the show we did have a chance to dig into what GameFace is working on: the GF-LD headset.