Seems Amazon has plans to take on both the VR (Virtual Reality)
and the AR (Augmented Reality) space in 2016 along with other debutantes.
They've applied for a patent at the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office on Friday October 16th 2015 for a pair of smart
glasses as described in the article “Amazon
files Smart Glasses patent for watching movies and augmenting Real life”,
published October 16, 2015 By David Curry, DigitalTrends.
The U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office patent No. 9,158,115 filed on Tuesday October
13th , 2015 and published on Friday October 16th, 2015 as
indicated in the article “Amazon
may be interested in making augmented Reality smart glasses”, published
October 16, 2015 By Nick Statt, The Verge,
describes a device as show in the diagram below.
Their smart glasses reminds me a lot of Amazon other smart
Glasses that they use internally as described in my blog article
entitled “Amazon
Glass US Patent US20150168727 Filing - Why Wearable computer will make
smartphones and Tablets Obsolete”.
That I'd predicated
would be the basis for a consumer product. So what's so unique about the Amazon
smart Glasses that makes it so special and makes anyone wanna put on a pair of
glasses to view 3D images.
Amazon Smart
Glasses Patent - Why VR and AR Amazon Smart Glasses can compete against
Microsoft, HTC and Facebook's Oculus Rift
The Amazon smart Glasses reminds me of transition lenses; it
can switch views between a Virtual Reality viewing modes to an Augmented Reality
viewing mode, combining the functionality of the Oculus rift with the Microsoft
Hololens.
The patent describes the glasses as an accessory, with the
processing power being provided by a tablet that gives the user the ability to
control switching modes between Virtual Reality viewing modes to an Augmented Reality
viewing modes.
The pairing between the glasses and the Tablet is based on
Bluetooth, but Amazon might have to rethink and upgrade to Wi-Fi Direct or
Wi-Fi 802.11ac as Bluetooth doesn't have the bandwidth to handle streaming the
content necessary to create immersive environments.
Luckily enough, the design comes in both Wired and Wireless
formats, just like a pair of headphones as noted in the article “Amazon
could soon enter augmented Reality world with smart glasses”, published
October 18, 2015 By Jagmeet Singh, International
Business Times.
This means that the Amazon Smart glasses will just have
communicating with the Tablet and battery to power the device, making it
lighter than the Oculus Rift and the Microsoft Hololens.
Amazon Glasses may
bring Pro VR AR Cost down - Why Fuel Cell Power will make 3D Portability
This as cost may be a deciding factor for many persons
willing to try Virtual Reality.
With a dash of Augmented Reality, it also doubles as a mini
movie theatre experience for 3D Videos that may finally crack the 3D Television
market by making it portable as noted in the article “Amazon
may be working on special smart glasses that let you watch movies”,
published Oct. 16, 2015, by Eugene Kim, Business Insider.
Keep the price low by making them connect to any device that
can stream to the Amazon Smart glasses means that Amazon can break into the
fierce rivalry in both the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality market in 2016
as predicted in my blog article
entitled “Rivalry
between @Facebook and @HTC – @Google, @Microsoft, @Sony and @Samsung in VR as
Video Game Console Savior and smartphones Extinction”.
Amazon patent also leaves open the possibility to add in
Hydrogen Fuel Cells similar to those being contemplated for the Apple Macbook
in a recent patent filing as described in my blog article
entitled “Apple
files patent for Hydrogen Fuel cell – Why Portable Hydrogen Fuel Cells needed
to cut the Analog Power Cord”.
Once that's in the design, you'll be looking at the next
must have peripheral for the Amazon Fire TV as well as for Gamers and PC users
alike in 2016 as predicted in my blog article
entitled “GameCon
2015 in Germany - Why VR will save Video Games and Why Jamaica needs a Design
and Developer Video Game Conference”.
Fashion and function combine to make VR and AR available to
the masses.
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