While Apple releases iOS 11 iPad capabilities in new videos, Facebook tries to break reality
The wonder of augmented reality glasses
A patent application filed earlier this week has revealed that Facebook is working on developing augmented reality (AR) glasses that could blend digital objects with the physical world.
According to sources, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously shown photos of similar glasses, saying that they would be the future of AR, but he did not reveal that the company was developing such a product. The Facebook CEO has been of the opinion that AR will be the next big consumer tech platform after smartphones.
“Think about how many of the things you use (that) don’t actually need to be physical. You want to play a board gameIJ You snap your fingers, and here’s the board game,” Zuckerberg said. Facebook-owned Oculus is developing this technology, but it is not expected to be really viable until 2022.
According to the reports, the patent application details a pair of glasses with transparent displays for lenses, through which light would flow, distributing the light and refracting it into a user’s eyes. “The waveguide display may be included in an eye-wear comprising a frame and a display assembly that presents media to a user’s eyes,” the patent application reportedly mentioned.
iPad ios 11 features
With the public release of iOS 11 a few weeks away, Apple has started showing the new features in a series of new ‘how-to’ videos that highlight the major additions that would feature in the upcoming iPad. Some of the videos are a bit simplistic, but others are genuinely useful, especially for things like explaining the complicated new multi-tasking system and the array of gestures that are built into the software, The Verge reported on Friday.
The company has also shown some of the marquee features, including the drag-and-drop functionality to name a few of the iPad-centric iOS 11 highlights. Apple had shared a series of videos earlier this month that featured Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Siri - Apple’s voice assistant along with the iPhone 7. This appeared to be an extended commercial, similar to what Apple did with Taylor Swift and Apple Music in 2016. Earlier in June, Apple unveiled iOS 11 at Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2017 – featuring major improvements over its predecessor – iOS 10.