augmented reality

Patent Drop

Meta Patent Reveals Details of Lighter and Smarter Headsets

Photo via U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

The tech could provide a glimpse at an “all-day usable item” that spatial computing may rely on to scale.

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Patent Drop

Snap Might Use AR to Make Reading Fun

The company’s patent for “enhanced reading” using AR glasses could create visualizations of what you’re reading.

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Patent Drop

Meta’s Brain Reader Could Help it Understand Users’ Mental State

This data could help Meta understand your response to advertising, one expert told Patent Drop.

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Artificial Intelligence Is the New Gold Rush

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Artificial Intelligence Is the New Gold Rush

How the race for profits could overtake the need to weigh human risks.

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Patent Drop

Apple Wants to Track Your Eyes Without Draining Power

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The company filed a patent for tech that tracks the light reflecting off a user’s eye to initiate certain actions.

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Social Media

Snap Squashes its Nascent AR Enterprise Division

Snap shuttered its ARES unit — that’s Augmented Reality for Enterprise Services — after launching it just a few months ago.

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Patent Drop

Snap’s New Tech Could Go After Pawn Shops

A filing from Snap for a computer vision appraiser may add to the company’s shopping ambitions.

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Technology

VR App Developers Caught in Push-Pull Between Meta, ByteDance

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Technology

Apple’s Mysterious New Headset is Only a Year Away

Image Credit: iStock, PhillDanze

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Patent Drop

Facebook Gets Private (plus more from Disney & Visa)

Disney’s metaverse, Facebook’s VR privacy, and Visa’s digital media tokens

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Patent Drop

Google Wants to Create a Mixed Reality (plus more from Microsoft & Square)

Google’s AR ad play, Microsoft’s meeting sentiment analysis & more

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