Although Apple’s HomePod has taken a backseat to the company’s other products lately, it seems company plans to add several innovative features to an inevitable HomePod successor. A recently published patent application indicates that a future version of the HomePod could include 3D hand gesture support, Face ID and other new features. The patent, which doesn’t refer to the HomePod by name, describes a voice-controlled smartspeaker that includes sensors, cameras and that can “gather hand gestures and other three-dimensional gesture input.” It’s unclear what these gestures could consist of, but they would likely be familiar movements such as clapping or waving. Below is a brief quote from the patent describing the 3D sensing technology: “Gestures described herein include focus gestures and unlock gestures. A focus gesture enables the user to engage (i.e., take control of) an inactive non-tactile 3D user interface. An unlock gesture enables the user to engage a locked non-tactile 3D user interface, as pressing a specific sequence of keys unlocks a locked cellular phone. In some embodiments, the non-tactile 3D user interface conveys visual feedback to the user performing the focus and the unlock gestures.” The patent also goes on to describe other potential HomePod features including… Read full this story
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