Apple continues to work on Finger Accessories that allows a user to make 3D Air Gestures to control content playing in a VR Headset
In 2019 Patently Apple posted a patent application report titled New Apple Patent reveals Finger Devices to be used with a Future Mixed Reality Headset instead of Sensor Gloves. The patent revealed that Apple was working towards a future headset that could use slip-on finger sensor devices that would provide accurate hand feedback allowing users to work with content seen on the display of a headset
using three-dimensional air gestures and more.
Apple s patent FIG. 26 below illustrates a side view of an illustrative finger-mounted device being worn on a finger at a location other than the tip of the finger; FIG. 27 is a side view of an illustrative finger-mounted device with optical sensors for gathering touch input from the upper surface of a user s finger; and FIG. 28 is a diagram showing how markers may be used in calibrating a system in
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Apple’s next-gen Face ID tech
Apple is working on a next-gen Face ID camera using a new indirect time of flight (iTOF) system that may be able to identify a user at a far greater distance from the camera, according to a report by
Patently Apple. The present Face ID system used in Apple devices requires a user to hold the device fairly close to their face, for it to recognise and unlock the device. The new system, as revealed in a patent application, uses pulse modulation, which will be able to improve depth accuracy at short, mid and long-range distances even in challenging ambient light conditions, the report noted. The next-gen Face ID camera could be useful on iMacs, MacBooks and other Apple devices, as well as for augmented and virtual reality applications, it added. In another
Read more about Patent reveals Apple working on iPhone display with variable refresh rates on Business Standard. A new Apple patent has revealed that the company is working on an iPhone display that can update the content at up to 240Hz which is four times the native refresh rate
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Apple is seen making headlines for its iPhone 13 every now and then. So much so, that we already have tons of rumours and leaks at our disposal. The most recent information hints at high refresh rates for the new iPhones, something new for the Cupertino tech major and even the mobile world. Also Read - Apple iPhone 13 Pro mockup shows smaller notch, other design changes: Take a look
iPhone 13 with variable refresh rates
As per the latest patent filed by Apple (via Patently Apple) at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, we are soon to see an iPhone with high refresh rates, that too, with variable modes. Also Read - New Apple iMac to come with a really big display as compared to current ones
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