The long-awaited consumer release of Nreal’s Android phone-ready AR glasses will happen first in South Korea, including cellular carrier subsidies. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Researchers show holographic AR control system for autonomous drones
A Hong Kong-based team is using Microsoft’s HoloLens to create spatial 3D maps for live control of flying drones, replacing PC and joystick controls. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
OpenXR comes to multiple PC VR headsets, HoloLens 2, and Oculus Quest
Virtually all of the VR and AR industry’s major players are now supporting the OpenXR standard, enabling a single app to be deployed for multiple headsets. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Zero-trust authentication may replace passwords in AR/VR headsets
As mixed reality headsets become fully independent, they’ll need to be secured against unauthorized use, but passwords aren’t a good fit for such devices. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Alleged Oculus Quest S image reveals streamlined design, strap changes
An apparent image of an updated Oculus Quest has leaked online, showing a collection of refinements to the popular all-in-one VR headset. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Roomality uses AI to render window-sized 3D landscapes without glasses
An AI system will enable glasses-free 3D displays to simultate real world environments that look as if they can be explored through living space ‚windows.‘ AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Researchers show FingerTrak, a hand tracking wristband for AR/VR input
Cornell’s SciFi Lab has revealed a wristband that uses thermal cameras and a deep neural network to determine the wearer’s hand and finger poses in 3D. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Verizon advances 5G edge computing with IBM deal, interoperability specs
Edge computing will be critically important to delivering highly responsive cellular services in the 5G era, and Verizon is pushing the industry forward. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Samsung: Expect 6G in 2028, enabling mobile holograms and digital twins
Samsung said today that the next generation mobile standard, 6G, may arrive earlier than initially expected, further boosting data rates for future XR apps. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Harena brings Rezzil’s VR pro training and analytics to U.S. youth soccer
U.S. youth soccer associations can score access to a professional-class VR training solution through a partnership with an esports data company. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz