Smart Glasses Patent Adds Third Camera So Users See More Around Them
Most AR headsets show you a narrow window onto the real world. Samsung is patenting a way to widen that window by…
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Samsung Patents a Wearable That Lets You Feel the Weight of Virtual Objects
Picking up a virtual sword and actually feeling it pull on your hand sounds like science fiction. Samsung just filed a patent…
Apple Files Patent to Stop 3D Content From Blocking Your Browser View
Imagine a 3D button that floats out of your browser window and covers the text you're trying to read. Apple is patenting…
Meta Patent Lets Pinch-and-Twist Wrist Gestures Control Smart Glasses Volume
Meta wants you to turn up the volume on your smart glasses the same way you'd adjust an invisible dial, pinch your…
Apple Patents Headset That Tracks Exactly Where Your Eyes Are Looking
Apple is working on a headset that watches your eyes two different ways at once, using a low-power system and a high-detail…
Meta Files Patent for Wearable Tech That Learns to Shorten Typing Sequences
Typing in mid-air is slow and awkward. Meta is working on a wearable that watches you type, notices which motions you struggle…
Meta Patents a Way to Turn Flat Video Into 3D Spatial Content Using AI
Meta is patenting a system that takes ordinary, flat video and reconstructs it as three-dimensional content, using an AI model to figure…
Apple Patent Turns iPhone Camera Into a 3D Object Scanner
Apple is patenting a camera interface where a targeting reticle on your screen detects a nearby object, then visually "wraps" itself around…
Meta Patents a Snap-On Face Cushion That Detaches From VR Headsets
Anyone who has ever peeled a sweaty foam face pad off a VR headset knows the problem. Meta is patenting a cleaner…
Apple Patent Reveals a Head-Worn Device That Reads Your Face to Control It
Apple is exploring a way to let you control a head-worn device, think smart glasses or a headset, by simply moving your…
Meta Patent: Wrist Gesture Summons a People-Management Menu Inside Your Headset
Meta is patenting a way for AR glasses to detect when you physically gesture toward another person, by reading the electrical signals…
Apple Patents a Triangle-Based Method to Build Sharper, Faster 3D Images
Apple is experimenting with a way to build 3D scenes out of layered, semi-transparent triangles, each carrying its own color and opacity,…
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