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Mixed Reality Will Increase Apple’s Hegemony of the Display Industry

by Omid Rahmat

There is sufficient chatter among Apple stans and media fans to suggest that the company’s mixed reality (MR) headset is going to be a seminal product for the company, if not the industry. It’s …

Tags:Apple| Mixed Reality

VividQ Demonstration Really is Holographic

by Bob Raikes

At the SID Display Week in 2022, I just missed (blame trade show email issues) a demonstration of some very intriguing technology from VividQ in Cambridge, UK. In early January, the firm held some …

Varjo opens new doors for its Reality Cloud with support for Unity and Unreal

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Varjo has added support for Unity and Unreal to its Reality Cloud platform. Up to now, the platform was focused on using Autodesk’s VRED. The use of the Cloud platform has …

Tags:3D Content Creation| Augmented Reality| Mixed Reality| Software| Virtual Sets

Varjo Modifies XR-3 to add ‘Retooled’ option

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Varjo has a new version of its XR-3 which boosts the clarity of the headset’s passthrough cameras when viewing objects between 30cm and 90cm (1′ to 3′) away. This makes the …

Tags:Cameras| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mixed Reality| Optics| Virtual Reality

Apple’s AR/VR headset will reportedly begin mass production in March.

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes said that its sources have ‘hinted’ that Apple’s new headset will be made exclusively by Pegatron with planned sales of 750K units in 2023 and with production starting at the …

Tags:Apple| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

Microsoft Hololens Progress Reviewed

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The WSJ looked at the history of the development of Microsoft’s Hololens project. The paper said that more than 100 members of staff have left the team (which has been over …

Tags:Augmented Reality| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Microsoft| Mixed Reality

Meta Quest Pro Hands-On Impressions! | Tested.com

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Adam Savage’s Tested had a look at the new Meta Quest Pro for a YouTube review. The first point made was that on the Quest 2, all the optics, processing and …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

HP to Exit VR Hardware?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say UploadVR speculated that HP might have ended G2 production and be getting ready to exit the VR market. The thought was triggered by: A Reddit user claimed to have been told …

Tags:HP Inc| Microsoft| Mixed Reality| Virtual Reality

Panasonic Shiftall Announced at AWE Europe

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Panasonic’s Shiftall subsidiary has showed the most recent versions of its MeganeX VR headset which has: Dual 2560 x 2560 1.3″ displays @120Hz with HDR FOV is said to be …

Quantum Dot and MiniLED: Can it empower AR/VR/MR displays? Part 1

by Sweta Dash

Meta introduced its “Meta Quest Pro” high-end mixed reality device at the Meta Connect event this month. It is expected to be available for purchase in October 25th for $1499.99. According to Meta, they …

Quantum Dot and MiniLED: Can it empower AR/VR/MR displays? Part 2

by Sweta Dash

Display requirements are different for VR (and pass-through AR) and see-through AR. For VR (and pass-through AR) most displays are based on TFT LCD and AMOLED. In general, immersive display needs are as follows: …

Snapdragon XR2+ Latency Impresses

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Meta has used Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2+ chip in its new Quest Pro headset (Meta Quest Pro Revealed) and one of the key features that has enabled the passthrough AR is the …

Tags:Mixed Reality| Qualcomm| Video Processors