Hardware Podcasts

Bigger Than Smartphones

EE Times Current · 3 Sept 2021 · 45m

What this episode covers

Jon Peddie and Kathleen Maher of Jon Peddie Research discuss the convergence of the 'metaverse' and 'omniverse' as the next major interface between humans and digital environments. They explain that GPU compute shaders and parallel processing provide the necessary hardware foundation, while open standards like USD and cooperative industry efforts drive the software ecosystem. The guests highlight industrial applications, such as PTC's AR training and Siemens' digital twins, as the primary market drivers, predicting that AR glasses will eventually become as ubiquitous as smartphones.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Nvidia, Facebook, Microsoft, Siemens, Unity, Unreal, Apple, AMD, Intel, PTC, Varjo, Synaptics, DSP Group
Products
Zoom, HoloLens, Microsoft Exchange

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