Wii-Styled 3D Gaming Controller for Apple TV under progress
According to Apple’s latest patent filing, the Cupertino-based consumer electronics manufacturer is in the process of developing a 3D remote control system. Developing for Apple set-top box, the controller is apparently like the Nintendo Wii controller in terms of the functionality.
Apple is said to offer features that were found in iPhone and Macbook series of computer. In addition to the multi-touch technology, the three-dimensional remote controller would have the ability to detect an absolute location to which a remote control is pointing in the x-axis and y-axis. Moreover, it will also discover an absolute position of the remote control in the z-axis.
Similar to Nintendo Wii, the said controller would indicate changes in the position of the remote control while moving it in a direction of a 3D axis.
The filled patent also suggests, “[The] remote control system also can include optional console. Console can have controller that can perform some or all of the processing described for controller. Console also can have one or more connectors to which accessories can be coupled.”
The included accessories will consists of cables and/or, game cartridges, portable memory devices such as e.g., memory cards, external hard drives, etc. Other accessories that have been talked about are adapters for interfacing with another electronic device like computers, camcorders, cameras, media players, etc.
Furthermore, it is slated to boast an ability of “zoom into and out of an image or a portion thereof based on the absolute position of the remote control in the third axis.” This feature will support the photo and video browser components of Apple TV.
This news is sourced by AppleInsider.
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