Apple had a tremendously exciting year in 2007 as it revolutionized the world. The revolution in wireless and mobile communications began on January 9 of that year, when then-CEO Steve Jobs held the iPhone in his hands at Macworld, sparking a trend that may be slowing down but is always innovating. Speaking of advances, Apple will debut its $3,499 Vision Pro spatial computer in the first quarter of 2019.
Apple’s latest patent application relates to a headgear application it made back in 2007.
Apple’s initial proposal from 2007 sought for sensors to be used to track the user’s movements. “For example, the device may detect a user’s head movement and cause the portion of media displayed to reflect the head movement,” Apple stated in the 2007 petition. To make the media piece displayed follow the user’s movement, the user can move his head, eyes, or another body part.
It’s also fascinating to note that Apple came up with a VR-like function in 2007 that would have given headgear users the impression that they were watching streamed video while seated in a theater. According to what Apple wrote in its 2007 filing, “Using one or more optical and digital components, the personal display device may adjust displayed media to overlay features of a theater, thus giving the user of the personal display device the impression of being in the theater.”
Vision Pro “brings the scale and wonder of a movie theater to whatever space you’re in,” according to Apple. It automatically dims and fills the space with a lovely glow. Additionally, a screen can be as large as you like. You feel as though you are a part of the action thanks to spatial audio. Additionally, you may create the illusion that your screen is 100 feet wide by adding a stunning setting for an incredible cinematic experience.
The 2007 filing also discussed how users would be able to watch sports and experience being at the game thanks to this headset.
The Vision Pro makes use of two SoCs with a combined 40 billion transistors.
Even back in 2007, Apple developed a button that could change the headset’s UI; the Vision Pro will soon have this feature. It is referred to as the Digital Crown.
In its initial filing, Apple provides an example of how someone using the headset may utilize a seating chart to choose exact seats at a baseball, arena, or theater. Alternatively, a video may play to show the user what the view would be like from a given seat.
The two parts together have 40 billion transistors, which is a figure that Apple was unable to match in 2007.