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|Predecessor= | |Predecessor=[[Meta 1]] | ||
|Successor= | |Successor=[[Meta 3]] | ||
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|Resolution= 2560 x 1440 | |Resolution= 2560 x 1440 | ||
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|Field of View= 90-degree field of view | |Field of View= 90-degree field of view | ||
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|Tracking= | |Tracking=6DOF? | ||
|Rotational Tracking= | |Rotational Tracking=IMUs | ||
|Positional Tracking= | |Positional Tracking= | ||
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|Audio= | |Audio= 4 speaker near-ear audio system | ||
|Camera= 720p front-facing camera | |Camera= 720p front-facing camera | ||
|Sensors= Sensor array for hand interactions and positional tracking | |Sensors= Sensor array for hand interactions and positional tracking | ||
|Input= | |Input=[[Gesture]] | ||
|Connectivity= | |Connectivity=9 foot cable for video, data, and power (HDMI Version 1.4b) | ||
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|Cable Length= | |Cable Length=9 ft | ||
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|Price= $949.00 | |Price= $949.00 | ||
|Website= https://www.metavision.com | |Website= https://www.metavision.com | ||
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'''The Meta 2 Development Kit''' is a [[head-mounted display]] that uses an optical see-through combiner to display images to the user. The company's website claims that it wants to capture the imagination of content creators, artists, and makers who want to change the world.<ref name="metavision">https://www.metavision.com/</ref> According to the [https://www.metavision.com/ official website], "the Meta 2 Development Kit offers the widest field of view, the most intuitive access to digital information and direct hand interaction with holograms." The kit was available as a [https://buy.metavision.com/products/meta2 pre-order for $949.00]. It supports the [[Unity]] game engine. | |||
'''The Meta 2 Development Kit''' wants to capture the imagination of content creators, artists, and makers who want to change the world.<ref name="metavision">https://www.metavision.com/</ref> According to the [https://www.metavision.com/ official website], "the Meta 2 Development Kit offers the widest field of view, the most intuitive access to digital information and direct hand interaction with holograms." The kit | |||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
The headset uses a unique | The headset uses a unique interface to access, manipulate and share digital information easily and naturally. The company call this The Neural Path of Least Resistance. and they see it as a new zero-learning-curve approach to computing.<ref name="metavision">https://www.metavision.com/</ref> | ||
"The Meta 2 sensor array makes positional tracking possible to see, grab and move holograms just like physical objects. You can also track objects, such as a pen or paint brush. Meta 2 provides a new kind of operating environment where you can arrange your holographic apps and objects. You can lay out your workspace and things stay exactly where you put them. You and a friend or colleague can even interact with the holograms simultaneously," states the company on their official website.<ref name="metavision">https://www.metavision.com/</ref> | "The Meta 2 sensor array makes positional tracking possible to see, grab and move holograms just like physical objects. You can also track objects, such as a pen or paint brush. Meta 2 provides a new kind of operating environment where you can arrange your holographic apps and objects. You can lay out your workspace and things stay exactly where you put them. You and a friend or colleague can even interact with the holograms simultaneously," states the company on their official website.<ref name="metavision">https://www.metavision.com/</ref> | ||
The technology has still a long way to go before it can hit the mass market, however. "The sensors and tracking were shaky and didn't capture my hand movements completely. Still, demos of reaching out to pull a shoe from an Amazon webpage to see it in 3D right in front of me or moving videos around the room were impressive," [https://www.wareable.com/ar/meta-2-review writes Lily Prasuethsut] for Wareable.com | The technology has still a long way to go before it can hit the mass market, however. "The sensors and tracking were shaky and didn't capture my hand movements completely. Still, demos of reaching out to pull a shoe from an Amazon webpage to see it in 3D right in front of me or moving videos around the room were impressive," [https://www.wareable.com/ar/meta-2-review writes Lily Prasuethsut] for Wareable.com | ||
==Hardware== | ==Hardware== | ||
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* OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit or newer | * OS: Windows 8.1 64-bit or newer | ||
==Software== | ==Software== | ||
The Meta 2 development kit includes SDK to build and share tools.<ref>https://buy.metavision.com/products/meta2</ref> Apps built on the Meta 2 Development Kit will be in Unity 3D version 5 or higher. <ref>https://www.metavision.com/faq#meta2-tech-questions</ref> | The Meta 2 development kit includes an SDK to build and share tools.<ref>https://buy.metavision.com/products/meta2</ref> Apps built on the Meta 2 Development Kit will be in Unity 3D version 5 or higher. <ref>https://www.metavision.com/faq#meta2-tech-questions</ref> | ||
==Apps== | ==Apps== | ||
Customers can go do the Dev Center and scroll to the bottom of the page, where they will see all apps for Meta products available for download.<ref>https://www.metavision.com/faq#meta-apps-questions</ref> | Customers can go do the Dev Center and scroll to the bottom of the page, where they will see all apps for Meta products available for download.<ref>https://www.metavision.com/faq#meta-apps-questions</ref> | ||
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* On February 17, 2016, Meta unveiled their second-generation product at TED.<ref>http://uploadvr.com/meta-2-ar-glasses-ted/</ref> | * On February 17, 2016, Meta unveiled their second-generation product at TED.<ref>http://uploadvr.com/meta-2-ar-glasses-ted/</ref> | ||
* On June 13, 2016, Meta announced they had raised another $50M in venture funding.<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/13/meta-raises-another-50m-as-it-gears-up-for-the-next-version-of-its-ar-headset-and-china/</ref> | * On June 13, 2016, Meta announced they had raised another $50M in venture funding.<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/13/meta-raises-another-50m-as-it-gears-up-for-the-next-version-of-its-ar-headset-and-china/</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Devices]] [[Category:Augmented Reality Devices]] | [[Category:Devices]] [[Category:Augmented Reality Devices]] | ||