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With the new lower-cost and colorful handsets designed to appeal to price conscious users, that figure will likely climb higher.

The iPhone accounted for $80 billion in revenue last year, more than MicrosoftвЂ™s entire product line. Since its earliest days, AppleвЂ™s design philosophy has called for focusing on a handful of broadly popular consumer products rather than trying to meet every niche. Though the possibility that Apple might have launched a face-mounted computer around the time it launched the iPhone is tantalizing to those who would love to see the company expand its product line, the decision to shelve the project makes a great deal of sense. вЂњSo we decided to focus on the biggest markets.вЂќ вЂњBut we had the tiger by the tail with the products we already had,вЂќ he said. вЂњWe had such success with the things we were already doing that we didnвЂ™t have time to do anything else,вЂќ he said.Дuring his tenure at Apple, Fadell also recalled experimenting with an Apple-branded digital camcorderвЂ“an idea that was shelved with the release of the Flip cameraвЂ“and a more elegant remote control.

вЂњI built a bunch of those prototypes,вЂќ said Fadell, who told me that the initial thinking was a face-mounted visor with a built-in screen that would create an immersive entertainment experienceвЂ“вЂњlike youвЂ™re sitting in a theater.вЂќ The idea was abandoned to focus on the iPod and iPhone. Fadell called it вЂњthe craziest thingвЂќ he was involved in during his time at the company, and said the device was, вЂњsomething like Google Glass.вЂќ The possibility of some sort of iGlass device was confirmed by Tony Fadell, the former iPod division head who is now the CEO of Nest Labs, during an interview for the oral history. The complete oral history is available as an ebook, purchase it from Amazon or the iBookstore.ДЇast Company has learned that Apple started working on an augmented reality headset at least as early as 2006, but put the idea on ice because it seemed a mere curiosity compared to the iPhone. 3.A team of Fast Company reporters spent months interviewing more than 50 former Apple execs and insiders, many of whom had never spoken publicly about their work.The vibration intensity level can be fine-tuned to suit your personal preference and your current environment. The arms are adjustable and can be set to the most comfortable length by gently, but firmly, pulling the end of the arm away from the lens area.

An audible series of beeps will alert you that the device has turned on, at the same time communicating the current battery level. Simply slide them on like a normal pair of glasses and depress the power button. The device is intended as a secondary mobility device to complement the traditional long cane or guide dog. As obstacles get nearer the frequency of the vibration will increase. Objects in your path are detected by the ultrasonic sensors and communicated via gentle vibrations. The iGlassesв„ў Ultrasonic Mobility Aid is a head-mounted device which enables more informed, confident, and efficient pedestrian travel.

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