We’ve heard a lot of rumors about Apple’s VR headset, but this patent highlights perhaps one of the biggest sleeper hit features – Continuity.
It’s a term Apple talks about a lot for its seamless device experience, but in the realm of VR/AR systems, it gets In fact interesting. Let me explain
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For those uninitiated, Continuity is the feature that allows Apple users to work seamlessly between devices. Prime examples are the Universal Clipboard that allows you to copy from the iPhone and paste on a MacBook, or Sidecar on the iPad that lets you have a second display on your laptop.
But with Apple continuing on with its VR headset, Apple’s patent suggests it’s about to go a whole lot darker with something called “”.Multi-device continuity for use with Extended Reality (XR) systems,
With this patent, Apple is highlighting some fascinating ways to work with the headset in the Mix, all based on the reported eye tracking that’s built-in. Examples include a user being able to view an email on an iPhone screen and expand it into a larger virtual display with a hand gesture, and watching the HomePod move music playback.
Most interesting to me is the option to extend the Mac’s display beyond its limits by placing “accessory windows” just outside the borders of the screen. This “extended reality environment” feels like a dream to me using Final Cut Pro and the various video and audio leveling windows scattered outside.
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Outlook
This places the Apple Reality Pro nicely within the world of Apple devices, rather than being a standalone system. We also learned that it will not require an iPhone to be paired with it for activation or functionality.
The possibilities here are seriously enticing in regards to expanding the usefulness beyond the standard array VR headset features – expanding into something you may very well be productive using.
So, get me excited for WWDC in June, that’s what the rumor mill is pointing at!
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