Apple Open-Sources SHARP: The Lightning-Fast AI That Revives 2D Photos as Photorealistic 3D Scenes in Under a Second
Apple Machine Learning Research unveiled SHARP on December 17, 2025 — an open-source breakthrough that reconstructs metric-accurate 3D Gaussian scenes from a single 2D photo in less than one second on a standard GPU. Powered by feedforward neural prediction of millions of Gaussians, it delivers SOTA quality on benchmarks like LPIPS (25-34% improvement) and DISTS (21-43%), while slashing synthesis time by orders of magnitude. Fully open on GitHub and Hugging Face, SHARP unlocks instant 3D for AR, spatial computing, and legacy photo revival — no multi-shot captures required.
XREAL Launches XREAL 1S: Self-Developed X1 AI Chip Powers Ultra-Low Latency AR Glasses with Native 3DoF and Real-Time 2D-to-3D Magic
XREAL unveiled the XREAL 1S AR glasses on December 17, 2025 — the first consumer AR device powered by its in-house X1 spatial computing chip. Delivering native 3DoF tracking, an astonishing 3ms motion-to-photon (M2P) latency, and groundbreaking system-level real-time 2D-to-3D conversion, it turns ordinary videos, 2D games, and apps into immersive stereoscopic experiences without extra processing. Priced aggressively against Apple Vision Pro clones, the 1S signals XREAL's vertical integration push, with early hands-on reports calling it "the lightest, most responsive AR wearable yet."
