Today in TechMove over Google: Apple granted patent for Google Glass-like tech
One of the most anticipated pieces of tech of next year would almost certainly have to be Google Glass, the tech giant's risky gamble in the yet-to-be-proven augmented reality space. But Google is far from the only tech giant eyeing the tech: Computer company Apple is also getting into augmented reality, if their recently approved patent for "peripheral treatment for head-mounted displays" is any indication.
To be sure, the patent (#8212859) isn't specifically about creating a competing product to the wildly hyped Google Glass, it's about creating a new method of image projection. That said, the patent application cites augmented reality as a real possibility for its new tech, saying it could "be used to view a see-through image imposed upon a real world view."
Just because Apple took out a patent for augmented reality glasses doesn't necessarily mean Apple will make a competitor to Google Glass. Still, it's a good signal that if Google Glasses are indeed the future, then Apple will be right there alongside Google, slugging it out on the retail shelves.
[Image source: Concept of augmented reality via Shutterstock]
[via Apple Insider]
This article was written by Fox Van Allen and originally appeared on Tecca
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