There could be lasers built into a future iPhone or Apple Watch. No, don’t worry, the company’s not planning to weaponize its wearable or phone: it’s much better than that.
So, gaming possibilities are being considered, too. This being Apple, of course there are considerations for fitness features, too. “Health and fitness data may be used to provide insights into a user's general wellness, or may be used as positive feedback to individuals using technology to pursue wellness goals.”
It also says, “In some cases, one or more of the camera 1010, components 1014, and/or I/O devices 1016 may include one or an array of HCSELs or optoelectronic devices”. This is also interesting as it hints that Apple may be thinking of using lasers for part of the camera’s operation, as the Pro iPhones use LiDAR to help with focus right now.
Throughout, this patent is full of the dense and flat language that typifies such documents and I recommend it to insomniacs. There are lots of abbreviatons—as well as HCSELs, there are EELs, that is, Edge Emitting Lasers. There are even references to “out-of-plane coupling,” though as far as I know this is not a spicily dangerous way to join the mile-high club.
As this is a patent, there’s no clue as to when, or even if, Apple will build lasers into the iPhone, but let’s hope it does. And soon.
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