Tim Cook wants to debut one more big product category before he retires
While CEO Tim Cook has previously said that he'd not be at Apple in a decade, sources say that he wants to roll out at least one more major new product category before he goes.
While CEO Tim Cook has previously said that he'd not be at Apple in a decade, sources say that he wants to roll out at least one more major new product category before he goes.
Apple AR devices, such as "Apple Glass," will work to avoid disorientating users by giving them control over where they move, plus previews of what they'll see.
Apple is researching several types of 3D floor-mapping systems that could integrate with a head-mounted device like a virtual reality headset or "Apple Glass."
A highly questionable rumor from an equally dubious source suggests that Apple's first virtual reality headset will debut at WWDC in 2022 and could closely integrate with a "new iPod."
Apple wants to make the connection between real and Apple AR objects seamless, so that when a user taps a specific virtual control, the system gets it right every time.
Apple's VR or AR headset could move an avatar of the user based on monitoring the user's body movements, while its battery life could be lengthened by some clever data transmission techniques.
Apple is working on developing a system that could integrate spatial audio experiences into virtual or mixed reality platforms, potentially for a head-mounted device like Apple Glass.
Apple's AR headset or "Apple Glass" device may use a movable display to compensate for motion blur, while fresnel lenses could help keep the weight of the headset down for users.
Apple is working on a tamper-resistant recording light indicator system that could allow people around an "Apple Glass" or VR headset user to know if they are being filmed.
Apple devices such as "Apple Glass" may integrate real-world objects into Apple AR or VR experiences, specifically to avoid the wearer colliding with them.
An Apple AR device such as "Apple Glass," or another head-mounted display, may be able to detect when a wearer puts their hand out, and position a virtual control panel there.
Future iPhone cameras that capture the direction light is traveling may provide greater 3D detail that will improve Apple AR walk-through experiences.
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.
The rumored Apple Glass could take advantage of force-sensing gloves, with a collection of sensors used to detect hand movements including typing on a virtual keyboard and how the user grips physical objects.
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."
In another big week for Apple, the App Store is coming under extreme scrutiny in court, while at the same time AirTag is receiving more attention now it's in user hands, and the smaller notch of the "iPhone 13" reappears.
{{ summary }}