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Apple patents adjustable lenses
On July 18 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple a patent – number US 11,703,698 B1 – for “adjustable lens systems.” Source: U.S. patent no. US 11,703,698 B1 As the abstract reads, “eyeglasses may include one or more lenses and control circuitry that adjusts an ...
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Zeiss to supply lenses for new Apple’s headset
Zeiss will be offering corrective optical inserts for Apple’s new Vision Pro augmented-reality (AR) headset. According to TechCrunch, these inserts will be magnetic. As readers might recall from our reports in January and March, Apple has of late both reduced and expanded its ambitions in AR, scrapping plans for ...
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iPhone update to help prevent myopia
With the release this autumn of its latest operating system, iOS 17, Apple is adding two features to the iPhone to help prevent and manage myopia, especially in children. Both function through the Health App, which can pair the phone with an iPad or an Apple Watch. One feature makes ...
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The second demise of Google Glass
Google ended sales of Google Glass on March 15 and will be “supporting” Glass Enterprise Edition until Sept. 15,” after which the surviving pairs of connected glasses will be on their own. If they break, they break. By autumn, then, Glass as a product will have died its second death. ...
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Apple’s contribution to eyewear is running late
The brand that made smooth electronics a thing has hit a snag in its product development. Apple was planning to introduce two big products over the next two years or so: first a mixed-reality headset (combining augmented with virtual reality, or AR with VR), then AR glasses. Unfortunately, as Bloomberg ...
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Google probed by the EU
Google is under dual investigations in the European Union for allegedly abusive practices in its advertising business. This month, according to Reuters , anti-trust regulators for the EU have sent to a number of advertisers a 13-page questionnaire regarding the “Include Google Display Network” default setting for search campaigns ...