Apple's VR headset may borrow air conditioning technology to keep users cool
Future "Apple Glass," or other Apple AR headsets, could use air deflectors to direct heat away from a wearer's head.
Future "Apple Glass," or other Apple AR headsets, could use air deflectors to direct heat away from a wearer's head.
The long-rumored "Apple Glass" could provide digital images in AR that appear to be completely solid when overlaying the view of the environment, by selectively blocking elements of the screen to stop light from passing through.
Apple is researching how to make "Apple Glass," or other AR devices, sense and automatically adjust the ambient lighting around the wearer using HomeKit.
As part of making virtual objects appear to fit in with the real-world environment, "Apple Glass" may adjust AR elements depending on light and other factors in the real world.
As the wearer of "Apple Glass," or any Apple AR device, sees an object they're interested in, Apple wants the system to understand that and provide useful details.
Apple is preparing for another "paradigm shift" that embraces 3D, according to VR and AR evangelist Robert Scoble, with predictions that Apple's strategy involves creating a realtime 3D map of the entire planet, as well as more work on 3D audio and a headset like the often-rumored "Apple Glass."
Apple wants to avoid the discomfort of a user taking off an Apple AR headset like "Apple Glass," and going from darkness to the brightness of the real environment around them.
Apple is researching how to present a 3D Apple AR image on a flat screen, like that of an iPhone or iPad.
A questionable new report from the supply chain says that Apple's testing of "Apple Glass," or Apple AR headset, has been delayed in testing.
Aalyst Ming-Chi Kuo says at least one new iPhone in 2022 will feature a 48-megapixel camera, and that Apple will launch an Apple AR headset then.
Rather than passively display virtual Apple AR objects, "Apple Glass" may allow users to share 3D data, and manipulate it in editing apps.
Apple AR hardware may move lenses or external cameras to provide an "Apple Glass" wearer with the right focus for precisely what they're looking at.
Apple AR could feature Spatial Audio, as already used in the HomePod, HomePod mini, or AirPods Pro — but also recorded on compact devices.
Pop-up retail booths could let customers interact remotely with Apple personal shoppers, as they demonstrate iPhone or other devices through video and AR.
Future MacBook Pro devices could be fully virtual as Apple is investigating creating them in AR, and also assessing when we need a screen break.
According to a new report, Apple is planning to announce its mixed reality headset "in the next several months," and would prefer to do so at an in-person event.
A series of Augmented Reality-related patent applications demonstrates that Apple is researching multiple ways that "Apple Glass" wearers can control their devices, and interact with or adjust what they're viewing.
Apple is researching having adjustable lenses in "Apple Glass," which detect a user's eyesight and reconfigure themselves to present the clearest vision.
Future Apple AR devices, such as "Apple Glass," may include holograms to make moving through virtual environments feel more natural.
Alongside multiple research projects to do with different elements of creating an immersive Apple AR experience, Apple is investigating how to protect "Apple Glass" wearers from colliding into real-world objects, walls, or cars.
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