Apple's new patent reveals plans for a camera-equipped VR headset called Reality Pro, addressing privacy concerns by integrating a recording indicator light into the device. The patent describes an external camera on the Apple VR headset that overlays AR data onto the real world, providing users with a complete experience. - The integrated indicator lights notify people around the user that the cameras are in use.
- This camera technology may have potential applications in future Apple Watches and iPhones to indicate when video recording or photography is in progress.
- The integration of cameras into wearable devices has been controversial since Google Glass.
- Google Glass faced criticism for privacy concerns related to covert recording capabilities.
- Apple's patent aims to address these concerns by directly incorporating a visible recording indicator light into the VR headset.
- While this patent indicates Apple's plans for camera-equipped VR headsets, the timeline for the actual release of a product incorporating this technology remains uncertain.
- The Google Glass prototype was not supposed to be released to the general public, The New York Times reported.
- Google Glass product was only left alive for enterprise uses with the Google Glass Enterprise Edition, which saw a revision in 2019 with the Enterprise Edition 2.
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