In today's VR technology downturn, AR technology is on the rise, and many technology companies have already discovered this phenomenon and have been deploying it. Apple has long since not gathered its own AR glasses. Apple still believes that AR will not isolate people from the outside world more than VR, and it is very likely to become a subversive product like a smartphone.
A few days ago, the reporter published an article on the progress of many Apple AR glasses, including its display, chip, operating system, application store and so on. Apple is also using existing VR heads to perform related tests. Xiaobian will organize the information as follows.
After the iPhone, Apple is looking for another breakthrough product. For this reason, their goal is to reserve AR glasses technology in 2019, and the product is expected to be shipped as early as 2020.
A person familiar with the matter told reporters that unlike the existing VR glasses used in mobile phones, Apple's devices will use an integrated display with a new chip and operating system. At the same time, Apple is actively developing, and various variables have been continuously.
Virtual reality immerses people in a digital world, and augmented reality is to overlay digital information on the real environment. The application potential of AR can be described as endless. Watching the game from basketball fans can see the scores in real time. When the workers repair the machines, they can check the repair steps with the help of AR. AR has brought about new changes in our work and life.
Of course, Apple is not the only company that is committed to AR technology. Google released Google Glass in 2012 and experienced a failure in the consumer market. Five years later, this product returned and focused on enterprise applications. Microsoft's HoloLens is the best-performing product on the market today, and because of its high price, the product is mainly for industrial applications. In addition to these technology giants, there is also a start-up company Meta that is also working on AR technology.
Apple CEO Cook believes that AR does not isolate people from the outside world more than VR, and is highly likely to be a disruptive product like a smartphone. He talked about his point of view in a US news program, and specifically mentioned AR in Apple's earnings call. Lei Feng has repeatedly noticed that Cook is optimistic about the prospects of AR. He once said, “We have seen that AR will change the way we work, the way we entertain, the way we connect with others, and learn. Simply put, we believe AR is changing the way we use technology forever."
However, Apple has not given a clear response to the progress of the AR head.
In fact, a few years ago, Apple had formed a team dedicated to AR-related project development. The team is led by Mike Rockwell, who previously worked as an engineer at Dolby Laboratories. According to insiders, the team has hundreds of engineers. The team engineers were scattered in CuperTIno, south of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and Sunnyvale, and now they are working on a hardware and software project codenamed "T288."
The team's first product is ARKit. In June of this year, Apple launched the ARKit development platform on WWDC. Developers can develop AR applications based on the platform, followed by iOS 11 release, Apple store revision and addition of many AR applications. Cook said that the current AR application reached more than 1000. paragraph. This is just the first step for Apple to embrace AR. They are the first to try to try on existing products.
Then the next step is that the AR header is displayed. Apple wants to create a product with an independent display that can present 3D video and guarantee endurance, which is much more complicated. Lei Feng.com reported that when Cook was interviewed by the British "Independent", he said that the technology of AR's head display is still not perfect, and development has great challenges. "We are not satisfied with any technology you can see on the market." For the challenge of display technology, Apple Chief Design Officer (CDF) said in a roundtable dialogue, "We do have some ideas, but still Such as the development of technology, and other technologies to keep up with our ideas."
At the same time, Apple is still developing its own ARM chip. Conceptually, this chip will be as integrated as the Apple Watch chip. Such a chip can concentrate more components, such as graphics processors, AI chips, CPUs, etc., in a small area, and the energy consumption will also be reduced.
In terms of operating system, Apple internally calls it "rOS" (reality operaTIng system), based on the iOS system. Just like the operating system of Apple TV is tvOS, the operating system of Mac computer is macOS, the operating system of Apple Watch is watchOS, and rOS will be the operating system of Apple AR. Geoff Stahl is currently one of the directors of the rOS software team, who was previously a software manager for the Apple Games and Graphics division.
As for how the user will operate the AR head-up and launch the app, Apple has no solution yet, but has studied some interactions such as trackpads, Siri voice operations, and head poses. Engineers tested a range of applications, from drawing, sending messages to more advanced features such as meeting in a virtual room and 360-degree video playback.
Apple has discussed it internally, and AR Headshow will also use the existing APP Store, which allows users to download content themselves like the iPhone, Watch, Apple TV and Mac.
Because Apple does not have a complete head-mounted device, engineers have been testing with HTC Vive. They also tested the iPhone's screens, cameras and chips on other head-mounted devices (similar to Oculus, Gear VR). But Apple does not intend to sell these test products, just to test the AR application internally in the company next year.
Obviously, Apple AR's first release will take two years. Now, ARKit makes it easy for developers to implement AR functions on their phones. As far as 2018, Apple will release a new version of ARKit. The new version of ARKit uses a technique called persistent tracking to accurately record the position of objects in the virtual space. When you look elsewhere, The virtual object is still in place. The new version of ARKit will also help developers to develop multiplayer AR games.
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