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File this under: weird iPhone accessories. Apple may be working on VR media glasses for the iPhone, or an alternative to those who don’t want to shell out $3,500 for the Vision Pro. This accessory would be compatible with the iPhone and a headset compatible with future AirPods as well as an over-ear headset.
Simply put, the iPhone would slide into the front of the headset and then allow its user to choose from three modes: normal viewing mode that fills the entire screen with imagery, a head-mounted mode that offers an AR effect of sorts, and Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode where an image frame can be overlaid on top of the main screen. There’s no word yet on when or if we’ll see a prototype of this device.
- Experience total immersion with 3D positional audio, hand tracking and easy-to-use controllers working together to make virtual worlds feel real.
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In Apple’s latest update to this invention published on Tuesday, they list 20 new patent claims clearly presented at the bottom of the granted patent. In this round of updates, Apple describes the use of a “touch sensor” for sensing a finger sliding on the temple of the glasses that could control audio volume; placing a camera on the front frame; working with Siri; a button(s) for turning on the glasses and returning to the home screen; and the hinges for the glasses,” said Patently Apple.
