Xreal One display lenses will now have 6DoF tracking. If you’re not familiar with Xreal, they are display glasses which act as monitors. They take power and HDMIor DisplayPort via USB-C and display it on a virtualscreen in front of you.
With the current
, 3DoF tracking is built-in. This means that when you rotate your neck, the screen remains in place. When you lean your head or move it, the display appears to be attached to your head and not in space. Xreal is now launching an accessory called Xreal Eye. This accessory attaches a camera between the lenses. Xreal One series Currently the advertised purpose of Xreal Eye, is to allow first-person video and photo capture, similar to Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. Xreal revealed at the Japanese launch that Xreal Eye would upgrade Xreal One to 6DoF tracking. This means that the virtual display will stay fixed in the space as you move. The X1 chip is used to process the positional tracking. This was done in the Xreal One Series, where the company upgraded its base offering, from 0DoF, of previous generations, to 3DoF.
Xreal One Has Built-In 3DoF Tracking & A Wider Field Of View
The new Xreal One series bring built-in 3DoF tracking and a wider field of view to virtual display glasses.
The Xreal eye
It is rare that an XR product achieves 6DoF positioning tracking with just one camera. This is called monocular-SLAM. However, it does not offer the same quality of tracking as headsets or glasses with multiple cameras. Xreal warns that the device will not work in environments with low lighting or outdoors. Xreal Eye has opened preorders in certain regions, such as Japan. The company will launch the product in other countries, where Xreal One can be purchased, in late-June, at a price of $100.
UPDATE :
After the publication, Xreal clarified UploadVR that Xreal Beam Pro does not require 6DoF for Xreal One, only Xreal Eye. This article was updated to reflect the change.