Meta Patents a Controller That Swaps Thumb-Stick Input for Full-Hand Motion Tracking
Meta has filed a patent for a controller that can silently switch input modes mid-session, translating the physical movement of your entire…
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Meta Patents AR Glasses That Let You Type on Any Flat Surface
Meta is filing a patent for AR glasses with a dedicated downward-facing camera that watches your hands, so you could type on…
Meta Patents a Point-and-Click Remote for Your Entire Smart Home
What if you could control any smart device in your home just by pointing at it, the way you'd click a link…
Samsung Patents a Way to Animate Your Face From a Single Photo Using Only Your Voice
Samsung has filed a patent for a system that takes one photo of you, traces the shapes of your face, and then…
Samsung Patents a Way to Open Apps by Pushing 3D Icons Into the Screen
Instead of tapping a flat icon on a flat screen, Samsung is working on a system where you push a floating 3D…
Samsung Patents a Way to Jump Between VR Apps Through Virtual Doorways
Switching apps in a VR headset today usually means dropping out of whatever world you're in and landing on a flat menu…
Nvidia Patents a Fix That Keeps AR Objects Locked in Place Without Altering the Headset's Display System
One of the most frustrating things about augmented reality is watching a virtual object slowly drift away from where it's supposed to…
Qualcomm Patents a Fix for Blurry AR Glasses When Processing Runs on a Separate Device
One of the nastiest problems in AR and VR is latency: the gap between when your head moves and when the image…
Samsung Patents a System That Makes Flat Apps Work on 3D Displays
Most apps are built flat, and most 3D headsets struggle to show them clearly. Samsung's new patent describes a way for the…
Sony Patents a System That Scans Your Room to Shape What You See
Most mixed reality headsets drop virtual objects into your room without much thought about what's actually there. Sony's latest patent filing describes…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Render Two AR Headset Views From a Single Chip
Two people wearing AR headsets in the same room each need their own view of the virtual world, but running two full…
Sony Patents AR Glasses That Turn Real Objects Transparent When They Block Your View
In augmented reality, a wall or piece of furniture can completely hide the virtual objects you're trying to interact with. Sony's new…
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