# Stepping Outside the Metaverse to Discuss Next-Gen Hardware Development

- Show: [Moore's Lobby](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby)
- Published: 2024-01-16
- Length: 59m
- Episode: 1
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development
- Listen: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/podcast/stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development

## Summary

Agustya Mehta, Director of System Platforms for Reality Labs Hardware at Meta, discusses the engineering challenges of next-generation AR/VR devices, drawing on his experience at Microsoft, Apple, and the startup Nado. He details the transition from bulky prototypes to untethered headsets, highlighting advances in silicon, micro-displays, and inside-out tracking. Mehta emphasizes the importance of balancing strict engineering constraints with industrial design to create wearable devices that are both functional and socially acceptable, particularly for accessibility applications.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development#t=4) Introduction: Agustya Mehta and Meta Reality Labs
- [1:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development#t=68) Early Engineering Curiosity: Disassembling Electronics and Game Genie Hacking
- [7:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development#t=457) Career Path: Xbox 360 Verification and Apple iPhone 4S Integration
- [15:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development#t=934) Microsoft HoloLens: From Benchtop Prototypes to Untethered Headsets
- [19:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development#t=1178) EMI/EMC Challenges in Compact AR/VR Form Factors
- [24:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development#t=1450) Startup Experience at Nado and Leadership Lessons
- [30:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development#t=1832) Joining Meta: Motivation, Accessibility, and the Vision for AR Glasses
- [35:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development#t=2110) AR vs. VR: Mixed Reality, Inside-Out Tracking, and Motion Sickness
- [43:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development#t=2589) Engineering Constraints: Weight, Comfort, and Breaking Design Rules
- [51:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2024-01-16-stepping-outside-the-metaverse-to-discuss-next-gen-hardware-development#t=3085) Design-First Approach: Ray-Ban Stories and Future Market Acceptance

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Meta (company)
- Microsoft (company)
- Apple (company)
- Xbox 360 (product)
- iPhone 4S (product)
- HoloLens (product)
- Nado (company)
- Ray-Ban Stories (product)
- Quest Pro (product)
- Seeing AI (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Episode 87: Shrinking Silicon (Meta Orion) and Excited about Hardware Again!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2024-09-30-episode-87-shrinking-silicon-meta-orion-and-excited-about-hardware-again) (The Circuit)
- [How to Build a Metaverse](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-11-05-how-to-build-a-metaverse) (EE Times Current)
- [Episode 22: Talking Apple Vision Pro](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-06-08-episode-22-talking-apple-vision-pro) (The Circuit)
- [156: Black Knight 2000](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-06-16-156-black-knight-2000) (Embedded.fm)
- [380: Trending Toward Telepathy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-07-16-380-trending-toward-telepathy) (Embedded.fm)

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