↑ Apple Glass: venturing into augmented reality (Retrieved Jul 21, 2015).Here's Why You Might Never See Them (Retrieved Jul 21, 2015) ↑ 6.0 6.1 Former Exec Says Apple Started Developing 'iGlasses,' A Google Glass Competitor, In 2006 (Retrieved Jul 21, 2015).Peripheral treatment for head-mounted displays. ↑ Apple's Latest Acquisition Shows It's Serious About Augmented Reality (Retrieved Jul 21, 2015).↑ Apple Acquires Augmented Reality Company Metaio (Retrieved Jul 21, 2015).↑ Apple iGlass: the augmented reality glasses to kill casual conversation (Retrieved Jul 21, 2015).↑ Shows if the device is a standalone wearable computer or if it needs to be connected to a processing unit to function.There is no scientific research concerning Apple iGlasses as of yet. However, some policies regarding Smartglasses may apply. There is no legislation concerning Apple iGlasses at the moment. A few media outlets criticise Apple for not being innovative and that they should release information about the rumoured iGlasses as soon as possible to stay competitive with other similar devices. Apples itself is not making any advertisement and since 2012, the media focus shifted to other devices instead. The device did not generate much hype apart from the news after Apple was granted the aforementioned patent. There are no details available about the device to make an informed judgement but according to the speculations, Apple's eventual eyewear will be mainly used for entertainment purposes. It is too early to categorize the device for sure. However, some general issues connected to Smartglasses may still apply.Įnhancement. There has been no issues noted with the device so far specifically. Availability for public has yet to be announced.Rumoured not to be released in the upcoming 10 years.Already announced or expected dates of release, release of past prototypes, versions and so on.Sir Jonathan Paul Ive - Chief Design Officer of Apple, Inc.Īnthony Michael Fadell - Former Senior Vice President of Apple, Inc., now Chief Executive Officer of Nest Labs. Timothy Donald Cook - Chief Executive Office of Apple, Inc. Mainly for entertainment - Fadell also mentioned that Apple want the device to be a new way of consuming media.

Apple’s ex-chair of the iPod division Tony Fadell claims that working on iGlasses was the “craziest concept” he ever worked on and that Apple already made a number of prototypes. IGlasses are said to be in development since 2006. iGlasess should also feature audio speakers. There is no mention of a gestural interface and the only mentioned hands-free way of operating the device is voice control. Although, the recent acquisition of Metaio (2015) could mean that this will be possible.Īs for the controls, the patent does not mention anything specific apart from a range of generic means of control of the connected processing unit. Whether the virtual elements will have the ability to be anchored to the real elements of the original scene was not specified. Apple plans to have the frame of the displays outlined with yet unspecified light sources that will actively change the color of the edges of the translucent display to match the colors of the information displayed. The device will feature an external processing unit and memory connected to the glasses.Ī feature that sets it apart from other similar devices is the active color correction of the peripheral part of the visual field. The desired FOV is envisioned to be as close as possible to natural human FOV. The device will have two displays, one for each of the user’s eye but rather than displaying the image directly on the displays, it will be projected onto the glasses from the frame. Although, the patent does describe a number of specific elements. The patent is rather vague and only shows that Apple has yet to manufacture a finished, functioning device. All media outlets refer to a single patent from 2012 that roughly describes Apple’s future AR device. 5 Public & Media Impact and Presentationĭue to iGlasses being still a speculation, there is but a small amount of information available about it.

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