14 DAY TRIAL // Rumors of the Samsung Galaxy Glass have been around for a while, but a new patent shows us some possible developments in the department.
There has been some talk revolving a possible Google Glass-like augmented reality headset made by Samsung, for some time now. When Google launched the futuristic device, it basically started a new trend, so other device manufacturers are looking to give the concept a try.
And we know Sammy is a company that has fiddled with almost everything when it comes to technology. Back in late January, rumors surfaced placing the revealing of the so-called “Galaxy Glass” in September at the IFA 2014 event in Berlin.
The glasses were described as being able to “provide information at a glance without turning the people using them into cyborgs,” poking a little fun at the competition, in the process.
Anyway, a new uncovered patent application (via GalaxyClub) shows a possible part of the purported Galaxy Glasses, in the form of an augmented reality keyboard. Hold your shoes on, for some a really futuristic piece of invention.
The filing describes how virtual keys could be assigned to different parts of the user’s hands including fingers and palms.
The projection is probably carried out by the camera, which is also capable of tracking the thumb movements and translate it into words based on the sections of fingers you “press.” Basically, the thumbs will be used as buttons, so you'd be pushing your own fingers to write a text to a friend.
The patent was filed last year with the World Intellectual Property Organization and South Korea’s Korean Intellectual Property Office and, although a patent doesn't exactly signify we’re going to see the system actually be implemented in a real-life device, it’s obvious Samsung is working on an alternate way to text-input.
As opposed to Google’s Google Glass system which relies on voice-control to implement actions, Samsung is said to be considering the system too imprecise.
Samsung has a point here, especially today when everybody is fretting about privacy and the keeping of personal info and data safe from public view.
On top of that, consider the weirdness factor, talking to yourself in public even with the glasses on, might not be the best look to adopt when in the company of others. However, if we’re to take into consideration scenarios like in the movie “Her,” we’re going to be talking to artificial intelligence instead and ignore people altogether pretty soon.
Anyway, going back to the patent, Samsung also rejects a fully-fledged projectable keyboard scenario, motivating nonviable high costs.
To conclude, we can tell you there's a possibility the Galaxy Glass might appear into the wild alongside the upcoming Galaxy Note 4.