- Meta and Stanford University researchers have developed new MR glasses
- These specifications use holography to produce high quality images
- Support rumors that meta helmets can transform into thin glasses
Meta’s newly published research gives us an overview of his future XR plans and apparently confirm that he wants to make ultra-thin XR glasses.
This is because Meta’s Reality Labs, alongside the University of Stanford, published an article in Nature Photonics presenting a prototype that uses holography and AI to create a mixed mixed reality headset.
The optical battery is only 3 mm thick, and unlike other mixed reality headsets to which we are accustomed – like the Meta Quest 3 – This design does not superimpose stereoscopic images to create a feeling of depth. Instead, he produces holograms that should be more realistic and be more natural to see.
This means that it is not only thin, but also of high quality – an important combination.
Now there is even more work to do. The prototype illustrated in the image above does not seek to be a consumer product which is ready to strike the shelves of the stores.
In addition, it does not yet seem to pass what is called the visual turing test. This would be the moment when it is impossible to distinguish between a hologram and a real object, although this goal seems to be what the reality laboratories and Stanford ultimately hope to achieve.
Even with this technology still years (maybe even a decade) to do it to a gadget that you or I could go out and buy, the design of the prototype presents the desire to produce an ultra-thinner.
He gives rumors that the next Meta VR helmet could be a pair of light glasses at about a fifth as heavy as the 515g meta Quest 3.
Given that these rumor glasses would be done in the coming years, they will probably avoid the experimental technology of the holography found in the Meta and Stanford report, but if Meta sought to reduce the weight and to turn the design further in future iterations, the search he is taking now would be a vital first step.
For my part, I am more and more excited to see what XR Tech Meta Cuisine.
It is Ray-Ban, and now Oakley, the glasses have shown the wild popularity that XR portable devices can achieve if they find the ideal point of comfort, utility and price, with this first factor that seeks to be the most vital.
The other recent Meta research on VR side also emphasizes that a lighter helmet would remove friction to keep people immersed for hours.
This could lead to more significant productivity applications, but also more immersive and expansive game experiences, and other use cases, I am delighted to see and try the moment.
For the moment, I am content with my meta quest 3, but I cannot deny it now looks a bit like a rock next to this 3 mm thick prototype design.
