The market for technological innovations has seen many gadgets related to virtual reality. All the more strange that Apple, which has proved itself as a contender for leadership in its field, has not yet pleased its admirers with something similar. However, the situation changed when it became aware of the new patent received by this company.
There was information that the virtual reality helmet, intended for use with the iPhone, was really patented. Information about whether the device will be realized in the near future or this patent will “lie in the box” along with other similar documents.
Of particular interest is the fact that the Apple VR-headset is intended for a smartphone, that is, a gadget with a small screen. The patent issued for a “wearable device for holding a portable electronic display” contains a description of the device, very similar to the Samsung Gear VR headset.
Apple keeps up with the times. This is evidenced by the recently obtained patent for a flexible smartphone, and a virtual reality helmet.
The device will have several lenses, a distance indicator, a barometer, a touch panel, a microphone, a focus wheel, and many other elements responsible for receiving and analyzing information. Externally, the helmet will resemble glasses.
Very similar VR devices have recently been registered and released by Google, Samsung, Xiaomi. However, the claim for patent registration Apple filed back in September 2008.
Samsung has been implementing Gear VR for quite a while. This is a device whose functionality is identical to that patented by the people of America.
In the worldwide network, information about Apple's activities in the field of virtual reality technology appeared even this winter. It became known that the company created an entire secret laboratory with a staff of several hundred specialists.
About when the world will see new amazing gadgets, not yet reported. The company has not yet commented on the progress of development, so that fans can only speculate. One of these assumptions - the creation of high-tech unmanned transport units.
Whether Apple will become a serious competitor for such virtual reality giants as Samsung, Microsoft, Google, Facebook and others remains a mystery.
