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On April 20, 2024, the Rokid Open Day 2024 conference with the theme of "fun, good-looking, and good-looking" was held in Hangzhou, where Rokid officially released a new generation of AR Lite spatial computing suite, shared the recent progress and achievements of Rokid in the field of AR developer ecology and digital culture, and announced a number of cross-industry cooperation. As a representative AR innovation force in China, Rokid is continuing to guide the full popularization of spatial computing in China, so that the next generation of consumer electronics can arrive in advance, and ordinary people can experience and benefit from the power of technological innovation.
Different from Apple's Vision Pro product route, the Rokid AR Lite spatial computing kit released this time is based on the OST optical perspective principle, which integrates more naturally with the real environment, the split design uses Rokid Max2 glasses as a display terminal, weighs only 75g, and the Rokid Station2 host integrates sensing, computing, and battery modules, and can be easily held and operated with one hand. Rokid's self-developed YodaOS-Master spatial operating system has also brought a number of functional updates and system changes, and the new human-computer interaction solution allows users to "seamlessly" connect spatial operations. Through the in-depth combination of hardware, software, and system UI, Rokid AR Lite Spatial Computing Suite will be used more widely and frequently in daily life.
In terms of hardware, the Rokid AR Lite Spatial Computing Kit consists of Rokid Max2 glasses and Rokid Station2 host. The Station2 is very small and delicate, with an aluminum alloy frame that has a good tactile feel, making it easy to hold and operate with one hand. The Station2 uses the Snapdragon ® platform, equipped with a 5000mAh large-capacity battery for longer battery life, and has been upgraded with dual Type-C ports to support 18w while charging. The Max2 eyewear brings a new style of industrial design, with a titanium hinge and a focused focus on ergonomics. On the basis of retaining the diopter adjustment, the Max2 has added intelligent interpupillary distance adjustment, a new generation of air nose pads, and a new soft temple to meet the wearing comfort of most people.
In terms of human-computer interaction, the AR Lite Spatial Computing Suite cancels the original front physical buttons and adds multi-finger and multi-gesture touch, which is the first for consumer-grade AR split devices, which means that in the operation of 3D content, users can seamlessly connect with the usage habits from mobile terminals. In addition, the accuracy and ease of use of the spatial ray pointer have also been optimized, simplifying the cost of interactive learning and making it more user-friendly.
The Rokid AR Lite spatial computing suite released this time focuses on the functions and experiences of the three major scenarios of home, travel, and outdoor, and can replace the current conventional applications of PCs and mobile phones to a certain extent in games, large-screen movie viewing, and light office.
First of all, Rokid AR Lite's multi-screen mode can meet all the needs of multitasking and collaboration. In addition to multi-screen use, Rokid AR Lite can also realize super giant screen display, and the size and distance of the virtual screen can be adjusted arbitrarily, and the maximum equivalent of 6 meters away can be 300-inch super large screen. In giant screen mode, you can also turn on the sports mode, which can achieve better picture stabilization in daily bumpy scenes such as cars and airplanes, and reduce the dizziness caused by the shaking of the external environment.
Secondly, in order to better extend the content and display of multiple platforms, Rokid AR Lite has also designed a spatial screen projection function. Whether it's an Android phone, an iOS phone, or a Mac computer, as long as you connect to the same network as Station2, you can quickly and wirelessly project the screen, turning the small screen into a 32:9 ultra-wide screen in an instant. Rokid AR Lite also supports fast sharing of multi-terminal content, through "remote transfer", you can quickly synchronize the content on your phone to Station2, Android phones also support synchronizing apk files to install on Station2, and you can also quickly transfer pictures, videos, documents, applications and other content between multiple Station2 through "Feichuan".
Finally, the self-developed spatial operating system YodaOS-Master file management natively supports NAS and cloud disks, and you can use unlimited 100G storage for free. At the same time, the range of video content support is expanded, supporting hardware decoding of 4K 30 frames of video, and you can quickly select content and synchronize it to "Memories" for playback through the file manager.
Rokid AR Lite also optimizes the wireless Bluetooth peripheral connection, connecting to a foldable (scrolling) wireless keyboard in one second, which is equivalent to having the office typing efficiency of a desktop PC, the portability and 3D display characteristics of AR glasses.
In order to consolidate the travel scene experience, after the first cross-border cooperation between Rokid and Hainan Airlines, the world's first AR flight jointly created, Rokid will join forces with Loong Air to create a "new entertainment travel plan" will be launched soon, and from April 23rd to June 23rd, users will experience the cloud travel AR entertainment brought by Rokid on the plane.
In the home office scenario, Rokid has also reached in-depth cooperation with Alibaba Cloud and Evernote, and Alibaba Cloud Disk has been configured for Rokid AR, and the excellent cloud storage capacity is systematically embedded in the new generation of spatial operating system YodaOS-Master. The future cooperation between Rokid and Evernote will allow users to view and edit notes anytime and anywhere on the Rokid AR device, bringing users a more intelligent, three-dimensional and free way to present content and process notes.
In the outdoor comprehensive scene, the Rokid R&D team cooperated with Qualcomm Technologies to achieve a number of performance optimizations, and a number of functions of the YodaOS-Master spatial operating system achieved the expected results, perfectly achieving the ultimate display effect of three-window high refresh rate, meeting the user's ultimate pursuit of movie viewing, gaming, and office. In particular, the YodaOS-Master spatial operating system runs GPU rendering, AI computing, etc., maximizing the potential of the Snapdragon platform, and better matching the needs of users in terms of battery life, heat dissipation, and game performance.
For users, spatial computing has no physical display screen and usage environment limitations, which greatly improves the portability of the device, and the display based on three-dimensional space has unprecedented breadth, depth and intuitiveness of information. Aiming at the three major scenarios of home, travel, and outdoor, Rokid AR Lite brings a number of functional updates to guide the popularization of spatial computing to the consumer market faster. In terms of the final price of the AR Lite spatial computing set, Rokid left a suspense about the X499, and what "X" is, which is closely related to consumer expectations.
Rokid promotes the development of spatial computing in China, and has completely walked out of its own path in product iteration, system updates, ecological expansion, and developer training, and the current leading edge is not small. For example, based on the self-developed YodaOS-Master spatial operating system, Rokid is currently at the world's leading level in the developer ecology of spatial computing, with more than 3,000 registered developers worldwide, including more than 2,000 enterprise developers, and most of the AR developers are developing spatial computing applications for Rokid and Apple at the same time.
In addition, Rokid is also actively promoting the application of spatial computing in the landing scenarios, and building leading barriers in the fields of cultural tourism, education, and interactive entertainment. In the field of entertainment, Rokid has established cooperation with 200+ museums and scenic spots in China, with more than one million people conducting offline experiences every year, firmly occupying the ecological niche of the first-class AR smart guide operator in China. In the field of education, Rokid has implemented AR teaching solutions in more than 40 primary and secondary schools in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Wenzhou, Jinhua, etc., which has aroused enthusiastic responses. In the field of mutual entertainment, it has landed new spatial interactive entertainment activities in many cities across the country, with more than 10,000 venues. These scenes, which are highly related to the daily life of individuals, allow Rokid to enter people's lives, improve people's quality of life, and profoundly reshape the way human beings perceive the world.
The road to the next generation of consumer electronics is destined to be extraordinary. Backed by the advantages of China's optics, display, and manufacturing industry chains, integrating huge manpower and R&D resources such as system development, application development, and special algorithms, and rapidly promoting the iteration of spatial computing software and hardware solutions, Rokid, as a representative of China's AR innovation force, has achieved a leading edge in the development of the next generation of consumer electronics.