Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded

X

Virtual reality has been gathering a head of steam thus far in 2015, with the news now emerging that Apple has been granted a patent for a headset which could accommodate an iPhone as the display.As reported by AppleInsider, the patent for the “Head-mounted display apparatus for retaining a portable electronic device with display” was granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office this week.

The patent, originally filed in 2008, describes a system that allows users “to couple and decouple a portable electronic device with a head-mounted device”.

“The head-mounted device may include a frame that is configured to physically receive and carry a portable electronic device,” it reads. “The frame may place a display screen of the portable electronic device in front of the user’s eyes.

“The display screen of the portable electronic device may act as the primary display screen of the head-mounted device such that the display screen of the portable electronic device is primarily used to view image based content when the head-mounted display device is worn on the user’s head.”

The concept is similar to Samsung’s Gear VR headset, developed in partnership with Oculus VR, which has recently launched in the Australian market.

The Gear VR requires a Galaxy Note 4 smartphone for operation, with the Note 4 locking into the front of the unit, which employs the smartphone’s 5.7″ Quad HD Super AMOLED display.

LG is another manufacturer that has turned its hand to virtual reality, teaming up with Google for the VR for G3 headset, based on Google’s Cardboard virtual reality design.

The headset, bound for the Australian market in March, is built with durable plastic and operates by inserting the 5.5″ Quad HD display G3 smartphone into the viewer.

Of course, while other manufacturers are actively exploring the potential of virtual reality, there is no guarantee Apple will enter the market and, as noted by AppleInsider, Apple has shown less public interest in the technology.

AU X8 Banner 728x90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
ELX DIG Crosscat Promo 728x90 Mar25 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
Westan 728x90px Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
Uniden Channelnews SoloX July 2024 728x90 1 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
728x90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
Arlo EOFY25 728x90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
ChannelNews AZ100 728x90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
728x90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
728 x 90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
BlueAnt 4SQM PumpAirUltra 728x90px Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
241211 SAV Ruark CNewsJan Leader Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
BEL2535 BPB024 4SQ Banners 728x90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
728X90 1 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
Skullcandy 728x90 1 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
JBL TourPro3 728x90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
GOTHAM 728px x 90px Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
Hisense KV BannerAd 728 90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
728x90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
hitachi banner 728x90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
MaxRanger4K Leaderboard 728x90 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
Flick of a switch 728x90 1 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
Marshall 728x90 1 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
HAIER Series 600 FLW HPD Pairs 728x90 1 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
Px7 S3 728x90 1 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded
FA 979 HN MDF SG14 14gen 728x90 1 Apple VR Headset In The Works? Patent Awarded


YOU MAY ALSO LIKE