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Snapchat reveals next gen AR glasses Summary Snapchat, the social media company, has revealed their new AR glasses. Previously making the "spectacles", which only had cameras in the sides of the lenses, that had failed. I guess the company said "let's try again but better this time". Powered by Qualcomm's XR1 processor the glasses will be using a touch pad on the side for navigation. The glasses will also have 2 RGB cameras, a microphone and 4 speakers. The microphone other than recording video can also be used to identify songs and voice commands. so you don’t need to just use the touchpad for navigation in the menus. Unfortunately there is a big gotcha. The battery only lasts 30 minutes between charges but for being so slim and doing so much it only makes sense. The new AR glasses will also come with a charging case that holds up to 4 full charges. Of course, To use the new spectacles you need to Snapchat account in order to use them but it only makes sense because it is a Snapchat product. Quotes My thoughts I love the concept of AR glasses but they don’t really last long on a single charge right now so I don’t really think that it’s worth it for the early adopters price. I say either wait for upcoming apples AR glasses that have been rumored for a while now or wait a few generations. Also I wrote this article longer than I wanted it to but I do have to explain things clearly so you know Sources https://vrscout.com/news/snapchat-reveals-next-gen-ar-glasses/amp/?__twitter_impression=true https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/snapchat-new-real-ar-glasses-can-map-3d-effects-onto-the-world/ https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/20/snap-announces-augmented-reality-spectacles-glasses.html
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Hello, I am totally new to this, I have some questions about the doability of what i'm thinking, here's the plan: I have Augmented Reality Glasses. I have tubes (B0), (B1), (B2), (B3), (B4). These aren't still objects, can be moved (tubes). I have an object (A) that is still. (A) have alot of places where to connect the tubes, each connexion point labeled as (B0), (B1), (B2), (B3), (B4) What I want for example: Attach (B0) tube to (B0) connexion on object (A), two possible outcome: Well Connected / Not Properly Connected (error warning). I want these responses to depend on attaching the correct Tube to the correct Connection spot on (A). If you try to connect tube (B1) to the (B3) connexion on (A), the Augmented Reality Glasses would show you an ERROR warinig. I'm imagining this as having two exact fiducial markers, one on the tube itself and one above or under the connexion spot on (A). Attach you'ill find a sketch of what i'm thinking. If tube name and Fiducial doesn't match the same connexion name on (A) with another fiducial => Error Message. If it matches => OK Please be comprehensive that i'm totally new to this, maybe you will explain concepts that I will not understand in the first try. I hope my idea is clear. Thank you for your patience
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Summary Sony has officially announced a new piece of hardware named "Mocopi" through it's Japanese YouTube channel. Mocopi is a set of six small tracking tags that you attach on various parts of your body, one for your head, hips, both wrist and both ankles to allow you to experience full body tracking in a variety of applications in VR, AR and the Metaverse. Currently, they connect through Bluetooth to an Android or iOS device to provide motion data, services such as Unity are then able to take advantage of this to replicate full body tracking setup similar to that of the HTC Vive body trackers, although it's unclear at this time of the accuracy of the tracking in comparison to those used by HTC or other products, such as the Slime VR body trackers. The price is reported to be around the $360 USD or equivalent mark. Image source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-29/sony-s-new-metaverse-bet-360-wearable-that-captures-your-moves Quotes My thoughts Assuming the tracking is up to snuff and Sony allows for easy integration to existing applications such as VR Chat, BeatSaber and the like, I can imagine these getting quite popular. They clearly are interested in supporting the use of these for "Anime" styled avatars, so I can imagine them being a shoe in for a go to VRChat / VTuber accessory for the diehards out there. The reported $360 USD price tag will put many off, especially those with a launch price Oculus Meta Quest 2, as the price eclipse the previously $300 64gb base model. I personally would love to try a demo, but it's unclear what Sony's plans are in relation to world wide availability, but given that they've only showcased this on their Japanese YouTube channel, it suggests it may be more difficult to get your hands on in the west. Sources https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/30/23485732/sony-mocopi-motion-capture-metaverse-vr-avatar-announcement-price https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-29/sony-s-new-metaverse-bet-360-wearable-that-captures-your-moves -
Hello, I am need to assemble a table of vr and ar kits and their specs for consumer use (2018-). Are you aware of resources that have similar lists apart from wikipedia?
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paullamkin/2017/03/02/microsoft-confirms-xbox-one-vr-headset-incoming/#66e9ab32ea67 It has been rumored for a while now but Microsoft seems to have finally confirm a VR* headset for the Xbox. What's with the asterisk? Well, Microsoft keeps calling this product a "mixed reality headset". “We’re also excited to share that Windows Mixed Reality experiences will light up on other devices over time, beyond desktop and Microsoft HoloLens. Our plan is to bring mixed reality content to the Xbox One family of devices, including Project Scorpio, in 2018.” So, the product would probably launch alongside Project Scorpio, which is Microsoft's upcoming Xbox that will support native 4K rendering and HDR in 2016. Considering the kind of power that Project Scorpio is supposed to have, this means that Microsoft could probably build a headset comparable to the flagship VR headsets by HTC and Oculus and have them preform on par with those afore mentioned headset with high frame rates. They might not have to tone down the specs the way Sony did with PSVR with its single 60hrz 1080p pannel (I think that is the spec but don't quote me on it) However, the biggest question as with all of these products is the price. Hopefully Microsoft will be able to price the Xbox and the headset at a competitive price that is a little cheaper than the flagship pc headsets. I think that would be very interesting to see. I'd like to hear other people's thoughts about this. Was there a big point that I might have missed. Don't hesitate to reply.
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The Asus Zenfone AR was announced at CES this year and I was wondering if anyone had any news as to what carriers the phone might show up on? I know Asus has their Zenpad Z8/10 tablets with Verizon and I was wondering if their kickass (spec-wise) phone will be hitting the red map? Google was not my friend in this search for information but if any of you lovely people know anything about it, let me know. Thanks in advance.
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In this project, we explore how digital holography can be used to build novel near-eye displays for virtual and mixed (or augmented) reality. We experiment with true, phase-only holograms in which the image is formed by the interference of laser light. We address some of the known limitations of digital holograms and demonstrate how holography can add powerful, new features to near-eye displays: per-pixel focus control, vision correction, and unpresented combinations of form factor and field of view. See the technical paper and video for limitations, additional details, and a description of future work. Also see our blog post on the project. Note that this Microsoft Research project is not necessarily indicative of any Microsoft product roadmap, but relates to basic research around holographic displays. this stuff has been on my mind ever since google glass was announced. I seriously hope Microsoft or someone keep working on this and make it happen. SOURCE
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Can anybody help me get started with the basic of AR and from where to start or any tutorials online. I am really new and have no idea about this topic please if anyone can help!
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Is there anything like Hololense interface for Google cardboard? Like with AR tiles over real items? Thanks
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Microsoft announced the HoloLens to the world more than a year ago with the hopes to introduce Augmented Reality to the mainstream It isn't the first Augmented Reality headset but it surely got everyone's attention The headset already has many applications ranging from playing video games all the way to spacecraft design But LimpidArmor decided to add another application to the plethora already set by others The Ukrainian-based company states that the headset will be used in armored vehicles in order to aid soldiers I personally think it's a neat idea, but then there's this whole thing with untested technology The system has yet to be tested by any military, it has only gone through lab trials and many military technologies have failed even if it's considered "lab tested" There are also concerns on the durability of the headset in harsh conditions and whether the costs outweigh the benefits The technology has been used for Aircraft, but ground forces often use separate equipment such as augmented binoculars Sources: http://defence-blog.com/army/ukrainian-company-developed-omnidirectional-review-system-for-armored-vehicles.html http://vrscout.com/news/ukrainian-military-microsoft-hololens-battle/ http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/3/13507278/microsoft-hololens-military-helmet-concept Interesting read about the many other uses of AR in the military: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2c34/7993f71c77e8bbb6c40e5caa6ba2f6a7097f.pdf
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Cost of VR is prohibitive in its current form also the content is still being developed. I for do not use VR rather will spend an hour gaming. But it excites me for the future. The leaps technology has come in the past 15 years truly amazes me. I for one bets on AR(Augmented Reality) where i see more potential then VR. Imagine being able to interact in the existing surrounding, You can do things like they did in spy kids movie. I believe AR will change the way we interact with computer will replace probably mouse and keyboard. I see both Microsoft surface dial And the dell Dial a step towards this. And the amount of application such technology will have in the medical, architecture , Science, it will totally be kickass. At the same time i do wonder will the technology become boring or more interesting. Just a personal thought
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should i get a windows mixed reality headset over oculus rift? i read a lot of reviews of best vrs most of them doesn't even mention windows mixed reality
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HI! So I currently have a modest little build and it is as follows AMD FX-6300 (hyper 212 Evo of course) GTX 1060 6gb Some cheap Asus motherboard 12GB of Crucial Ram (bout to be 16) 650 watt modular power supply from EVGA And of course storage. I am really focused on the cpu and motherboard. I am looking to get into VR soon with the Dell visor or some of the other Microsoft based headsets and I know my little hot running 6300 won't do the trick. And I know I already have people angry that I am using a 1060 with an FX-6300. The reason that is like that is I was gifted the graphics card for my birthday. I just would like to be able to upgrade in the cheapest way possible. I know I will need an I5 but I am hoping that I could get an I5 from the 6th generation (quad core) so I could keep my DDR3 ram. I just want the cheapest way to be able to get into VR. Thanks guys, all suggestions are welcome!
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Dell is taking pre orders for its mix reality headset for the upcoming Microsoft Fall Creators update. http://www.anandtech.com/show/11841/dells-visor-windows-mixed-reality-headset http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/accessories/apd/536-bbbr
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Sources: Road to VR, Venture Beat I hope and pray that this does not become a Microsoft VR exclusive Anounced on Aug 28 -
Has anyone taken a look at Displaylink's Wireless VR yet? apparently it supports dual 4Kp60 displays and simultaneous USB 3 with less than 5ms latency. I don't know how I feel about a 60GHz radio strapped to my head though. http://www.displaylink.com/vr
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This is not a news but rather a report on what developers have done so far with Apple's ARKit that will be available with iOS 11 this fall I know this is about a week old but every day there are new AR apps that honestly look pretty impressive This is pretty much a classic example of where Apple was never the first but undoubtedly the best. And to quote Craig Federighi, "iPhones and iPads became the largest AR platform, virtually overnight" Here are some of the hundreds of ARKit demo videos on YouTube (Under Spoiler tag, because it's quite a long list of videos) The tracking and the accurate detection is quite frankly mind blowing especially considering that none of these devices actually have any kind of dedicated hardware rather just making use of a single camera and some advanced ML ARKit will be available with iOS 11 this fall and you can get the public beta right now from Apple's website for free. ARKit is supported on devices with A9 chip and above To know more about ARKit click here Feel free to post any more cool demos you come across here in this thread -
Google has recently taken on ventures that seem to follow the mainstream these days with the emerging technologies Virtual and Augmented Reality as the highlights. Daydream is their take on Virtual Reality which focuses on VRs capability to create new worlds just like well...daydreams and is currently supported by Google's very own phones. Tango on the other hand is their attempt to bring Augmented Reality to the pockets of consumers which was debuted on the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro. Well, it now seems that both these technologies will be featured on the ASUS ZenFone AR. I honestly didn't expect ASUS to release a phone of this kind though anything can happen at CES. The phone seems to mimic ASUS phones of the past with a bigger portion reserved at the back of the phone for the sensors required to create the Tango and Daydream experience. I don't particularly plan on acquiring the phone considering the fact that Tango isn't fully fleshed-out as of now and Daydream doesn't really entice me as much as other VR experiences albeit pricier. I do hope that more companies jump on board with ASUS and Lenovo on introducing Augmented Reality as a platform that is more than just Pokemon Go, but so far there hasn't been much to see other than the occasional update to fix bugs and glitches that plague the system. Other than that everything else will be revealed at the official conference at CES so expect this post to get updated with the complete list of specifications and price. Sources: GSM Arena, The Verge, evleaks UPDATE: Specifications from ASUS: The specifications are quite frankly what I expected with the phone being equipped with Snapdragon's latest CPU, 6 or even 8 GB of RAM, and Nougat already installed. The battery has a decent capacity albeit non-removable though that is addressed with the phone being equipped with the capability for QuickCharge 3.0 and other software that can aid in charging the said device. One of the highlights of the phone is of course its cameras and sensors which will be key given the implementation of Google Tango. The phone is also equipped with USB Type C 2.0 and of course the gimmicky headphone jack (who even needs that right? /s). It's also nice to see a phone that offers expandable storage especially considering the current trend in the market. I still do not see myself purchasing the phone and the price hasn't been disclosed as of now though I expect it to be priced quite high given the specifications given and the features the company is boasting about. The key to the success of the device will be the software especially Google's Tango and Daydream which are still very young and need to be further developed or the features won't really matter which will lead to it becoming more of a phone with gimmicks. Sources: ASUS
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Apple is still one of the world's most valuable companies with products such as the iPhone and Macbook driving their business Augmented Reality is now one of the emerging technologies with companies like Microsoft and Magic Leap working on headsets There were of course some attempts by companies like Google that didn't really end up blowing everyone's socks off (the Note 7 did ) Apple is now looking towards tapping into the market with reports of the company looking towards building their own set of wearable There are of course concerns being raised with whether the product will sell given competitor's previous attempts with the technology This is still has to be taken with a grain of salt given how young the market is and how far the technology has to go before being convenient There are still some hurdles that the company has to overcome, hurdles that have haunted the companies that failed to deliver I personally look forward to the technology pushing forward given the many applications it has, and just how amazing the technology looks The applications seem to be endless with hospitals using it to aid doctors and organizations like NASA designing and building spacecraft with the technology I've personally tried Google Glass and it did make me realize that the future is coming sooner than I expected albeit expensive More and more companies seem to be jumping towards adapting the technology which makes the future a little brighter Sources: Bloomberg, The Verge, Business Insider (1) (2)
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Budget & Location: - $2400 USD (willing to upgrade for future proofing) - Minnesota, USA Aim: - Main: Adobe Creative Cloud apps & Web Development - Second: Capability of creating 3D AR / VR apps (Unity Engine) - Bonus: Gaming on the weekend, but no streaming or competitive play (Apex, GTA V, Skrim) Monitors: - Desire a 2 monitor setup - Currently have a Dell 24" 1080p @ 60Hz monitor (hdmi, vga) - Would like a second monitor @ 144Hz (not sure what resolution) Peripherals: - Need Windows OS - Currently have a Dell Bluetooth keyboard and mouse kit - Willing to upgrade to Gaming mouse and keyboard setup - Don't care what my case looks like Why Am I upgrading? - I am upgrading from a Dell XPS 13 laptop ( Intel i5, 8gb RAM, 256gb SSD) - My workflow in Adobe Premiere is severely lacking as I am getting into more complex designs - I also very much want to develop 3D applications for AR, and my current setup simply lacks the firepower to develop effectively - I develop websites as a side hustle, and I also like experimenting w/ Python and C# - I've been gaming on Xbox for 10 yrs now, but I'd like to be able to experience higher frames than the very limited 60fps you get on console ***Thank you so much for the time you spend helping me w/ my first build*** \(^-^)/
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So I've had this idea, and wanted to just share and discuss. With tech that we've seen recently like Google Glass (lol) and smart watches (yes this was an idea that came from the just uploaded video), and in addition to this, Apple, and namely Google taking an interest in AR technologies; a wearable/smart glasses combo doesn't seem far off. So my idea, is based around AR Glasses, and a Watch or wristband or rings. The glasses would provide a HUD, but the main purpose would be displaying the watch's holographic interface, yes, exactly like the sci-fi hovering display, except only you can see it. This still keeps the privacy of a traditional phone, because only you can see your display, interactions can take place with swiping/gestures and typing would be on a projected keyboard including wrist tracking. This could be take care of by instead of the watch being any kind of standalone device, you wear two rings or wristbands that serve no purpose other than to provide tracking, acceleration and gyroscopic information, the data could be processed either in the glasses, or, solving the bulky glasses issue, you could still have a regular phone, but this whole get up is just accessories, much like VR is to video games. The more I type the more outlandish this gets, but, I wonder if anyone else has ever had a fleeting thought of something similar? TLDR - Google Glass (but better) with hand tracking rings/wristbands for that cool sci-fi holographic watch, but it still keeps your stuff private like a normal phone (and is more feasible with current tech). -
Bose has just unveiled a $199 pair of AR sunglasses called "Frames". They are now available for preorder on their site here and will ship in January 2019. Source: https://globalpressroom.bose.com/us-en/pressrelease/view/1965/FALSE/0 Let's get through the boring stuff first. On Bose's website, it states that the sunglasses come in two different "timeless" styles, Rondo and Alto. Now let's get into its specs. The glasses themselves weigh just 45 grams according to TheVerge. You can find their article on Bose Frames here. A typical pair of sunglasses weighs around 30-35 grams so they are just a bit heavier than the sunglasses you have now. Inside of the Frames lies a lithium battery that's capable of 3.5 hours of playback and 12 hours on standby. They can be fully recharged in less than 2 hours. " The glasses contain no earbud or earcup. The glasses have an "ultra-small microphone" and multifunction button embedded on the right side of the glasses. The multifunction button is used for power, pairing, voice assistants (Siri, google assistant, etc.), Calls, and obviously play/pause and skip. Bose markets Frames as an "audio ar wearable". According to them, the glasses don't change what you see of add things to it. Instead, it can see where you are and where you're facing by a 9-axis motion sensor and the GPS on your phone. It uses that information to add a layer of audio that connects you to that place and time for "endless travel, learning, entertainment, gaming, and more." Could this mean a game where you visit certain places and collect something? I don't know I've never heard of a game like that *cough* *cough* audio pokemon go *cough* *cough*. Bose states that they are developing AR experiences. To conclude I want to say that this seems like a good idea but I don't understand why you need this, I just seems like a novelty item at this point but we'll wait and see. Maybe they will make an audio pokemon go like game. The way they market it is a bit misleading because AR usually refers to our eyes being augmented.
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Buy mixed reality glasses on Amazon: http://geni.us/JzlsH Ever since Google Glass, we've been skeptical about Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality wearable glasses.. but could these help you watch Netflix or do covert gaming on a plane or college dorm?
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I came across an interesting article on Digital Trends and after watching the video of the Intel glasses a couple of days ago on tech quickie (or LTT!!) I thought it would make an interesting comparison or counterpoint..The article is by Andy Boxall and Trevor Mogg. The entire article can be found here >>>>> apple-project-mirrorshades I have an Oculus rift but this is AR which I know nothing about so it's an interesting article from this point as well....
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Was just checking one of my news feeds and saw something that I think might interest some people here https://www.vrroom.buzz/vr-news/products/get-sneak-peek-vuzix-ar-smartglasses-demo Video on Youtube Although as it says I think it is one of the better videos showcasing the Blade. I can personally attest to the quality, as I tried the blade at CES 2017, and at a few other events, It is definitely a step up from google glass, even though it is running the same software framework. Though the battery life is still quite small. Out of all the AR headsets I have tried (that I can talk about, and will be available in the next year or so), this is the one with the most appeal to the general consumer. Do you people think this could be the product that helps re-kickstart AR (after the google glass chaos).
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