Subj : Apple Vision Pro finger controllers could be the VR equivalent of
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Nov 24 2023 11:30:05

Apple Vision Pro finger controllers could be the VR equivalent of the Apple 
Pencil

Date:
Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:27:04 +0000

Description:
Apple has patented finger controllers for the Vision Pro, which could give it 
a notable accuracy boost.

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When Apple unveiled its Vision Pro headset , it made a point of saying you 
wouldnt need any external controllers to use it, just your fingers. Well, 
that might not end up being true forever, as a recent patent has revealed 
that Apple has had an intriguing idea for how you could one day control the 
headset  and it might take things to the next level. 

As spotted by Patently Apple , future iterations of the Vision Pro might 
include finger-pointer devices that look an awful lot like space-age 
thimbles. But these arent designed to help you with your knitting; no, they 
might one day let you draw and write with the Vision Pro more accurately than 
ever before. 

Apples idea involves showing a virtual trackpad on the Vision Pros display. 
Once youre wearing the finger controllers, theyd connect to the headset and 
allow it to track your finger movements more closely, giving you a more 
reliable way of interacting with the trackpad than if you were to simply use 
your unadorned fingers. 

But this trackpad wouldnt just be a floating area in space; it would be 
mapped to a physical location in front of you, such as a portion of the desk 
youre sitting at. Thats important, because it would allow you to be more 
consistent with your trackpad motions. Try it now  youll find that tracing a 
shape on a solid surface is much easier and more comfortable than trying to 
do it in mid-air. The Apple Pencil moment (Image credit: Apple) 

The addition of the finger trackers is an interesting move by Apple, as it 
seems to be an admission that the Vision Pros camera system is perhaps not 
yet accurate enough for really fine-grained work of the kind a trackpad would 
be good at. 

By adding more precision via the finger controllers, Apple could be paving 
the way for additional ways to use the Vision Pro. Activities like digital 
painting might become much more viable while wearing the headset, as could 
writing messages by hand. 

That could make these finger pointers an accessory akin the iPads Apple 
Pencil : not necessary for most people to enjoy the device, but something 
that can seriously ramp up its potential in the right hands (or on the right 
fingers), and for certain applications. 

Seeing as this idea is just a patent at this point, we dont know when (or if) 
Apple will implement it; the company could just be exploring ideas. Still, 
its something to look out for in the coming months and years  perhaps itll 
even make an appearance in the second-generation Vision Pro , which could 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/apple-vi
sion-pro-finger-controllers-could-be-the-vr-equivalent-of-the-apple-pencil


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