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Facebook reveals holographic optics for thin and light VR headsets
- oedmarap 6y agoA logical next step I would imagine is Facebook acquiring/partnering with existing manufacturers of prescription lenses (or sunglasses for outdoor use) to push this mainstream. The applications for this are quite straightforward; a semi-intrusive HUD that can show you information FB already aggregates, such as: - GPS application for locating businesses or events/meetups (when driving/walking) - if any of my friends are currently in a café that I'm walking by - ratings and promotional deals of a store in my viewport in 3D-space - etc.
- hackerbabz 6y agoAll of that sounds awful to me.
- greesil 6y agoThere's probably a stalker-esque use case for this
- atlasunshrugged 6y agoI think they're already working with Luxottica who is the dominant (close to monopoly player) in the glasses/lenses market, although an acquisition of them would be huge (current market cap is about 57B euro) https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/17/facebook-enlists-ray-ban-maker-luxottica-to-make-orion-ar-glasses.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/17/facebook-enlists-ray-ban-mak...
- ponker 6y agoMost of Luxottica’s value is in the monopoly control of the eyeglass business. A pure Lens manufacturer can be had much more cheaply.
- tmabraham 6y agoDupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23692442 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23692442