As we head into a Web 3 immersive or metaverse world (insert your favorite word), where every moment is monetized and recorded on a whopping long blockchain, someone’s got to be making some mighty hardware to power the experience.
Recent hardware announcements:
Ian Zelbo’s depiction of Apple AR/VR headset, based on purported leaked information.
Image Credit: Motorola
Motorola and Verizon want you to wear your VR like a yoke around your neck. They announced a 5G-supported, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-powered neckband to help companies building AR/ VR headsets lighten the load on your head.
Nvidia stock soared 125% on metaverse hopes. The company’s secret weapon? They design the fastest chips for rendering complex graphics and now are leaders in specialized AI chips. Plus the company’s Omniverse platform offers developers libraries, tools and collaborative places to build virtual worlds with Nvidia chips. But here’s the thing.They don’t actually fabricate these chips; they just design them.