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ILLUSTRATION FROM APPLE'S
PATENT APPLICATION

(IMAGE SOURCE:APPLE)

including near-sightedness, far-sightedness could see the world with their eyes, not on a
and astigmatism. The patent also states that display inside a VR headset. Instead of cameras,
the lenses could adjust to different users, high-tech sensors would come into play to
programmed with one prescription for the first enable environment and hand-tracking. So it’s
user and another for a second one. not just for geeks.

It’s important to note that Apple wins many If all this translates into reality, the product
patents which do not translate into a product. could also appeal to those who wear glasses. A
If this one does, it could also replace normal headset that has to be fitted over spectacles is
prescription lenses for vision correction when its undoubtedly very uncomfortable, and investing
smart features are turned off. in prescription lenses for smart glasses is
expensive. So if vision correction is an option
But on the tech front: Numerous articles in the Apple Glass product, there could be
are suggesting that if the technology is many takers.
successfully applied, the company may
announce an Apple VR (Virtual Reality) headset
this year. And perhaps Apple Glass (AR)
Augmented Reality smart glasses may follow a
few years down the line.
Much like the Apple Watch, speculation is
that the design would be like a regular one,
utilitarian, yet stylish and slim. These would
be glasses with transparent lenses with no
cameras, even though its performance would be
of a computing device. The wearer would view
graphics overlaid on real-world objects, so they

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