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Zuckerberg: Meta “almost ready” to Show Off Prototype AR Glasses

A previous report maintained that Meta is getting ready to show off prototype AR hardware at the company’s upcoming Connect developer conference in September, which up until now has been tightly under wraps. Now Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’s “almost ready” to reveal a pair of “unmistakably [AR] glasses.” Update (July 2nd, 2024): Zuckerberg sat […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

5. März 2024
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Xiaomi Unveils Wireless AR Glasses Prototype, Powered by Same Chipset as Meta Quest Pro
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi today showed off a prototype AR headset at Mobile World Congress (MWC) that wirelessly connects to the user’s smartphone, making for what the company calls its “first wireless AR glasses to utilize distributed computing.” Called Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass Discovery Edition, the device is built upon the same Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

27. Februar 2023
Qualcomm Reveals AR2 Gen 1 Platform For AR Glasses

Niantic Labs also revealed its Outdoor AR Headset powered by the AR2 platform. During the Snapdragon Summit, the company unveiled its latest piece of technology, the AR2 Gen 1 platform, which will be a key component for the next generation of slimmer and more fashion-friendly augmented reality (AR) glasses. Hugo Swart, a product marketing manager […]

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VRScout & Bobby Carlton

19. November 2022
Qualcomm Reveals Snapdragon AR2 Processor for Glasses-sized AR Devices
Qualcomm today announced Snapdragon AR2, its “purpose-built headworn augmented reality platform.” Differentiating from the company’s existing Snapdragon XR2 chips, Qualcomm says the AR2 architecture is better suited for creating AR glasses with low power consumption and compact form factors. Today during Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit event, the company revealed the Snapdragon AR2 platform which consists of […]

Road to VR & Ben Lang

16. November 2022
Google to Publicly Test AR Prototypes Starting in August
Google announced that the company will be conducting real world tests of its early AR prototypes starting next month. The company says in a blog post that it plans to to test AR prototypes in the real world as a way to “better understand how these devices can help people in their everyday lives.” Some of the […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

20. Juli 2022
Report: Meta to Release First AR Glasses to Developers Only & Not Consumers
Meta has been working on what it calls a “fully-fledged AR device” for some time now, however a recent report from The Information maintains the first in Meta’s line of AR glasses will be reserved for developers only and not for enthusiasts as previously thought. The report alleges that the company won’t be commercially releasing what is […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

14. Juni 2022
Hands-on: Lumus Prototype AR Glasses Are Smaller & Better Than Ever
Lumus’ latest waveguide, dubbed Maximus, is now even more compact thanks to 2D image expansion. With impressive image quality and a more compact optical engine, the company is poised to have a leading display solution for truly glasses-sized AR headsets. Lumus has been touting its Maximus waveguide since as far back as 2017, but since […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

7. Juni 2022
Hands-on: Lumus Prototype AR Glasses Are Smaller & Better Than Ever
Lumus’ latest waveguide, dubbed Maximus, is now even more compact thanks to 2D image expansion. With impressive image quality and a more compact optical engine, the company is poised to have a leading display solution for truly glasses-sized AR headsets. Lumus has been touting its Maximus waveguide since as far back as 2017, but since […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

Qualcomm’s Latest AR Glasses Reference Design Drops the Tether, Keeps the Compute
Qualcomm has revealed its latest AR glasses reference design, which it offers up to other companies as a blueprint for building their own AR devices. The reference design, which gives us a strong hint at the specs and capabilities of upcoming products, continues to lean on a smartphone to do the heavy compute, but this […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

21. Mai 2022
Reality Labs Chief Scientist Outlines a New Compute Architecture for True AR Glasses
Speaking at the IEDM conference late last year, Meta Reality Labs’ Chief Scientist Michael Abrash laid out the company’s analysis of how contemporary compute architectures will need to evolve to make possible the AR glasses of our sci-fi conceptualizations. While there’s some AR ‘glasses’ on the market today, none of them are truly the size […]

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Road to VR & Ben Lang

2. Mai 2022