Apple Launches into 3D Glasses?
Apple Inc. submitted a patent application that confirmed it is venturing into three dimensions on the small screen. Steve Jobs and team plan to launch a pair of glasses that will provide HD 3D video to users on the go.
The gadget, nicknamed "iSpecs" by fans and blogs, will allow users to slot their Apple iPod or iPhone into it. The headset then uses special lens technology to split the picture between the eyes, allowing 3D viewing. The device is also mounted with an external camera and infrared sensor, the patent said, meaning that a live video stream of the view in front of the glasses could be automatically displayed if someone approached the wearer.
The patent was filed by Apple in August 2008, but plans were seemed so crazy they were dismissed as an April Fools' joke when they were published by the company April 1. Now if they could only come up with my flying jet-pack!
