Google Patent Reveals Wearables That Search the Web Through Your Camera
Google has filed a patent for a wearable device that can search the internet based on what its camera is currently looking…
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Apple Patents a Way to Control Nearby Devices Just by Looking at Them
Apple has filed a patent for a system that figures out which device you want to control by tracking where you're looking,…
Apple Patents a System That Changes How AR Objects Look Based on Where You Put Them
Apple has filed a patent describing an AR system that doesn't just move virtual objects around a space, it reshapes how those…
Samsung Patent Reveals AR Glasses That Adapt Virtual Content to Your Surroundings
Samsung has filed a patent for a wearable headset that watches your posture and scans your surroundings in real time, then decides…
Google's New Patent Uses Head Movements to Correct Smart-Glasses Eye Tracking
Eye-tracking on AR glasses tends to drift over time, turning a precise tool into a frustrating guessing game. Google's new patent describes…
Qualcomm Patents a Way to Keep AR Headsets Smooth When the Phone Does the Heavy Lifting
Qualcomm is working on a scheduling system that lets a phone acting as an AR headset's brain decide, moment to moment, whether…
Meta Files Patent for Eye Tracking Built Into Its Digital Display Headset
Meta has filed a patent that tucks the eye-tracking hardware flat inside the lens assembly of a headset, sidestepping one of the…
Meta Patent Reveals Invisible Circuits Embedded Directly Into Clear Eyeglass Lenses
Putting electronics inside eyeglass lenses without making them look like a screen is one of the harder unsolved problems in wearables. Meta…
Samsung Patents Tech That Shows Your Real Keyboard Inside a Virtual World
Typing on a real keyboard while wearing a VR headset is awkward because the headset can't show your hands and keys accurately.…
Finger Muscle Signals Could Soon Control Your 3D Workspace, Meta Patent Shows
Meta is working on a way to control augmented-reality headsets without moving your hands at all, just squeeze your fingers slightly, and…
AR Glasses Learn to Dodge Real-World Objects in New Meta Patent
One of the most annoying things about AR overlays is that they sit in front of whatever you're actually trying to look…
Meta's AR Headset Patent Tackles Contrast When Multiple Apps Collide
When two apps run side by side on an AR headset, one might need a bright, vivid display while the other works…
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