# Bigger Than Smartphones

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2021-09-03
- Length: 45m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-09-03-bigger-than-smartphones
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/eetoa-ep151/

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-09-03-bigger-than-smartphones#t=0) Introduction: EE Times Weekly Briefing and Industry News
- [5:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-09-03-bigger-than-smartphones#t=341) Defining the Metaverse and Omniverse: NVIDIA, Facebook, and Standards
- [16:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-09-03-bigger-than-smartphones#t=972) Hardware Foundations: GPUs, Compute Shaders, and Parallel Processing
- [22:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-09-03-bigger-than-smartphones#t=1377) Supply Chain Dynamics, Pricing, and Workstation Demand
- [29:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-09-03-bigger-than-smartphones#t=1751) AR Glasses, Telepresence, and Industrial Use Cases (PTC, Siemens)
- [37:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-09-03-bigger-than-smartphones#t=2245) The Future of Human-Machine Interface and Consciousness

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Nvidia (company)
- Facebook (company)
- Microsoft (company)
- Siemens (company)
- Unity (company)
- Unreal (company)
- Apple (company)
- AMD (company)
- Intel (company)
- Zoom (product)
- PTC (company)
- HoloLens (product)
- Varjo (company)
- Synaptics (company)
- DSP Group (company)
- Microsoft Exchange (product)

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- [How NVIDIA Is Building the Industrial Metaverse | NVIDIA's Ganesh Sivaraman | Internet of Things Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-23-how-nvidia-is-building-the-industrial-metaverse-nvidias-ganesh-sivaraman-interne) (IoT For All Podcast)
- [173: Augmented Reality Technology in Hardware Startups](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/product-startup/2023-04-27-173-augmented-reality-technology-in-hardware-startups) (Product Startup)
- [Stepping Outside the Metaverse to Discuss Next-Gen Hardware Development](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development) (Moore's Lobby)
- [Get Ready For Season 4 of Moore's Lobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2022-03-01-get-ready-for-season-4-of-moores-lobby) (Moore's Lobby)
- [185. BMW Makes Cars Faster With Augmented Reality](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2024-07-30-185-bmw-makes-cars-faster-with-augmented-reality) (The Next Byte Podcast)

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