While the next major Snapdragon update won't arrive until next year, the changes planned for the Spectra ISP have major implications not just for the cameras on 2018 Android phones but for virtual - and
augmented reality headsets as well.
After Google Glass went through much - hyped launch that failed to gain mainstream traction, Google retooled
its augmented reality headset as a business - focused product.
Not exact matches
Much of the hype surrounding virtual and
augmented reality has been related to its entertainment value, but these
headsets have huge potential to change work
as we know it.
If you were wearing an
augmented reality headset you could get detailed visual instructions regarding the light switch
as well
as a holographic interface that displays the correct wires and functions.
Like its virtual counterpart, you can experience
augmented reality using mainstream tech devices such
as a smartphone but immersive
headsets are also being developed and Southgate, Smith and Cheers say these will become more affordable in the next three to 10 years.
One possibility is that Microsoft brings its own virtual
reality headset to market, much
as it is doing in the
augmented reality space with its Hololens
headset.
The exhibition includes some innovative communication devices, such
as the low - fi
augmented reality «stereo - visors» which provide surprising views superimposed to the model of A Liminal Blur, the project by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects for Mexican town, and the Microsoft HoloLens VR
headsets through which the visitors can get an in - depth conceptual preview of the Center for Fulfillment, Knowledge, and Innovation conceived by Greg Lynn.
Google said it has solved key problems with both
augmented reality and its cousin, virtual
reality, with a new standalone virtual
reality headset and a way to navigate indoors using visual reference points
as a sort of indoor GPS, called VPS.
Google's Daydream View 2 is an affordable
augmented and virtual
reality headset compatible with the Pixel 2, Galaxy S8 and Note series,
as well
as some LG and Huawei smartphones, among others.
The Microsoft HoloLens
augmented reality headset is being used
as part of Destination: Mars, a temporary exhibit at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
We heard rumor awhile ago that Google is working on a standalone virtual
reality headset that'll also serve
as a platform for
augmented reality applications.
Apple is also rumoured to be working on an
augmented -
reality headset which will be launched
as early
as 2020.
Comprising an
augmented reality headset you slide your phone into, an orb that serves
as a tracker and a Lightsaber controller, you get to fight battles against the likes of Kylo Ren and Darth Vader.
Microsoft has revealed its first virtual
reality headset, the Microsoft HoloLens, delivering what the company calls «holograms» but what we perhaps know more
as augmented reality.
Even if the virtual
reality /
augmented reality / holographic mixed -
reality aspect of these
headsets aren't
as popular
as the smartphone, will they be
as important to the way our society continues to evolve?
Rumors also suggest Apple may implement an
augmented reality feature on the iPhone 8
as a preamble to VR
headsets.
Last year saw the introductions of Apple's ARKit and Google's ARCore smartphone
augmented reality platforms, the release of Windows 10 Mixed Reality headsets, the surprising unveiling of Lenovo's Mirage headset as part of their Star Wars Jedi Challenges collaboration with Disney, the announcement of a low - cost headset from Facebook - owned Oculus, and even the debut of Magic Leap's mixed reality h
reality platforms, the release of Windows 10 Mixed
Reality headsets, the surprising unveiling of Lenovo's Mirage headset as part of their Star Wars Jedi Challenges collaboration with Disney, the announcement of a low - cost headset from Facebook - owned Oculus, and even the debut of Magic Leap's mixed reality h
Reality headsets, the surprising unveiling of Lenovo's Mirage
headset as part of their Star Wars Jedi Challenges collaboration with Disney, the announcement of a low - cost
headset from Facebook - owned Oculus, and even the debut of Magic Leap's mixed
reality h
reality headset.
HTC hasn't revealed how the two cameras will be used, but some are speculating that it will allow the Vive to be used
as an
augmented reality headset, allowing virtual content to be overlayed on the real world around you.
As I said earlier, some developers will soon have access to the
augmented reality headset, and it's at Build where these individuals will likely come up with some of the first apps to ship on the platform.
The tech giants announced the Samsung HMD Odyssey
headset Tuesday
as a product that will mix virtual
reality and
augmented reality into a cohesive experience.
Though potential buyers voiced objections when the price for the Oculus Rift was announced at $ 600 rather than the low hundreds
as was originally promised, the Microsoft Hololens
augmented reality headset came in at a much higher $ 3,000 price mark.
As we start learning more about Microsoft's HoloLens
augmented reality headset, it's becoming clearer than ever how little we know about rival
headset Magic Leap.
Credit: Magic LeapSpeaking at Recode's Code Media Conference on Tuesday (Feb. 13), Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz said that the cheapest of his company's
augmented reality headsets will cost about the same
as a «higher - end mobile phone to higher - end tablet.»
Augmented reality is seen
as the next step, with Microsoft Corp. unveiling its HoloLens
headset earlier this year.