APPLE INSIDER
Apple’s long-rumored AR and VR efforts including “Apple Glass” could use smart gloves to interact with the system, using magnetic fields to determine where a user’s individual fingers are located.
One of the issues with current-generation VR headsets is a need to use hand-held controllers. While existing systems can be used to tell where hands are in relation to a helmet, they aren’t capable of accurately working out where a user’s individual fingers are positioned.Furthermore, hand-held controllers may not allow users to grab onto other objects, something that could be needed in some AR applications. This may be especially true for Apple Glass, rumored AR glasses that may need to rely on controller-less interaction in the future.
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