Apple eyes Ispecs a 3D future with projection glasses
The latest Good 3D TV News has Apple could very well be venturing into the world of the 3rd Dimension, after they filed a patent application for electronic spectacles that would show films on the move.
A very special ‘smart’ lens in the device, nicknamed iSpecs by gadget fans, would project the images from the screen so they could be viewed comfortably.
An Apple patent means film fans could soon be watching 3D movies on the go with a special headset rather than at the cinema
The lens would be able to split the image into two different frames creating a 3D effect. This could be used to watch blockbusters such as Avatar and Alice in Wonderland.
The application explained the form would allow the user to ‘relax while viewing image based content on the head-mounted device because he does not have to hold onto the portable electronic device.’
The gizmo would also be fitted with a camera to stream video from the outside world. Infrared sensors embedded in the frames would detect if anyone approached the wearer, and the real-time video would pop up on a screen inside the glasses.
This would help users feel more at ease wearing the glasses in public.
A microphone and other sensors could be embedded for unique control methods, such as voice control.
The application adds: ‘Accelerometers on the head-mounted device and/or the portable electronic device can be used to detect the user’s head movements.
‘The head-mounted device… can associate a particular head movement with a command for controlling an operating of the head-mounted display system.’
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