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Mixed-reality headset

Recorded year2022

Headsets with outward-facing cameras place virtual screens, games and objects in your real room instead of shutting it out.

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Built on

Flash memoryRecorded · 1984requires
Lithium-ion batteryRecorded · 1991requires
CMOS image sensorRecorded · 1993enables
SmartphoneRecorded · 1994requires
Consumer VR headsetRecorded · 1995enables
Graphics processor (GPU)Recorded · 1999enables
Body-tracking cameraRecorded · 2010enables

Led to

Holographic home officesRecorded · 2024enables
Field trips to any place or eraForecast · ~2028enables
Glasses-sized VR headsetsForecast · ~2028enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.