Marcus Kane @marcusckane Twitter profile

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

6 months

If you're interested in manufacturing, here's my take on the Vision Pro production video. 1. First we see extruded Aluminum forms that will be machined into the frame. The two right angle edges will become fixings to aid manufacture and accuracy.

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6 months

A quick render to show the size comparison without facial interfaces for Vision Pro and Quest 3.

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@marcusckane

1 year

Mocked up a Black / Graphite colourway for the quest 3. Shame the black seems exclusive to their pro lines. #vr #HMD #META

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@marcusckane

1 year

@appleinsider Diffierent market, they shouldnt even really be able to do anything. This is just bullying

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@marcusckane

9 months

Size comparison between Quest 3 and Vision Pro

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@marcusckane

6 months

2. Next, Glass sheets are CNC-cut with a cutting wheel attached to the tool. The glass shape will be oversized here ready for the 3d molding process.

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6 months

3. The cut glass sheet is placed into a two part mold, which is formed using a local embossing process or hot forming. Creating the 3D curvature of the front glass Lens.

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@marcusckane

10 months

What I wish quest 3 was: Black glass front with the sensors under it , coupled with a simple LED array that conveys when you're using pass-through and gives users some customisable elements.

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@marcusckane

6 months

4. The formed Lens then goes through a range of coating and curing processes which provide features like anti-scratch.

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@marcusckane

6 months

7. 3D knitting process for the back strap. This machine can basically create complex knits to produce 3D geometry from a single design. The design incorporates the ability to stretch in the direction and is being tested here.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

6 months

18. There was also lots off camera we didn't see such as the pancake lens production or main PCB and display assembly. Some amazing work has gone into all of this.

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@marcusckane

6 months

5. Next the edge is machined to help tidy up any imperfections from the hot forming process and create a surface to meet with the frame.

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@marcusckane

6 months

10. Then the outside surface is sanded to a rough finish before going into a zirconium bead bath. This rubs and polishes the surface into Apples signature metal finish.

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@marcusckane

6 months

6. Uncertain here, but it looks like an inner frame has been glued against the edge of the lens and is going through a curing process. Or the edge is being checked for accuracy.

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@marcusckane

6 months

8. Back to the Aluminium extrusion, the milling process starts by coring out the interior and edges on a 3 axis CNC. Including the fixings you can see on the center of each side where the lens's would be.

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@marcusckane

6 months

9. The part is then attached to its fixings to go through a 5 Axis CNC process. Completing the main shape of the frame as-well as the internal fixings for components. The main fixings are still attached and will be be used right up until the end before removal.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

6 months

VP X Q3 Size comparison , White background

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@marcusckane

6 months

11. Off camera the frame must have gone through a few more machining process as we see it now fully detailed, held in place by its fixings.

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@marcusckane

6 months

13. Here I think we are seeing some computer vision sensors to check the curvature accuracy of the front glass, since each part will be slightly different and needs to meet their optical requirements.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

We only saw a glimpse in the keynote, so here's a quick model of the Vision Pro's top strap. From what people are saying about the weight it looks like it'll be needed for long sessions #VisionPro #render

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

6 months

14. An internal plastic chassis which the components will be mounted to, is lowered into the metal frame for assembly. This could also be the 3D printed component reported to be used in production.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Had a great time chatting with MacRumors yesterday about the possibilities of Apples XR headset and its design. (sorry about my audio). I also created some new concept renders for @Dtalkingtech latest video, download below for higher resolution.

MacRumors.com

@MacRumors

1 year

#TheMacRumorsShow : Product Designer @marcusckane Envisions What Apple's AR/VR Headset Could Look Like by @HartleyCharlton and @danbarbera

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

6 months

15. Briefly here we see some of the internal assembly taking place while the part is held by a new fixing on the internal plastic chassis. The original fixings must have now been removed. Another plastic part is used to protect the outer surface from damage through its assembly.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

6 months

12. A machine arm guides a laser etching around an edge. I think this is to aid the adhesive fixing between the glass lens and frame later.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

@nightKnight05 Nice , and when it’s in your pocket you get an overlay

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@marcusckane

6 months

16. Then I think we see some kind of adhesive being prepared on the internals front cover ready for the outer glass lens to be laminated to it.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

6 months

17. A fit check through laser scanning takes place before adhesive is applied with a machine arm and its sent down the conveyor to be sealed up.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

2 years

@kevinbparry Worth a try right??

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Im impressed with midjourneys interpretation of an Apple mixed reality headset. Even if it did take allot of prompting to get there, a reference image and a smige of photoshop cleanup. #mixedreality #midjourney

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

8 months

Quick little Sunday HMD concept. Offloaded battery and processing for small form factor. Seamless foam facial interface made to user for fit and comfort, with connected single head strap. Under lens sensors for pass-through and tracking.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Looking through some of my folders I thought I'd share an old idea I explored for a spatial Spotify app. I think ID techniques and Spatial technologies can be leveraged to elevate software by treating virtual UI as physical objects. Here I looked at trying to bring the visceral

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

8 months

Something I want to see in the XR hardware space. Split hardware, where you can upgrade the processor separate from the displays / sensors similar to PC. Reducing the headset size and allowing you to swap out batteries. Also enables you to connect the headset part to a PC.

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@marcusckane

1 year

Blending computer vision, physical objects and real time simulation feedback are some of the most exciting use cases for Spatial computing. Natural intuitive learning

IVAN@AR × Marketing

@van_eng622

1 year

流体シュミレーションを使ったARがかっこいい

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Concept vis I worked on with @Dtalkingtech for Apples upcoming MR headset. With the latest information from @markgurman pointing to a WWDC 2023 initial launch.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

4 months

One of my favourite scenes in modern cinema.

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@marcusckane

1 year

@Heaney555

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Starting to confirm mine and @nightKnight05 ‘s thoughts that Apple HMD will use a lenticular display for front pass through. This will enable different people to see the correct view of your face from their perspective.

Patently Apple

@PatentlyApple

1 year

A new Apple patent reveals that their work on Lenticular Displays now extends through to a possible future HMD Display

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

@BigscreenVR Also, it seems apple isn't going after gaming in the same way you are. You've got an incredible niche and I cant wait to see future hardware that explores it.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

@MeetThePress @ericschmidt Ah yes, self regulation has clearly worked so well over the years. How can you expect people to regulate anything that might effect their profit? You simply cant.

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@marcusckane

1 year

Smart move from Zuck to annouce this before Monday. People will desire the Apple headset but most wont justify the cost, they'll want a similar experience and look for alternative.

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@marcusckane

1 year

@markgurman 's latest article says Apple’s XR headset will use a MagSafe-like battery pack with a magnetic port. @Dtalkingtech and I predicted this in our recent videos, check out his channel for more insights. I think two battery packs will be enough for indefinite use. You

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

The #OverviewEffect , experienced when gazing out of a plane window, never fails to captivate me. It evokes profound awe, connection, and calm. Advanced #XR could recreate these sensations in any environment, no penthouse required. Where would you choose if you can be anywhere?

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

8 months

XR-4 announced today with incredibly impressive specs and a price point to compete with Vision Pro. Small design gripe but the surfacing on the front polished surface should be curvature continuous to reflect the light more smoothly.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

@BenGeskin The clear head turning here worries me a bit. Might be lower FOV than we thought

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

10 months

Higher res stills

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

It´s WWDC2023, Apple unveils their new Mixed Reality Headset. Guests reach below their chairs and pull out headsets to wear. On a giant screen behind the speaker, a new season of Walking with Dinosaurs is displayed. Suddenly, a T-rex steps through the screen and onto the stage

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

9 months

Think this promo does a much better job than the launch video

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

7 months

Semi hot take: I don't think we've really seen much in the way of increasing productivity through spatial computing yet. One of the few examples for me is Gravity sketch, which genuinely improves my 3D workflow and makes creating complex 3D actually fun, especially using MR.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Your daily HMD concept fix. Ready Player One X Apple. #Concept #Design #HMD

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Following on from my old spatial computing idea I explored for music, here's another. Task time integrates our calendar items and tasks into a simple new linear clock format. Giving you an intuitive visual overview to keep focused and on track. #SpatialComputing

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@marcusckane

1 year

Absolutally incredible work from V. I’m blown away by the level a single person can achieve. I’m looking forward to a collab in the future !

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@nightKnight05

1 year

This is most if not all of the visuals I did for the Reality Pro. Learned quite a lot about XR in general in the process of modelling the components that make up these devices. I didn't get the time to individually label them, there is a taptic engine there somewhere... #WWDC23

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

8 months

@BenGeskin It’s awesome but just to note he says in the video that the passthrough effect show here was rendered in Blender and unfortunately they don’t have it in device in this form factor yet

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

@appltrack @mingchikuo Nahhh this is way off, they removed parts like user facing sensors to reduce cost. No way they release a headset over $4000 . I even think the original rumor of $3000 is too much. Time will tell

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

@michalkosinski While this is indeed interesting and should be addressed by the AI community, the way you have gone about it is misleading and leveraging people’s worry regarding this technology. It’s unethical and disappointing, we should all do better.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

@iOS_hAT @durreadan01 Basically if I remember correctly it’s been like that since it was invented , because old screens had so few pixels you could only do it a certain way or you couldn’t see the lines

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

An evening with #disney #xr starts with your families favourite movie and characters, as magic begins to spill through the virtual screen and into your home ( 1 of 4 ) #concept

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

9 months

@appltrack I honestly though this was a joke , didn't realise it was thick enough to fit USBC

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

@afox1984 Actually pretty slick haha

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

@ianzelbo I think this is the minimum tech stack that represents the experience they are after for a consumer device. it'll get smaller and more compact as time goes on. Its definitely not aimed at the current XR / VR market customers ( which ofcourse makes us sad) and instead is aiming at

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

A quick look at active cooling on Vision Pro. Looks like 2 ultra thin fans similar to their notebooks, sandwiched between display and chip. Cant wait for an @iFixit teardown.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

At home, sitting on your sofa wearing Apple´s Mixed Reality Headset, you watch a crisp 3D 8K screen featuring a basketball game. (1 of 3) #Concept #XR #HMD

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Loving this blue leather, Folder wallet from

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

@Lunayian I still see the ones I did like a year ago on official sites, I take it as a compliment :)!

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

7 months

I’m ready for the post minamalism aesthetic for the new hardware age. Wondering where the next movement will come from. Smart pendant shown here by Modem works.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

3 months

Finally got the team into @populationonevr They won their first game! @cixliv @mentarus

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

@NathieVR Prompting headsets is my favorite pastime

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

7 months

Sharing some of my Spatial hardware explorations in @midjourney from this year. Call this little one Grabby

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

6 months

I've missed these videos. Great to see some of the complex manufacturing such as 3D formed glass or 6 Axis machining

Tim Cook

@tim_cook

6 months

Apple Vision Pro pre-orders begin today! We’re so excited for you to experience spatial computing for the first time!

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

9 months

@afoxdesign I had a little time this morning so I thought I'd help. I imported the model into CAD and scaled it correctly, then rebuilt the surface and flattened it into a sheet profile for you. It's close but will need testing and refining on the real thing. I'll Link the .ai file below.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

After WWDC 2023, it looks like you'll be able to code new worlds for their headset. Some pioneering work was done years ago by the @ultraleap and @keiichiban , around what they call mirror worlds :

Mirrorworlds - Leap Motion Blog

Virtual reality. Augmented reality. Mixed, hyper, modulated, mediated, diminished reality. All of these flavours are really just entry points into a vast world of possibilities where we can navigate...

blog.leapmotion.com

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Great article from Wayne ma here about the headset design. If true it confirms allot of my thoughts. Some confirmations: - Curved PCB to fit inside the curved shell - Carbon fiber to reinforce the interior structure (and mount components) - A small round connector similar to

Wayne Ma

@waynema

1 year

Apple's mixed-reality headset has been tough to manufacture given its curved shape, thinness and ultralight weight. Its profile is so thin that workers have trouble maneuvering their tools inside it. Check out my latest for @theinformation

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1 year

@DShankar This is the bane of creating concepts using AI, even for other product design it struggles with form. But I have had some success by combining terms like goggles, headsets, or HMD with glasses. It also helps to feed it a starting image. Here's some:

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Excited to see more of this, the live AI live translation is a great demo and example of what contextual technology can do @Humane

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@marcusckane

1 year

You want a better view, so you twist the reality dial and are transported to a front row seat. (2 of 3)

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

5 months

@ianzelbo Well done Ian! Great work

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

10 months

Can totally see people experiencing all their classic films in a new way with the eventual 2D -> spatial movie conversion

Bad Decisions Studio

@badxstudio

10 months

Turning movies shots into 3D scenes using 3D Gaussian Splats 🤯 Next experiment will be about taking footages from movies, turning them in 3D and then take them into @UnrealEngine to add/edit. Remember this scene ?

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

9 months

@CixLiv @PistolWhipVR Pop1 , play it almost everyday since it came out

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@marcusckane

7 months

Spatial Hardware Part 2. Compressible Foam Visor for maximum comfort, fit and weight.

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@marcusckane

1 year

@PalmerLuckey Blink once for <30PPD, blink twice for >31PPD

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@marcusckane

1 year

After the game, you decide to take a couple of practice shots yourself. (3 of 3)

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@marcusckane

1 year

@benz145 I don’t think so because Steve jobs hinted at the evolution of television a long time a go, I think it’s more they just hid the name. Also it’s a good way to find leakers by floating false names to different people and see where it appears

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

6 months

@benz145 You could get away with a composite or milled carbon fibre. Or they could have finally switched to a magnesium alloy. Lots of options here but I think their experience with Alu + price was the deciding factor

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@marcusckane

1 year

@ParkerOrtolani I think the Orange originated with Marc Newson . But they both have a love for action orange

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Great article from Karl, summery I got from this was we’ll need 80ppd to be able to use HMD’s for proper monitor replacement (AVP at 40ppd)

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@marcusckane

1 year

Donning the headset in Apple store demos reveals an endangered rhino in your hand, growing to full size when you place it down. Left to wander around people in the store.

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@marcusckane

1 year

@SadlyItsBradley

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@marcusckane

1 year

@retired_xr @cesarberardini Hahaha I know right ! But I’m thinking of this more like studio display and mac studio

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

8 months

Great talk on the current state of the art from Douglas who leads Meta’s Display Research team. They also gave us a look at how they envisioned their mirror lake prototype would work with front passthrough.

Douglas Lanman

@douglaslanman

8 months

I recently presented a Colloquium talk at the College of Optical Sciences (OSC) at the University of Arizona. Having worked with dozens of graduates from OSC, it was an honor to share the work of my Display Systems Research team.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Feeling inspired by Teenage Engineering's latest creation, the CM-15 microphone. Driven by a desire to learn and grow, I wanted to recreate its mesmerizing visuals and design. Crafting the intricate 3D mesh proved to be quite challenging, but very fulfilling now it's done.

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@marcusckane

1 year

It was great to see Apple and Disney announce a XR partnership at WWDC, a while ago I envisioned this and how this might work. I hope as it evolves it wont just be environments and 2D floating panels. Some real potential for magic at home

Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

An evening with #disney #xr starts with your families favourite movie and characters, as magic begins to spill through the virtual screen and into your home ( 1 of 4 ) #concept

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@marcusckane

1 year

@ParkerOrtolani I don’t think it’s just the AirPods Max but their wearable technology in general. Anything worn if often very rounded and soft, such as Apple Watch. I’m excited to see how this design language evolves.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Love to see companies passionate about their ID and sharing design decisions. Also from this I can see that there's space for this thing to get TINY in future versions, next few years are going to be interesting.

Bigscreen

@BigscreenVR

1 year

We're thrilled to give you a sneak peek into the intricate design of Bigscreen Beyond with a detailed teardown video! It's a journey into the heart of our product, showcasing our design details and intricate inner workings. Dive in and gain a firsthand understanding of what

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

7 months

I feel like FOV doesn’t get any love these days with only a few companies trying to innovate the space. I wonder if were stuck with <150 deg FOV under the current architecture, especially if the ultimate aim is transitioning to a glasses form factor.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

4 months

It's simple but as someone who loved anything RC flight related I cant wait to try this.

Jelmer ᯅ

@JelmerVerhoog

4 months

AR Helicopters 1.3 for #VisionPro now with sound and missiles ✨🚁💥 Get it here

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

10 months

Hot take, iPhone 1-3 was the optimum shape.

Apple Cycle

@theapplecycle

10 months

iPhone thickness evolution in 16 years!

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@marcusckane

1 year

Meet and greet your favourite characters in a personal experience they’ll never forget ( 3 of 4 )

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11 months

Would be nice if you could combine spatial videos taken of the same event from different iPhones to create an actual volumetric video that all participants get . Eg a festival

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

I think one of the killer features of Apples upcoming MR headset will be providing a new platform for cinema. IMAX quality viewing experiences right from your home and even being able to watch a film realise at the same time as theatres using on device authentication. (1/3)

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@marcusckane

1 year

@concept_central I think they’ll probably unify to the R series over time and have everyone on one chip.

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Marcus Kane

@marcusckane

1 year

Amazing dynamic teardown of the meta quest pro showing interior component stack. Gives me hope Apples headset can be very thin after seeing some optimisations they could make here. #xr #meta #apple

VR goggles teardown: A 3D look inside the Meta Quest Pro

Published Mar. 24, 2023 |

asia.nikkei.com

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