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Apple Glasses Patent Suggests Any Surface Could Become a Virtual Touch Interface
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I think there's other reasons users might not want to touch surfaces that are 100 degrees.
You know - Apple could actually use the AR to warn the user that that surface is hot and not to touch it.
Maybe an AR privacy tag that you can enable that would basically be a block that blurs you? I am thinking of something like I saw in a Black Mirror episode where people had essentially AR implants and could block others.
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Some laptops run as hot as that, my tea is normally around 82C, and shower temps are usually a measly 40C in comparison, but I get what you mean and like your idea.
You are basically saying that the same could be done with gloves, as long as you do not mind losing the primary reason people generally wear gloves.
Maybe AR tags on the gloves that can be read for approximate distance and/or LIDAR?
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Some laptops run as hot as that, my tea is normally around 82C, and shower temps are usually a measly 40C in comparison, but I get what you mean and like your idea.
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You are basically saying that the same could be done with gloves, as long as you do not mind losing the primary reason people generally wear gloves.
Maybe AR tags on the gloves that can be read for approximate distance and/or LIDAR?
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The page on your link seems to be from 2009!!
I can't believe such an interface existed way back then. It was almost like the one shown in Minority Report (film).
This tech is really exciting and will be revolutionary once it actually arrives.
If only Steve Jobs hadn't died yet. I would have loved to see what his take on it would have been.
To the new heights of human stupidity. Researches show that IQ scores of young people in developed countries have begun to fall after rising steadily in the 20th century.
Cue Minority Report opening theme...
It's been increasingly clear that Apple has been working on an AR/VR Headset for the consumer market. Originally expected as early as 2020, the most recent rumors place its release in 2021 or 2022.
But what's been less clear is the exact feature set a pair of AR/VR Apple Glasses will provide. Rumors have been scattered over the functionality with some internal debate about the direction of the unreleased headset -- ranging from an ultra-powerful wearable product vs a more limited accessory to the iPhone.
A newly revealed patent application from Apple uncovered by Appleinsider shows some intriguing research that Apple has been doing into the field as far back as 2016.
In the patent, Apple addresses the question of how someone wearing a pair of Apple Glasses would be able to interact with the mixed virtual/real environment that they are looking at. When using an iPhone or iPad as an AR viewfinder, the user would typically tap on the screen to interact with objects shown on the screen. But when wearing an AR headset, the same task would be cumbersome. Previous attempts at directly interacting with an AR environment required additional hardware such as a glove or finger sensors. Meanwhile, trying to visually detect finger-to-surface contact is not accurate enough to be useful.
Apple describes that they can more elegantly accomplish this task by using infrared heat sensing to detect when a user touches a real world object. The method could then allow Apple Glasses to visually project controls onto real world objects and react when they are touched by the user by sensing the heat transfer when touching the object.
As with all patent applications, we can't be certain Apple will incorporate this technology into their future products. But we do believe Apple is planning on releasing an Apple AR/VR headset. Full details can be found in our Apple Glasses roundup.
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I think you’re right, I forget that the TED sometimes puts the timestamp from when it was posted rather than from when it was recorded. I still remember it vividly was one of the most futuristic TED talks from back then, the other two being a demo of early multitouch from 2006 by a guy named Jefferson Han from NYU. He started a company that Microsoft bought out and ended up turning into the Microsoft Surface. Then there was a piece of technology called Photosynth that promised to be able to create 3D recreations from crowd sourced images, which Microsoft bought and then killed off.
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Elon Musk is working computer chips to insert into the brain, so maybe some day we won't even need the glasses, it will be a virtual image in the vision neurons. Now of course, how many people would be brave enough to "wear" such a thing is another question.
Or while you're cooking.. because really need to tap on that message from my mom but it just appeared on a hot stove..
I think there is two parts to this.
1. I suspect the heat would travel along the contact surface would be fast and significant enough that it could be picked up despite the point being ubstructed.
2. The heat signature of your finger would predictably change with a tap as it loses heat from touching something cooler and warms up as your fingers move more.
I can't see Apple implementing something like this unless there was multiple data points to ensure it's reliable.
Only works on cold surfaces for obvious reasons... any surface above 30°C will experience no temperate change.
Quite frankly, a simple ring on the finger with an accelerometer and BLE should do the trick for simple tapping and possibly gesture controls that don't rely on the camera. IMHO it's the cheapest and most practical solution to make AR/VR work for everyday use.
Quite frankly, a simple ring on the finger with an accelerometer and BLE should do the trick for simple tapping and possibly gesture controls that don't rely on the camera. IMHO it's the cheapest and most practical solution to make AR/VR work for everyday use.
It seems unsafe and weird enough that I can't imagine anyone wanting something like that right now. But in 50, 100 years? I can imagine a day when infants "get the implant." Seems crazy now, but someday, it will be the norm.
pretty good concept
just be carefull if you "accidentally" touch a random girl in public using this feature
or you can turn it into a cheezy pickup line
"sorry... just getting used to my new aapl glasses"
just be carefull if you "accidentally" touch a random girl in public using this feature
or you can turn it into a cheezy pickup line
"sorry... just getting used to my new aapl glasses"
Concept video:
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Stunning Apple Glass concept shows headset that puts a computer on your eyes
A FUTURISTIC “Apple Glass” headset could totally replace your iPhone – by giving you augmented reality cyber-vision. Amazing concept footage of the rumoured headset has been mocked up b…
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