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Supporting High-Performing MR/VR Displays Using Achromatic Diffractive Liquid Crystal Optics

by Emory Kale

Diffractive optics like liquid crystal lenses can be very thin but suffer from chromatic aberration that causes different colors to focus at different points.

Tags:LCD| MR| OLED| research| VR

Meta Plans Layoffs in Reality Labs Silicon Unit

by Emory Kale

Meta is in bed with Qualcomm and may not need its own silicon after all.

MR and Passthrough Video: Move On, Nothing to See Here

by Omid Rahmat

Passthrough video is a feature of many mixed reality (MR) headsets that allows the user to see the real world around them through the headset’s cameras. This can be used for a variety of …

Follow Qualcomm to Follow the Money in AR/VR

by Omid Rahmat

The Alt-Reality industry should thank their lucky stars that Meta is spending so much money on one man’s dream to get into everyone’s heads.

The Meta Quest 3: Spatial Computing and Mixed Reality Are Things Now

by Shawnee Blackwood

Meta’s taking pre-orders in 23 countries for its plucky little MR headset.

Tags:meta| Mixed Reality| Qualcomm| Quest 3| VR

Innolux Researchers Develop LCD-Based Light Field Display for VR Comfort

by Emory Kale

Researchers have been trying various methods to improve the quality and performance of near-eye displays. One of the promising techniques they’ve looked into involves using light field (LF) displays, which can offer a more realistic and immersive visual experience.

AR/VR Headset Market Sees Significant Decline in Q2’23

by Shawnee Blackwood

By 2027, global shipments are projected to grow to 30.3 million units.

Semitransparent Eye Tracking Sensor Developed by Spanish Researchers

by Emory Kale

Quantum dots, a component of the device, were responsible for absorbing roughly 6-7% of the visible light that struck them.

Is Apple Underpricing the Vision Pro?

by Omid Rahmat

Sony’s offering a familiar-looking microdisplay at prices that makes you wonder how much would they add to the cost of a headset.

Treat AR and VR Display Development Like Skunkworks Projects

by Omid Rahmat

Apple’s punking the competition and hoping they burn through all their money trying to dominate a spatial computing market that does not exist. That’s a good theory.

Sony Selling 4K OLED Microdisplays in Japan

by Emory Kale

Sony makes some sort of statement by announcing the availability of its Vision Pro microdisplays for sale in Japan this year.

Is Samsung Really Thinking of Competing With Apple’s Vision Pro?

by Omid Rahmat

Let the chips fall there may when it comes to the XR headset business. That means, let Apple make the mistakes or find solutions that others haven’t. It’s not like the company can capitalize on them with a shortage of components.