
SwanVR
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SwanVR
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✨ Artists are Messengers of the Cosmos ✨







The BOM (Bill of Materials) for the Apple Headset leaked online in Chinese. I translated it for the english people below. It's a long post:👇 "Recently, Apple announced that it will hold the WWDC from June 6th to 10th, and may release the first-generation MR headset. We held an expert meeting to interpret the recent situation of Apple's MR today, and now update the key points as follows: #MR Overview 🔺 Positioning: A non-profit product, combining AR and VR features, can switch with one click; 🔺 Stage: PVT phase has been completed, currently in the Pre MP/Preview phase, and a production line has been completed; 🔺 Quantity: It is estimated to be 400,000 to 500,000 units in the second half of this year. #Hardware Cost Breakdown → Chips: Two in total, costing $120 -140 each; → Micro OLED screen: $280-320; → Camera (equipped with 14 sensors): $160; → Optical lens system and assembly: $70-80; → Rear-view mirror: $13-15; → Pupil distance adjustment module: $30-35; → 3D sensor part: $80-90; → Metal mid-frame: $95; → Appearance parts: $15-20; → External battery pack: $22 -25; → Microphone: $21-22, Speaker: $16-18; → PCB+FPC: $40-45; → RAM+ROM storage part: $40-45; → Other chipsets such as wifi, Bluetooth, PMIC, etc.: $60-70; → Heat dissipation module: $70; → Other auxiliary parts: $30-40; → Assembly: $110-120; Total cost: around $1400, plus shipping costs, the cost is conservatively estimated to be within $1600. #Software System 🔺 The self-developed Reality OS system is adapted to Apple's MR and is currently dealing with compatibility issues between the ros system and the iOS system; 🔺 The software system covers games, video software, and office software, mainly in cooperation with software suppliers such as iQiyi and Sony. #Stocking Cycle 🔺 Assembly plant: stock up 15 days in advance 🔺 Production line capacity: the monthly output of qualified products is guaranteed to be over 70,000 units In terms of the industrial chain, the core focus targets are as follows: 【MR Supply Chain Manufacturers】 Comprehensive solution providers: GoerTek, Luxshare Precision; Camera module: Sunny Optical; Pupil Distance Adjustment: Zhaowei Mech. & Elec. Tech.; Structural parts: Jabil, BYD Electronics; Testing/equipment: Huaxing Yuanchuang, JPT Opto-electronics, Icubic; Battery pack: Desay Battery 【Other Targets】 Pancake optical film: Sunic System; Acoustic module and overall assembly: Guoguang Electric; Mini LED backlight: Refond Optoelectronics; Longli Tech. For more details, contact Minsheng Electronics Fang Jing/Wang Qi/Lv Tianci."



Support for configurable geometric bokeh and depth of field has been added to three-gpu-pathtracer! Here are some renders with really juiced up DoF to get that small toy effect and action figure nostalgia. 1/2 gkjohnson.github.io/three-gpu-path… #threejs #webgl #graphics #raytracing



gofund.me/cb1d1065 Barn Burnt Down All my art. All my tools. Decades of sketchbooks. A library of art books. Computers and hard drives. Fine art sketches. Original art. If you would like to help support at this time please consider a donation or purchasing art.











