Etsy co-founder's new startup is making what really looks like a mixed reality magnifying glass<p>Virtual and augmented reality are still pretty new frontiers with a lot of potentially cool ideas yet to be developed. The latest product in the mixed reality space could be coming from a startup called Dopple Works. <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.lowpass.cc/p/etsy-ceo-xr-device-loop-dopple-works">
Lowpass[/url] reported that the secrecy-shrouded business from Etsy co-founder and former CEO Robert Kalin is working on a new device called Loop.</p>
<p>Dopple Works has submitted an <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://fccid.io/2BN2V-LOOP01">
application[/url] to the Federal Communications Commission. Many of the details are not publicly available, but that filing indicates that Loop is battery-powered and will use both WiFi and Bluetooth networks.
Lowpass also unearthed a patent <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20250060838A1/">
application[/url] that dubs Loop a "dedicated hand-held spatial <a href="
https://tech.yahoo.com/computing/" data-autolinker-wiki-id="Computer" data-original-link="">computing device[/url]." The application comes with images that show a camera, speaker and tracking sensor that could capture details on an environment, along with a screen for viewing the mixed reality content.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>At this stage, there's not enough information available to speculate on what Loop's purpose will be. But the photos from the government filings do spark some entertaining mental images of a future where people wandering about doing their best Sherlock Holmes imitations with mixed reality magnifying glasses. </p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Etsy co-founder's new startup is making what really looks like a mixed reality magnifying glass
