Samsung May Have Solved the Biggest Smartwatch Problem

Samsung May Have Solved the Biggest Smartwatch Problem[CN]

三星有望解决智能手表最大问题。

If your smartwatch's teeny tiny face makes it tough to navigate the device, a futuristic tool reportedly in the works could put more control into your hands. A new Samsung patent filing shows a projector integrated into the smartwatch that expands the interactive area you can use to control your watch onto your body.[CN]

觉得智能手表那小小的表盘不够你操作？本文报道的科幻工具可以让你尽在掌控。三星一项新的专利申请向我们展示了嵌有投影设备的智能手表是如何扩展交互界面，利用佩戴者身躯来控制手表的。

Specifically, the technology would project interfaces such as a dialpad, keyboard or menu options onto the back of your hand or forearm, and you can touch those areas to input numbers, words or selections. Based on drawings accompanying the patent, the watch may even be able to project onto surfaces such as walls or doors to enlarge the virtual user interface.[CN]

具体地说就是，这项技术可以将诸如拨号盘、键盘或菜单选项等界面投影到你的手背或前臂，供人在这些部位输入号码、文字或者进行选择。从专利申请所附图纸来看，手表甚至能够投射到墙壁或者门之类的表面，扩展虚拟用户界面。

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The patent states that the wearable device would include an omnidirectional camera to detect a target area to use as a canvas along with an image projector. Samsung also indicated in the filing that this technology could also be used for head mounted displays, such as virtual reality headsets, to let the wearer display what they're seeing on an object in their surroundings.[CN]

专利中有说明，除了图像投影仪外，这种可佩戴设备还包含一个全方位摄像头，用来捕捉可以当作投影板的目标区域。三星在申请中也指出该项技术也可用于头戴式设备的显示，比如头戴虚拟现实视图器，以便佩戴者将所看到的东西投射到周围的某个物品上。

The projector would display "the virtual UI screen that is formed by reconfiguring the UI screen of the HMD device to correspond to a shape of at least one of the preset space," according to patent filing.[CN]

根据专利申请，重新配置头戴式显示器的用户界面，使其与至少某一预置场景匹配，投影设备则可显示虚拟用户界面。

I'm more fascinated by the applications this tech could have for smartwatches if it ever comes to market. The idea of having more room to work with on a dainty wearable is appealing, but I hope that squeezing a projector into a smartwatch doesn't result in a chunky frame. Already, many smartwatches are too large for my small wrists.[CN]

如果这项技术可以成功在市场推出的话，我对它在智能手表上的应用更感兴趣。在秀气的手表上还可以有更多操作空间，这主意着实不错。不过嵌入投影设备，最后手表不会变得笨重吧？已经有好多智能手表对我的细腕来说太大了。

Samsung will also have to make sure the watch has enough battery life to support the projector at least all day, considering most smartwatches today last at least two days before needing a recharge.[CN]

三星也需要保证手表有充足的电量够投影设备使用至少一天，毕竟现在市场上大多数智能手表可以在使用至少两天后充电。

Do you think Samsung's idea is logical or completely unrealistic? Sound off in our forums![CN]

你认为三星这个概念符合逻辑呢还是完全不切实际？在我们论坛上踊跃发言吧！