Matthew Ball: belief

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…I have an Oculus device. The future version of that — how do we stop it from getting really hot? It’s doing a lot. Energy creates heat — basic laws of physics. How do we solve that problem? This is fun. We’ve seen three times this decade, as in over the past two and a half years, that Facebook has kicked out its first consumer release of its augmented reality glasses. In 2015, Mark Zuckerberg said that by the end of that decade, we would replace the portable supercomputer in our pocket with wearables. This technology problem is extraordinary. You’re right. Melting your face is a problem. Battery life is a problem. Snap Spectacles, their augmented reality devices, last 30 minutes. They augment less than 10 percent of your view at one-quarter of the resolution we think is needed and one-quarter of the frame rate. Just solving for optics and battery currently far exceeds our grasp. Also, layering in wireless chips, having it be lightweight enough to not break your neck and be comfortable. Also, putting in complex computer processors — we’re far from that. There are many who believe that until we achieve extraordinary advances in battery life that we’re not currently on a trajectory for, and/or solve for quantum computing, the vision of AR glasses won’t happen. Size of device versus field of view — which is more important?…

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