Microsoft embraces Mixed Reality future with Microsoft Mesh

Microsoft Mesh, making its debut at the annual Ignite conference, is an Azure-powered AR and VR platform that will one day allow users to collaborate on projects in real-time using "holoportation" and will give developers tools to create other experiences.

Wesley Hilliard 5 years ago 5

Magnetic smart gloves for 'Apple Glass' could provide precise user control

Apple's long-rumored AR and VR efforts including "Apple Glass" could use smart gloves to interact with the system, using magnetic fields to determine where a user's individual fingers are located.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 8

Future 'Apple Glass' hardware could extrude 3D AR & VR content from flat videos

Apple is developing a system that could generate mixed reality or virtual reality environments from flat video content, letting users walk through and explore clips that would otherwise only be two-dimensional.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 0

Apple VR headset may use fluid-filled lenses to counter a user's bad eyesight.

An Apple VR or AR headset may be able to automatically adjust the lenses placed in front of the user's eyes by using fluids to deform the shape of the lens to improve the user's eyesight.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 9

Apple researching real-time LiDAR surface tracking, other tech to record touch sensations

Apple's augmented reality headset or a future iPhone could use light from a display to track the movement of nearly any surface, while finger devices may be able to provide detail to the system about what kind of objects a user may be touching.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 0

Apple researching precision sensors for 'Apple Glass' to enhance immersion, control HomeKit

A future Apple mixed-reality headset, like the rumored "Apple Glass," could leverage precision sensors to provide a highly immersive experience and allow users to control nearby electronic devices.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 0

Apple working on software for dynamic 'Apple Glass' audio and AR image blending

Apple AR glasses or VR headsets may include a switchable audio system that can provide a range of different listening modes, while also incorporating a system that could smoothly blend a real-world view with virtual imagery at speed.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 1

Sony may supply OLED panels for 'Apple Glass' and VR efforts

Apple is continuing to work on a head-mounted display of some form, a report suggests, with Sony said to be a probable supplier of displays for an Apple AR or VR headset that could arrive in 2021.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 13

'Apple Glass' could use AR 3D mapping data sourced from an iPhone

The Apple Glass smartglasses or an Apple-produced VR or AR headset could take advantage of other hardware to determine where it is and movements three-dimensional space, by sharing data about the local environment.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 0

Apple's wearable AR hardware ambitions may not start with 'Apple Glass'

Former Apple executive Jean-Louis Gassee says that the first version of "Apple Glass" is much more likely to be a virtual reality headset than an augmented reality wearable.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 18

Apple Glass could use wireless basestations to offload graphical processing

Devices like the rumored Apple Glass or an Apple-designed VR headset may take an entirely wireless approach when used indoors, by using a relay dock to extend the range of communications to multiple users within a room.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 2

Apple Glass could communicate with other devices for accurate AR mapping

The long-rumored Apple Glass could take advantage of data from other units to accurately map an environment, with head-mounted displays capturing data on a scene and sharing it for a better augmented reality experience.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 3

Epic Games appears to out Apple VR development in Fortnite dispute

Epic Games appears to have outed Apple development on virtual reality platforms as part of its dispute with the iPhone maker.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 26

Apple developing system to keep VR users from bumping into real-world objects

Apple is developing a system to alert users to physical objects when immersed in a virtual reality environment.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 1

'Apple Car' may control how doors move, offer motion sickness-free VR

The long-rumored Apple Car may have doors that prevent passengers from being hit by another vehicle as they exit the car, while an in-car VR system could have added features to minimize the chance of motion sickness.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 9

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