Samsung AR glasses patent teases more affordable specs than Meta Orion

Date:
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:53:57 +0000

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A new Samsung patent outlines a unique feature and the glasses' capabilities.

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The fate of the Samsung XR headset might still be up in the air following recent leaks reporting that its headset has been delayed again , but it appears the South Korean tech giant hasnt given up on launching some kind of XR gadget. Thats based on a recently published patent that outlines how multiple users could sync their specs with a single smartphone or tablet to enjoy a virtually augmented space together, and how the glasses might be more affordable (but less standalone) then the Meta Orion specs.

Spotted by MySmartPrice, the patent ( number 20240355069 titled Method and System for Grouping Plurality of Devices) was published last week, and shows how multiple users could connect to a smartphone to play a game of virtual tennis.

It certainly seems to be playing into ARs strengths of in-person
collaboration compared to VRs more isolating design, and would make sharing a virtual space more seamless. Rather than adding extra layers of signal delays as multiple phones and glasses interact wirelessly and potential
inaccuracies if the phones interpret the same visual data differently this shared system should be more responsive and accurate.

As with all patents theres no guarantee that Samsungs design will ever see
the light of day, but it does seemingly clue us into its thinking on how AR glasses should be implemented in more ways than one. Tennis games are
popular in AR demos (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff) AR Glasses specs teased

The patent reveals a few other tidbits. For a start, the AR glasses setup outlined in the document (page four, figure three) seems to run some version of Android, suggesting that is how Google is involved in this XR collaboration.

Another detail is that while the specs are outfitted with a display, camera, microphone and other sensors, as well as processing power to render and
encode data it receives, the processing is handled by the smartphone with this then being streamed to the glasses.

This suggests that theyre more like the smartphone-reliant Xreal Air 2
glasses than the more standalone Meta Orion AR glasses . This could be a
great thing for accessibility, because less technically capable specs will be cheaper. The downside is it looks like youll be locked into Android - or
maybe even locked into Samsung smartphones specifically - if you want to use them.

Again well have to wait and see what Samsung announces, but considering some of Samsungs most notable gadgets are its phones, it wouldnt be surprising if its AR glasses were more of a smartphone add-on rather than a smartphone alternative. You might also like Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses review: the best AI wearable, but still not perfect Meta Orion hands-on: Living up to the the AR hype The Samsung Galaxy S25 FE could launch with an Exynos chip



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