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2021 Mercedes S-Class Will Feature AR Navigation And 3D Eye-Tracking

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This includes an AR-enhanced heads-up display that projects key navigation information directly within the drivers eye line, such as directions, vehicle speed, and distance to target; instead of looking away from the road to check your GPS, upcoming streets and arrows indicating which direction to turn are displayed directly on the front windshield.

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Report: Apple Mixed Reality Headset Could Feature Hand & Eye-Tracking, Swappable Headbands

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The report claims that the upcoming headset could feature dual ultra high definition 8K displays with built-in eye-tracking technology. Surrounding the headset will supposedly be over 12 cameras capable of supporting hand-tracking. Supposedly, the company is looking to ship 250,000 units within the first year of release.

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MatchXR: SeeTrue Technologies may have solved the calibration issue for eye-tracking

The Ghost Howls

The company does eye tracking using IR LEDs to light up the eyes and IR Cameras to grab the images of the eyes from which an algorithm detects the orientation of the pupils. Glasses frames with eye tracking integrated. One other thing that I was shown was a little device to do eye tracking for microscopes.

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How Eye Tracking is Driving the Next Generation of AR and VR

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AR and VR are gearing up for a giant leap forward thanks to advancements in eye-tracking technology. Graphics often appear artificial, and can be harsh on the eyes due to low resolution and slow frame rates. Eye-tracking systems, which monitor eye movements in real time, promise to change this.

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LYNX Reveals Standalone MR Headset with Snapdragon XR2, Eye-tracking, & Novel Optics

Road to VR

Though it uses occluded displays (like a VR headset), the company says the R-1 is designed for pass-through augmented reality—with the capacity for both VR and AR in a single device, we’re calling this a mixed reality headset. According to the company, the Lynx R-1 is set to release this summer, priced at $1,500.

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Varjo Announces XR-1 Headset With Human-Eye Resolution And Eye Tracking

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The XR-1 also features depth sensor technology which enables the headset to automatically map real-world environments and provide a natural sense of occlusion —as well as 20/20 eye tracking, allowing clients to monitor which moments of their experiences received the most attention. “XR-1

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My predictions for augmented reality in 2020

The Ghost Howls

After having written my predictions for virtual reality in 2020 , let’s see what will be the trends for this year in augmented reality. Let me be very honest: I’m not expecting that much from this year in augmented reality. Maybe with eye-tracking, AI, 5G connection, and a battery that lasts all day.