Author & Editor: Sun Haonan.
Apple's Vision Pro may be the most anticipated spatial computing MR product this year, the previous pre-sale was sold out in 18 minutes, and today we can also see many people wearing Vision Pro on the streets of the United States for various experiences, which undoubtedly makes people who have not grabbed it more envious, because the first batch of products are only sold in the United States, so it is not easy for everyone to buy them.
But it doesn't matter, the spatial computing advocated by Apple's Vision Pro is also being done in China - the ROKID AR Studio is an AR set that is more convenient to buy, so you may be able to get a glimpse of the charm of spatial computing.
This AR set is also a spatial computing product, with spatial positioning and gesture control functions, and the actual experience seems to be not much different from what is shown in Apple's Vision Pro promotional video. Because Apple's Vision Pro is too hot to experience it in the first place, so let's take a look at what amazing experience this Rokid AR Studio can bring.
Exterior & Accessories
The outer packaging of the Rokid Max Pro is unremarkable, without too many flashy designs, an ordinary zippered glasses case and a box containing the mobile smart terminal Station Pro.
The body of the Rokid Max Pro glasses is only 76 grams, it looks like a gray-blue swimming goggles, the appearance is not similar to ordinary square-framed glasses, but it is slightly flattened, and there is a camera in the middle of the glasses, but it is not used to take pictures, but plays a role in spatial positioning. The lens is divided into two parts, the upper part is pure black, and the lower part is like an ordinary mirror, which should be a special semi-transflective solution. The nose pads are a bit obtrusive beyond the contours of the glasses, but they fit just right.
As a split AR glasses, in addition to the glasses body, it is also equipped with a mobile smart terminal - Rokid Station Pro, which is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ Gen1 chip and a 7620mAh battery, and the software is equipped with a self-developed Yodaos-Master spatial operating system. Station Pro is detached from the control of mobile phones, with active cooling and performance balancing mechanisms, and can hear a sound similar to the rotation of a fan during use. While high-frequency, high-performance output and high-speed computing, it can also maintain a low-latency AR experience with a 90Hz refresh rate. Not only does the Station Pro be able to manipulate the content of the picture as if it could be rayed, but it also comes with a Sony IMX586 48-megapixel rear camera that supports autofocus.
In addition to the glasses and Station Pro, the Rokid AR Studio package includes the glasses case, charging cable, cable for the glasses and Station Pro, user manual, and warranty card.
Technical Specifications:
Functions and user experience
As a spatial computing product, Rokid AR Studio can not only provide users with a more immersive spatial interaction experience in AR functions. At the same time, the content ecology on its powerful mobile intelligent terminal Station Pro also covers a variety of application scenarios such as entertainment, office, and games.
3D film and television ecology enjoy giant screen viewing
Rokid AR Studio has a strong 3D film and television ecosystem, allowing users who are keen on 3D content to get a smooth experience of watching 3D giant screen movies and watching ** anytime and anywhere. The "Shadow Cow 3D Movie" customized for Rokid not only has the latest cinema blockbusters such as "Spider-Man: Across the Universe", "The Flash", "In the Octagon Cage", but also "Avengers", "Transformers", "Batman" and other Marvel series, DC series and other massive 3D film and television masterpieces, up to 4K viewing, with Dolby sound, as if the 3D giant screen theater is in your pocket. At the same time, the glasses are also pre-installed with iQiyi, Youku, Tencent, Mango TV and other mainstream **platforms, in addition to these users can also be in the app store**Other software。
Multi-window information flow to help the office
Rokid AR Studio's information flow has realized the transformation from web tiling and mobile phone information flow to space display, and it has two display modes at the same time: space multi-screen and space giant screen, so that the information display interface has unlimited flexibility and flexibility. Multiple windows can be opened at the same time and arranged side by side. The display interface is equipped with spatial positioning function, and the information can be seen at a glance with a slight head turn. With some basic office software and Ali Wuying cloud computer, it can realize lightweight office in the office field.
AR games are more advanced with the help of gesture controls
The AR games in Rokid AR Studio no longer need to be played with physical buttons, and the spatial positioning function and gesture operation interaction of the glasses greatly enhance the interactivity and fun of AR games. Some of the most impressive games include whack-a-mole, dart throwing, telekinesis shooting, and monster fighting, which are even more engaging in the gesture-controlled interactive mode, as if you are in a real-world arcade, and you will lose a lot of free time before you know it. Interestingly, in the process of evaluating these AR games, I often accidentally "fished" for an afternoon.
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Destroy monsters).Wide range of applications for spatial computing
Rokid spatial computing has been widely used in exhibitions, education and teaching, cultural tourism, industry, automobiles and other sectors, interacting with the cultural relics on display, making abstract knowledge come to life, restoring the disappeared ruins, and allowing each worker to carry out accurate operations according to real-time and visual guidance, and every car buyer can watch the car at home without leaving home. In terms of education, the addition of spatial computing technology allows education to get rid of the shackles of space, and abstract knowledge can be displayed in front of students' eyes "really" through AR technology, realizing the innovation of teaching scenarios and teaching models.
Cultural relics interactive).Other details
1.Responsiveness — The glasses were very smooth and responsive during my tests, but I occasionally experienced stuttering and a black screen when exiting to the main screen after the game ended.
2.Heating: Rokid Max Pro as a split AR glasses has certain advantages in terms of heating, most of the heat is concentrated on its mobile smart terminal Station Pro and also has a built-in small cooling fan for heat dissipation, during use, you can hear a slight sound of sealing three rotations, and its heat dissipation port also has hot air blowing. However, even so, due to the versatility of the glasses and the need for spatial positioning, you can still feel the heat above the glasses near the center of the eyebrows.
3.Battery life: The power consumption of ** movies in the normal state of full power is small, about three movies, while playing AR games for a long time consumes more power, and the overall battery life is about 5-6 hours.
Summary
Rokid AR Studio is a perfect AR computing set that perfectly illustrates the phrase "expensive is expensive", and if you're willing to pay for its unique spatial positioning and gesture control experience, you're sure to get something different from other AR products.
In addition, if you are very interested in the Apple Vision Pro but can't experience it right away, then Rokid AR Studio may be able to easily meet most of your needs. At present, Rokid AR Studio only accepts reservations on the official website, mainly for developers and XR practitioners, but there is news that it will release its new spatial computing consumer products in the first half of this year, so you can pay attention to it at that time.
Although some people have always called it the domestic Vision Pro, in fact, there are not many similarities between the two, but it seems that the spatial positioning and gesture control are similar to Apple's, but in fact, the two are not the same in nature.
As we all know, VST (Video See Through) and Optical See Through (OPTIC See Through) are the two mainstream solutions of current perspective technology, which are designed to solve the problem of how to display the real world in the user's field of vision. OST has significant advantages in brightness, real-world resolution, latency, and focal plane (which affects dizziness), while VST is more mature in occlusion effect, FOV, virtual-reality matching, registration, and brightness matching.
The headset that Apple showed at the press conference before took the VST route, while the AR glasses we are familiar with mainly use the OST solution, such as Microsoft, Rokid, etc. At present, these two routes go hand in hand, and both interpret the understanding of spatial computing in their own way.
The new voice of the metaverse has something to say
Since last year, the consumer-grade AR glasses track is gradually becoming hot. People born in three-dimensional space have always had an extraordinary desire to explore how to combine virtual space with real space. Consumer-grade AR smart glasses are believed to become the next generation of consumer intelligent computing platforms, becoming the personal "third screen" in addition to mobile phones and computers.
The current Rokid AR Studio gives users a feeling of "near the future" of AR, and from Rokid, the shadow of the future of the AR industry is reflected. The landing of Rokid and Apple's products also shows that spatial computing is gradually moving from concept to mass, which will also become the first crack in the real AR world.