If virtual reality is barely getting a hold on the mainstream, augmented reality — the kind that uses glasses, not your phone — is barely on most people’s mental radar. Even so, projects like Magic Leap have been massively hyped in the tech community, while Microsoft’s HoloLens can support experiences that seemed impossible a few years ago. But one of the most interesting AR headsets has a lower profile: the Meta 2, which started shipping to developers late last year.
Where many AR glasses produce a heads-up display style overlay, devices like the Meta and HoloLens aim to put real-looking “mixed reality” holograms into the world. The Meta 2 does this with a clear set of tradeoffs. On one hand, it’s far cheaper than HoloLens: $949...
via The Verge
