More 3D Apple patenting action. Recent reports have confirmed that the tech giant has recently snatched the patents necessary to create an app which would allow users to make their own tridimensional avatars.
According to watchdogs, the app might be a compliment to 3D gaming software rather than a standalone feature. Patently Apple reported that the plan was to make use of these after the construction and rollout of “movable” tridimensional and holographic screens.
Referring to the next-gen screens, Patently Apple explained:
“Apple…
Geoff Slaughter - 4 April 2012 | comments. Read more
Will the next iPhone have a camera that can take 3D stills, videos and even 3D images that you can rotate?
A patent dug up by Patently Apple shows a design involving two cameras and an imaging processing unit, which will allow users to take 3D images.
The camera could be used to take several images of the same object, from different angles, to create a 3D model in the phone. This can then be rotated and viewed by the user.
One of the ideas for the patent…
Anna Sheldrick - 30 March 2012 | comments. Read more
3D without using glasses is becoming a goal for many companies and Apple is one of them. The tech giant has just patented a method of viewing 3D without the use of glasses or a stereoscopic display.
There is already an app on the Apple store called i3D which involves the use of the front facing camera, which tracks the movement of the user’s face, particularly their eyes.
Apple’s patent goes further than that, using data provided by the devices accelerometer, compass, gyrometer…
Anna Sheldrick - 10 February 2012 | comments. Read more
According to recent reports, Apple is very keen on bringing a third dimension to the interfaces of its handsets.
Another plan is to make the iOS capable of responding to hand gestures, just like Siri is responding to a user’s voice.
A few sources suggested that Apple has recently bought a 3D User Interface patent for its next-gen devices which would include a so-called proximity censor with the ability to respond to movement and gestures.
However this is not the only 3D patent Apple owns, in fact it…
Edita Lozovska - 13 January 2012 | comments. Read more
Technology giant Apple may add a very nifty feature to its product range in the future.
It has come to light that the company filed for a patent which explored the possibility of operating Macs, iPads or iPhones through 3D movement, or to be more precise, by using ‘hands off’ control to access a device.
Apple says that because of the portable nature of many of its products, immediate access to a host computer may not always be possible. This means that there is a need to…
Ebony Hasselbaink - 10 November 2011 | comments. Read more
We’ve been waiting for a long time for Apple to do something with 3D. Well, we’ve got it. Apple’s newest navigation system is going to be complimented by the tridimensional format.
In more detail, the tech giant confirmed that it was the buyer of C3 Technologies which was sold for a mysterious amount of money back in summer this year.
Oh, but it gets more eerie. According to recent reports, it was an undisclosed source who leaked the news that the Swedish company has been working on…
Geoff Slaughter - 31 October 2011 | comments. Read more
Apple’s latest iOS5 will be able to support 3D web browsing, however it will only be available for iAD developers.
iOS5 will come with WebGL support, which makes iPhones 3D-compatible.
Access to the format support will only be available through Apple’s iAD platform instead of being available to everyone.
WebGL became the official standard for the 3D script in March.
In order to be able to use it you need a web browser which supports WebGL, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox, and a device with the right…
Anna Sheldrick - 17 June 2011 | comments. Read more
Perhaps possible is a bit misleading if you don’t want to look mad whilst using the device out in public, but this is possible nonetheless.
Children’s toy manufacturer Hasbro has been known to make 3D devices that little bit more fun, recently launching a Transformers helmet which incorporated 3D glasses.
Despite the lack of adult sizes, or the convenient availability to the UK, Hasbro has got the 3DTVWatcher seal of approval for that particular 3D enabling headwear.
Its latest device though, we’re not so sure about.
The My3D is…
James Mitchell - 5 April 2011 | comments. Read more
It has been rumoured that Apple has just sent an application to the US Patent and Trademark Office which outlined plans for 3D picture taking software.
The application suggested that the tech titan was working on adding a 3D camera to its next smartphone or tablet.
Furthermore, these plans mean that the iPhone 6 could be the first ever phone to come with a 3D screen and camera.
But just last Friday, Sony CEO, Howard Stringer, accidentally confirmed plans to add an eight-megapixel…
Summer Murawski - 4 April 2011 | comments. Read more
It looks as though the 3D technology market is soon going to be incorporating tablets and phones in a major way, with British company Imagination Technologies acquiring 3D graphics group Caustic for £17m.
Hossein Yassaie, chief executive of Imagination, enthused about the future possibilities the acquisition has afforded the company:
“We have a proven track record of disrupting markets by bringing new and high-end technologies to consumer and embedded products.
“The acquisition will enable us to accelerate our plans to be the leading supplier of all…
James Mitchell - 15 December 2010 | comments. Read more
