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Report: Apple Acquires VR & AR Eye-tracking Company SMI

Road to VR

A report from MacRumors provides compelling evidence that Apple has quietly acquired SMI, also known as SensoMotoric Instruments, a company specializing in eye-tracking technology. German-based SMI has specialized in eye-tracking since its founding in 1991.

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REPORT: Apple Mixed Reality Glasses Launching Mid-2022

VRScout

This past April, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that augmented reality (AR) technology is “ critically important ” for the future of the company. It’s obvious that Apple is working hard to build an AR ecosystem of amazing tools powered by products such as the iPhone or iPad. This date makes sense for a couple of reasons.

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Apple’s Latest VR Patent Describes a Compact VR Headset with Eye Tracking

Road to VR

In a patent filed in 2017 and issued today by the United States Patent Office, Apple describes a VR headset designed to be compact and comfortable. “If care is not taken, a head-mounted display may be cumbersome and tiring to wear. . A diagram of Apple’s catadioptric optical system | Image courtesy USPTO.

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Facebook Surges in U.S. Patent Rankings Due to Mounting AR Strategy

Road to VR

Of the many granted, here’s a few of the most interesting AR/VR patents we’ve found: Beamsplitter assembly for eye tracking in head-mounted displays. Depth mapping with a head mounted display using stereo cameras and structured light. Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC. Intel Corp.

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Apple's Mixed Reality Headset Might Forgo Controllers for Eye Tracking and Iris Recognition

GizModo VR

There’s no lack of speculation around Apple’s rumored AR headset, but the latest is the most sci-fi of them all. According to reliable Apple analyst Ming-chi Kuo, it’s possible the headset will eschew handheld controllers in favor of eye tracking and iris recognition. Read more.

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Pimax Crystal hands-on part two : A very versatile headset

The Ghost Howls

The integrated Tobii eye-tracking operating at 120hz made a noticeable difference to headset setup and optical comfort, as well as lowering the rendering workload in games compatible with dynamic foveated rendering. The eye-tracking system is provided by Tobii, who is the market leader in eye-tracking technology.

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The Current State Of The VR/AR Patent Landscape

VRScout

The glasses use eye-tracking sensors to gather “gaze information of the user in order to improve the quality of content provided for rendering on the head-mounted display.”. Other active participants in the augmented reality and virtual reality market include OculusVR, Nokia, Motorola Mobility Inc, and Apple.

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