Your Future iPhone May Double as a Virtual Reality Display
Virtual reality promises to take us to new worlds and places we never thought possible from the comfort of our modestly appointed homes. And if a new patent is any indication, you may one day be able to do all of that from your iPhone.
Yep, according to AppleInsider, Apple has been awarded a patent for a virtual reality headset that uses your iPhone as its main display. To use the headgear, you’d have to physically connect your iPhone with the headset, putting your phone directly in front of your eyes.
So you may eventually be able to crisscross the cosmos in a virtual spaceship or explore virtual reality games with nothing more than your iPhone and an awkward-looking headset strapped to your noggin.
The patent’s concept is basically the exact same idea that Samsung uses for its Gear VR virtual reality headset, which lets you stick a Galaxy Note 4 smartphone into a separate headset. The phone’s screen then blasts your own personal virtual world directly at your retinas.
It’s worth noting that patents like this don’t always become full-fledged products, and are often used by companies to explore new product ideas or to block competitors from developing similar gadgets.
In other words, take this concept with –– you guessed it –– a grain of salt.
Would you strap your iPhone to your face? Is the world ready for a 360-degree version of Angry Birds? Let us know in the comments.
via: AppleInsider
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