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22july2013 said:

If I have Steam Link installed on my iOS device, can I still use AirPlay to send my screen to my Apple TV? I'm guessing no, but I'd like to know.

Even if you could, that would be too much streaming bandwidth.  However... why don't you just use Steam Link on the Apple TV

The possibility for augmented reality or light field streaming shows (think holodeck-like video that you can walk around in or look at from different angles) is very interesting.  If an AR headset might be released, they will need content and applications for it.  I've wondered if Apple Arcade might target the rumored headset.  Would love to see Apple acquire Otoy and kickstart some pro apps around AR lightfield rendering.  They are doing amazing things with streaming 3d light fields that can mix in to an AR scene.

entropys said:

Killer apps or it would be a waste of time.

If the 8K per eye rumors are true then there will be.  That is considered the holy grail of AR/VR. That resolution is near retina.  At a minimum it could give you a movie theatre size screen anywhere.  Current headsets are toys mainly because resolution prevents them from replacing existing tech.

crowley said:

That seems like a hell of a lot of data that you're shunting over a wireless connection, and in a situation where any lag will destroy the experience.  Colour me sceptical, firstly of the report and then of the system.

HTC Vive has a wireless option so it is certainly possible.  Like the Vive, Apple could use WiGig for communication with the iPhone/iPad/Mac.  It also means Apple wouldn’t need another radio since the same Wi-Fi chipset/antennas are used to implement.  Apple has tight control over the gpu, so maybe some processing would be on the phone and some in the headset.  I wonder if light-fields (streaming video you can walk around a small area- Otoy and Facebook have been working on 3D rendering and camera tech) will be ready for the mainstream around the time of release.  It could provide another use for the headset and up the quality for low-power use graphics by pre-rendering or compositing real-time graphics on top of a light-field. They have been close for a few years.  This is different then light-field projection to the eye (multiple areas of focus for the eye).

It feels like durability would be difficult.  You can't bend Gorilla Glass.  I don't really see this going anywhere.