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Instead of trying to fit transparent o LED with electrochromic glasses. We could try a full blown display with live camera feed serving as a viewfinder. This way we can achieve proper desired resolution and even control the brightness. Something like a cars rear view mirror suddenly turning into a camera's live feed display. Now, since this acts like a camera's viewfinder, we can easily insert AR text and objects into the real world live feed. Something like AR stickers and AR emojis
long term, quite possibly - but we know what that device looks like with current tech - apple vision pro and it's still sub par for mainstream@@arnold_m_xavier before we get something with cameras we will get what is described in the video - think of this as having different classes of device, its an AND conversation not an OR conversation.
I believe I know a way to get around the issue with the extra AR components that they are having trouble fitting into lightweight frames, just repurpose the Humane AI pin (or something like it) to pair with the glasses to perform all the scans necessary to facilitate AR while keeping the frames lightweight, plus the AI could be trained to coordinate and optimize this process to be cohesive and extremely user friendly, you are welcome, please feel free to hook me up when this actually works ☺️
hey, so, while i'm watching this, i'm wondering if i should invest in one of these companies. Then i thought, hell a bunch of research should get into this. But then, you already did that. Maybe you should or could talk about in what companies you would invest. Maybe on another channel? Maybe it's stupid, but you know, just a thought.
Yeah, there are a few channels that are more unique, this one and cold fusion are like small documentaries, this one in a new modern style and cold fusion gives me a 90s to 2000ish documentary vibe.
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It's funny how people used to complain how Google Glass looked. Google should learn to continue pushing forward in those situations. They'd be so far ahead by now.
Thats exactly my thought. I mean they basically set up a competitor to the smartphone whilst the smartphone was still finding it´s way into society. What they did back then was already really impressive and still somewhat is. Though I guess that many of the challenges remain the same.
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it already exists, but you just live in the wrong part of the world IN china this is already a thing, and some can even translate on the go from chinese to english and the other way around ! really impressive.
As always, a great video, ready to be shared because it explains everything clearly and doesn't assume the viewer already knows random tech things. Good job!
I feel it would be a lot easier to have the computer part in a separate device (ie a phone or dedicated device) rather than trying to fit it and its extra battery requirement into the glasses. Also you won't lose anything important if the headset is damaged or stolen.
Exactly my thought. I mean, people are already walking with portable Vision Pro batteries. Nothing prevents a device -that you carry in your pocket- with a processor and a battery from being designed.
Most standalone vr devices can already do that, it's just not as user friendly yet 👍 A little bit of processing will always need to be on device but to get more out of them you do need external devices anyways, like I don't care how much power the next xr device is. I want better lenses and tracking options👍 You can connect pretty much any vr device (with a few exceptions) to a pc, which could also be a cloud pc, or a laptop in your backpack 😁
@@diredino5299 thats why I said most 👍 exceptions do exist, and that's sometimes a good thing 😁 And the quest is also just an android device under the hood 👍
Whos getting blasted by blue light right through their eyes? 💀. (Actually tell me) Edit: just realised you were talking about my man in the beanie 4 mins later☠️
As always, TechAltar sets the bar for tech explainers and industry updates. Thank you for doing what you do. I eagerly look forward to TA and FC episodes.
10 years ago I wanted to be chipped. Then musk took charge of nueralink. Speaking off, they did their first implant months ago, they said they would update us in the the following week. only 2 weeks ago, they are now reportedly able to click a mouse with their brain.... we could already do that with a fucking EEG....
@@TechAltar There was a company called Mojo Vision that was working on contact lens displays and were actually pretty far but decided to scrap it and are focusing on micro led displays instead
@@TechAltarwell technically we do have those, but they are in very limited capability. But to get where we want I think by 2029 will be seeing an entry into the eyewear market and then shortly after that probably contact lenses.
@@RaySmith-zg7od No, the energy stored by a battery is dependent on both the voltage and the amp hours either one of which can be changed independently in a battery. Watt hours are an actual measure of the energy being stored.
He intentionally reduces his RL resolution so the difference between his virtual world and our world is less obvious. In the future, we will all look like him.
I think the future of AR is in VR, weirdly enough. It is easier to pull in the real world rather than push it out. Basically, VR with blacked out lenses, and high resolution cameras to stream the world back into the headset, on it's own terms. Combined with lower resolution 3d cameras, it can map out the real world with a virtual representation that is easier to work with on a fundamental level.
one thing i dont get is why they keep on having everything packed inside the glasses, wouldnt you solve a lot of the issues if you can house most of the components in a phone shaped block that you put in your pocket, apple is the only one who has done that so far. heck, you could probably off load most of the compute to your smartphone and have it send the data to the glasses over 5G
Yes I agree with you. Apple's approach is the best at the moment. Considering the fact that the entire power supply is managed by the power bank, it's mandatory to be connected for the system to work. They might as well offload the computing to it too and make the glasses lighter
They don't. Xreals require a smartphone (and some specific Samsung models for full feature set), and there's some recent Xreal product that comes with a dedicated phone-shaped brick instead
Wow, this was a brilliant summary of where we're at with AR. I've been pretty checked out for a few years but I feel very up-to-speed now! Thank you, subbed!
you forgot one. lightfield displays, which allow for your eyes to dynamically focus on different visual planes as if it were real. by far the most promising tech, and absolutely where the industry is headed I am certain of it
If I remember correctly, Jeri Elisworth kind of solved AR 12 years ago, lots of the problems you describe has already been solved. She was a Valve employee before
As much as the Vision Pro isn't for me, it's a good thing to have Apple in the VR/AR space, because it'll force innovation. I'm excited to see where it'll be 5 years from now. My Quest 3 is already unbelievable to me.
We need a true light-field display for this to work properly. It needs to be able to send the photons in whatever direction it wants in order to mimic an object at a distance.
Even though I returned my Xreal Air 2 Pro glasses, the ability to dim the displays as needed felt very cool and was a highlight of the product. I'll go back to AR glasses in a few years once things improve.
This was a lot of very relevant information, from various sources, covered in an interesting and easy to follow way. It was informative and makes me excited for the future of AR.
Interesting but I honestly fail to see a use case. A video game style HUD sounds like a bit of fun for a couple of minutes and a minimap could be useful when navigating on foot or a bike. Outside of that I don't see the benefit when comparing it to a smartphone. Maybe Americans have use for an ammo counter in the bottom right corner of their field of view. 🤔
@@ClearGalaxies then this device has to be at least on the same level of efficiency at finding information as your phone. And no one talks about the controls for these things - shouting every command makes taking out a phone easy in comparison.
@@mopozuJIko The phone does none of that efficiently, it's a trash design of just pooling you likely results. Google doesn't give you pizzerias until all the other users have been the AI nodes to recognize that the results are satisfactory, it's a walled garden of pushing the sheep where the herd wants to go. Brilliant for places that pay most for the ad space. And if you have any long term memory and social reverse-engineering skills, you could more easily just memorize everything a smarthpone CAN tell you. You just don't KNOW what to memorize when the hive isn't guiding you though. And they're not going to tell you how to find some new place NOBODY already knows, it's all just listening to the public radio and asking "what was that song again" because THEY know all the titles in THEIR list. Even if it's jsut a screen, just using the touch panel as a control device would actually make it small enough for your thumb to REACH the whole dang phone, which you NEED in particular because the idjerts designed some kind of return arrow in EVERY corner. But, I don't imagine you could touch-type or use a phone without looking at it. The hive has already gotten to your brain to make this swiss cheese out of your imagination.
@@mopozuJIkohand tracking + eye tracking is all that's needed. Apple Vision pro has already proven this method works well, even in a gen 1 product. The only hangup is typing, but I have no doubt some clever designer will come up with a new easy way to type words this way that doesn't require any voice commands
Kudos, this is tech reporting at it's best. You did the research, understood the tech in detail, and lay it out in a logical and understandable overview that informs and reflects the ACTUAL state of the art without resorting to sensationalism, overspeculation or clickbaiting. I hurt my finger hitting the subscribe button so quickly. Then I hurt it again getting my groundnews subscription. I never realized typing could be so dangerous... ;)
I had to take so many notes because there is so much to unpack what you have gathered with your incredible, thorough research - as always, amazing job man! Thank You!!!!
This video does an excellent job of explaining developments in the AR world-it’s truly broadened my perspective. Now that Meta Orion has been introduced, would it be possible for you to make a video about it as well?
I'd be much more excited about glasses that can keep themselves clean. I bloody hate constantly cleaning mine. For these AR glasses, integrating prescription is a must if you don't want to exclude a large part of the market. Given that one's prescription changes over time, this would mean regularly replacing the lenses, adding greatly to the price
And yet people don't seem to care about the Meta Raybans now. I think culture can change and making them look like normal Raybans vs a sci-fi appendage will help a lot
Well, because they looked stupid. If they can contain all of the tech inside a regular looking pair of glasses, I can easily see people wearing them passively and only activating the tech when need be.
@@TechAltar I care about the Meta Raybans, they're gross and associate the wearer with one of the most privacy-invasive consumer companies. No one I know wants one for that reason.
This is why the edition of the cyberpunk tabletop game Shadowrun that I play treats all AR enabled eyewear as exclusively digital displays with digital passthrough and not optical lenses. Well, there's balance and mechanics reasons too but I'm pretty sure the difficulty of bending/blending light and competing with the sun is the setting justification.
You briefly mentioned the Focals by North, but I think they deserve some huge kudos for not just making their glasses look good, but being the only smart glasses I've used to date that crossed the line from "A neat piece of technology" to "A product I actually enjoy using in my day to day life"
@@jacobsan Well... Google pushed a software update that disabled the connectivity to your phone (completely kneecapping the functionality of the device) and sent all the owners of them full refunds. And there has been NO NEWS SINCE. I am still mad about this and reserve the right to stay mad until Google does something with the company and patents they cannibalized.
As a visually impaired person, AR/VR innovation is probably the most important technological advancement for accessibility in years. Coupled with AI and things like motion tracking, it has the potential to dramatically improve the accessibility landscape when an AI in your glasses can independently make everything you interact with more accessible to your individual needs.
16:03 Nitpick, event cameras don’t capture the change “from one frame to the next.” Event cameras have no concept of frames. The pixels individually and asynchronously produce events in response to changes on a per pixel basis. That is, in large part, what makes them exciting
That wrist thing for input is SO cool! I never realized you could do something like that without an actual brain interface. Certainly makes it an easier sell to regular consumers, not needing surgery lol Definitely trying it out when it comes to market!
14:00 Neural interface bands seem actually fascinating, I did not know we had the tech at that size yet. I would love to see more about that stuff. Just think about, beeing able to type a full text like on a keyboard just by wearing two armbands? I would use that.
I'm still curious why can't companies use another super computer that is always on us - our phones. Just connect it to phone and do all computational stuff on it. This way glasses are only a display
@6:30 all you need is an adjustable shade on the outside, this could be done physically with two polarising filters and a motor or it could be done by a one-pixel transparent black LCD. like what electronic window tints have
Why couldn't some of the space required for batteries, compute and cooling be placed around your neck or on your shoulder? Similar to old wireless earbuds that put some extra battery in a wire connecting the sides.
the optimal solution is a transparent screen in the glass and you use software to adjust the gaze. you could include eye tracking to compute how much you need to counter-fuzz the display depending on how far away the user is focusing. it'll be like one of those magic eye puzzle things, but automatic. now go and make this! i can't be giving out million dollar ideas all day.
Great overview! So, DragonBall Z style scanners within five years? I'll start working on a power level app right away! Honestly, if someone can get the displays, optics and sensor package right (ie the stuff that actually _needs_ to be on your face), I'd probably prefer them to just have a USB C plug behind the ear to hook them up to something that provides power, computation and an image source. More feasible, probably lighter, easier to repair or upgrade, more open and more flexible.
Yes! I've been wondering for years why they're trying to fit the computer+extra battery into the glasses! Another benefit would be if you lose the glasses, you don't lose your computer/data.
Current AR glasses would shine at tourist locations as personal tour guides. Rent them out for a day with a credit card and each person could have through the location at their open pace and all follow up questions when they found something interesting. No controls needed outside of voice.
My idea has been, instead of trying to make it like the Vision Pro, make it a replacement for a watch. Just have it display glanceable information at a low frame rate and that will save power. Second, move the processing power to the phone. This saves more power and space, and now there's more room for battery. Have the glasses and phone communicate via bluetooth.
Never mind _displays;_ we have high speed LCD welding masks that dim the whole viewport, but we don't have racing helmet visors or welding masks _or_ sunglasses, that just dim the brightest glare spots proportionally. Dimming the highest intensity points while leaving darker regions untouched, allows the eye to see far greater detail in mixed light; the trick is, dimming the right areas of each lens, to align with each eye, quickly enough to account for any external movement. It can be done simply enough: The high speed LCD elements & high speed light sensors already exist. The parts wouldn't even be especially costly or heavy, relative to a lot of existing racing helmets or electronic welding masks. No large battery needed, & the processing required is negligible. The benefit to visual acuity from such a system, could have racers & welders hooked from their first use. Sunglasses are a very lightweight & slimline form-factor to pursue, but making them dim _selectively_ would at least be a lot easier than incorporating a full blown display with legible text. People keep trying to make "smart glasses", but our current glasses & sunglasses haven't made it past photogray lenses that dim everything instead of just the bright spots.
Transitions lenses might be a better shading solution since it doesn't add complexity or interfere with normal vision. An external battery with cord seems like the most practical solution to the battery life issue.
I hope that there is a good solution for driving with these. It is a real challenge in new places with lots going on, the glasses could either make it worse (at first they probably will), but they could also really cut through the chaff and help simplify the journey.
7:38 The problem, as I see it, glasses and headsets won't be successful until they are more useful and stylish. Remember 3D glasses and TV? Not many want to sit around looking like a nerd for several hours.
You didn't need to. Passive 3D works with polarizing glasses which can be made in any size and shape you like. You can buy very stylish polarizing 3D glasses.
@@Ni5ei The question is, not whether they're available, but can you market them to the masses or only a niche group of nerds. Will your mom and dad buy them? Will grandma and grandpa? Neighbors, etc... It needs to useful and practical and stylish. Right now, you either must look like a nerd or Data from Star Trek: Next Generation and their use is extremely limited.
@@jimmcnevin9367Yeah absolutely. Sometimes it seems like the more tech minded people live in a bit of a bubble and forget to observe how the vast majority of people around them behave. Most people don't even like wearing glasses unless they absolutely have to due eyesight problems.
Looking forward to a pair of glasses that can translate when I need them to direct when I need them to and not interfere with my vision. I wear prescription lenses already that are pretty hefty, as in strong, but I look forward to the day when I can wear a simple pair of smart glasses that do other things I would normally reach from my phone or a computer to do, automatically. The day maybe a ways off still but it's clearly not impossible anymore
Ever since I saw the Google Glasses I knew AR was going to have a more significant impact on humanity than VR. I think VR is the equivalent of the personal computer, while AR is the equivalent of the Iphone.
@@jacksonburger2081 Mostly I'm joking, but Apple originally considered multi-button mice too complicated & created single-button mice for all their machines. It was decades before they reintroduced hardware allowing a right-click on their computers. Long-press is the typical way of getting a contextual menu on touchscreens. Double-click\double-tap is generally just used for immediate actions requiring no further menu; so, it's not _really_ the same interface issue, as lacking a right-click method. I was being a goof
Thanks mate, you're definitely 1 of my favorite content creators. Straight to the point, lots of useful information about possible future tech. I think I'll be waiting until 2025 before i buy smart ai glasses but i love it already 😍
Nice analysis, i think your timeframe is too short - we need broader FOV wave guide based glasses. Mass market is more likely to be 2027 given the time we needed for display tech to get where we need. Ideally we need light fields to remove the need for corrective lenses too.
Maybe the brightness issue could be solved by rapidly shading and unshading the glasses. if the user could tune the flicker frequency it might solve the issue letting them see high contrast and see-through at the same time.
It might work if they only had the ear support parts with a lasers for the display, cameras to track eye movements, and moving lenses to always focus the light into the eyes. To block out light, maybe they could capture the light reflected off pupils and shoot back an opposite wave to cancel it, if that’s possible. Light doesn’t interfere with itself like sound does, but maybe it could cancel out the energy in light receptors.
I honestly would just be fine with the goggle approach, you can make them look cool and compact because the moment the vision pros dropped people who brought them were already wearing them while they're doing their daily stuff. Heck can slap on some vision enhancements on them as well. Or as the 2 companies seem to want glasses with VR and AR functionality, they could just expand on the google glass aproach, that can be an attachment for glasses that people wear.
The optical issues relating to focus already have a known solution in the form of light field / holographic projection. The only company I'm aware of that is currently working on this seriously is CReal. They're apparently going to release the first version of their display modules to headset manufacturers later this year after almost a decade of development, so that's maybe something to keep an eye on.