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MagyarNew "holographic" 8K and 4K spatial displays from Looking Glass launched
Although the Apple Vision Pro and other popular XR headsets are heavily marketed for use in professional design, engineering and training applications, they have an inherent limitation: all that immersive 3D content can only be viewed by one person at a time, making collaborative activities a bit of a challenge.
Looking Glass Factory’s lineup of group-viewable holographic (or spatial) displays address precisely this problem, and the company has now launched two new models – a 16-inch 4K model and a 32-inch 8K one, both featuring a 60 Hz refresh rate.
By simultaneously ‘broadcasting’ up to 100 different views based on the viewing angle, these displays can effectively render a 3D object or scene with a real sense of depth and visible to multiple viewers within a roughly 53° zone – an effect impossible to convey in still images but which can be seen in the videos below.
Looking Glass envisions these monitors as being used not just by developers and designers working on 3D models but also in high-end or specialised retail outlets, to give customers an interactive, immersive experience. The featureless yet sleek and sturdy aluminium frame, lacking conspicuous branding, allows that spectacular 3D display to take centre stage. Depending on the application, the monitors can be ordered in either landscape or portrait oriented versions.
The spatial displays also come with an industry-standard software suite for 3D applications, which includes plugins for Unity, Unreal, Blender, and WebXR, as well as a 3D model importer and SDK for creating one’s own holographic content. The two new models join the middle of the company’s lineup, which consists of the recently launched 6-inch Looking Glass Go and the 7.9-inch Portrait, and a much bigger 65-inch 8K Spatial Display.
The 16” spatial display can be pre-ordered, for a limited time, for $3000, and will later retail for $4000. Pricing for the 32” model has not been revealed and is available on request. Both models can be ordered from the Looking Glass website.
For personal use, you can buy VR headsets like the popular Meta Quest 3 and HTC Vive XR Elite on Amazon.
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