AirPods already work with all Apple devices. However, Apple seems to be working on ways to make them even more effective when used with the Vision Pro, according to a new patent filing
The patent filing, dubbed “Input Devices for Head-Mountable Devices,” elates generally to electronic devices. More particularly, the present disclosures relate to communication between an input device and a head-mountable device.
In the patent filing, Apple notes that recent advances in portable computing have enabled head-mountable devices that provide augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) experiences to users.
Such head-mountable devices can include various components such as a display, a viewing frame, lenses, optical components, a battery, motors, speakers, sensors, cameras, and other components. These components can operate together to provide an immersive user experience.
Users typically interact with and input text or commands to the head-mountable devices such as the Vision Pro by using hand gestures and/or by speaking audible commands or phrases. However, Apple says these available text input methods, in lieu of a keyboard, can be cumbersome. Other methods of data input rely on using keyboards or other external electronic devices. Apple says that even keyboards can be cumbersome and inconvenient for users to carry around. Therefore, there is a need for a device that allows the user to conveniently and accurately interact with a head-mountable device, particularly for text input, the tech giant adds. Apple thinks its AirPods are the answer.
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