Looking Glass has released another first in holographic display technology with a beta version of its iOS support that enables select Looking Glass displays to be powered by the latest iOS devices.
Since Looking Glass, which was founded in 2014, stepped into the holographic display scene, it has released a number of firsts, starting in 2018 with the first desktop holographic development kit, and two years later, with the first personal holographic display, the Looking Glass Portrait. Then, the company turned to the other end of the market, going from small to large with the world’s largest holographic display (65 inches) in 2022. At the same time, it rolled out its Looking Glass Blocks platform, enabling users to share holograms on the Internet for the first time. A year later, the company began offering a holographic 16-inch display built on Spatial OLED technology, in addition to the portable Looking Glass Go display—two additional firsts, according to the company.
Now, Looking Glass has come up with a new first in holographic display technology that redefines holographic mobility by powering a Looking Glass Go or Looking Glass 16-inch display entirely by an iOS device. The display plugs into an iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max (and later) or iPad Pro with M4 or later, and the device will drive the holographic experience. The iOS support is available now in beta.

According to Looking Glass, this breakthrough is the result of improvements in mobile processing and a major software advancement that reduces the computational power required to create group-viewable holograms.
As a result of this functionality, iOS developers can create their own iOS holographic applications. Developers can use the latest Unity 3.2.0 plug-in, which supports full iOS development, enabling developers to build, deploy, and run holographic apps on the displays for a group-viewable 3D experience without the need for a headset.
For non-developers, Looking Glass provides a suite of demo applications. Meanwhile, the Hologram Video app turns Cinematic Mode and RGBD videos into immersive 3D experiences on the company’s displays.
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