Ian Zelbo
With the rumors of Apple’s AR / VR headset rising, it is reported that this product is expected to become an “innovative three-display configuration”.
The source of this rumor is a report from DSCC, a supply chain research firm specializing in displays. There is an item of “Apple AR / VR headset” in the title of “2022 Display Industry, 10 Forecasts”.
According to it, Apple will release an AR / VR headset with both VR and pass-through (real space can be seen with an external camera) AR mode in the latter half of 2022. As its features, it is predicted that “a display configuration with two micro-organic EL displays, one AMOLED (active matrix organic EL) panel, and (total) three display modules will be adopted.”
Among them, Sony is the supplier of micro organic EL displays, and it is said that it will provide 4K displays with a diagonal line of 1.4 inches.The other day Sony is exactlyAnnounced “One-eyed 4K” organic EL panelIt seems meaningful to look back on the fact that it was installed in a prototype of VR goggles and used as a demo machine.
For AMOLED panels, DSCC states that it can be used for low-resolution peripheral vision to achieve forbidden rendering. This method is a technique that “draws at a higher resolution as the player’s central field of view is drawn, and lowers the resolution as it goes outside the field of view.”Adoption has also been announced for PlayStation VR2。
DSCC also expects Apple AR / VR headsets to be “thousands of dollars”, which is Bloomberg’s.The view that it will be a high-priced and niche product like Mac ProAlso matches. Furthermore, the products that will be announced soon seem to have the same vision of being the “first generation,” that is, the generations that will change one after another.
Its first-generation headset will be “a high-end device targeted at professionals and developers to expand Apple’s ecosystem in AR / VR.” In addition, the expectation that “this product is equipped with multiple cameras that enable hand tracking (tracking hand movement), probably also equipped with a LiDAR sensor” and “it will be equipped with a powerful mobile CPU and GPU”The view of famous analyst Ming-Chi KuoIt also matches.
Just appleRumors of hiring Meta’s AR spokespersonImmediately after, there is a feeling that the genuine AR / VR headset is likely to be announced soon.
However, although Apple officially announced it, it was not releasedThere is also a precedent called AirPowerIt can be said that the situation is still unpredictable. Even if it goes on sale, if the first-generation product is “thousands of dollars,” it’s far from the average user, and it may take a few more years before the price comes down. ,
Source:DSCC
via:9to5Mac
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