2024 Will Be A Big Year For AR/VR, But Mainstream Adoption Will Lag
ComputerWorld, Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
A host of new devices hitting the market this year could provide a shot in the arm for an industry that saw sluggish sales in 2023 as buyers awaited Apple's entry.
The augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) market is already buzzing with announcement of several products during last week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
While adoption of so-called XR technologies (a term used to cover augmented, mixed and virtual reality) remains at an early stage, hardware vendors continue to push toward mainstream acceptance by businesses and consumers. At CES, that meant the unveiling of new mixed-reality headsets, smartglasses, and a Qualcomm processor that promises to power a new generation of hardware later this year.