Apple may announce its mixed-reality headset at an in-person event ‘sometime in the next several months’
Apple’s oft-rumored mixed-reality headset is now expected to be unveiled at an in-person event “sometime in the next several months”.
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Apple’s mixed reality headset predicted to weigh half as much as typical VR products
Debuting in mid-2022, the device is said to with less than 150 grams thanks to lightweight Fresnel lens design, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Apple’s mixed reality headset could sport an advanced eye-tracking system, iris recognition
It would use a transmitter and a receiver to detect where the user is directing their gaze, allowing the headset to optimize resources by rendering only those areas in high quality.
Apple’s mixed reality headset could use 15 onboard cameras for pass-through AR and VR
Aside from a bunch of cameras, the device may utilize an additional module for environmental detection, to help with the positioning of virtual objects in the scene.
Apple headset details: dual 8K displays, eye/hand tracking, $3K price tag & more
The price tag actually compares quite favorably to Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed-reality headset accessory, which costs $3,500.
Apple’s mixed-reality headset with LiDAR predicted to cost $500, launching in 2022
It will be a niche precursor to a more ambitious augmented reality glasses product that should arrive at a later date.
Apple’s recent executive shuffle could mean the rumored AR/VR headset is ready to get real
The rumored mixed reality (AR/VR) headset could be the real deal because Apple’s uncharacteristically assigned a very powerful executive to work on a single project.
Bloomberg: Apple headset “a pricey precursor” to the way more ambitious AR glasses
Mark Gurman is reporting that Apple’s first major new product category since the Apple Watch faces development hurdles.
Bloomberg: AR-based content coming to Apple TV+ next year ahead of Apple headset in 2022
The moves in this space are expected to attract and retain Apple TV+ subscribers while driving interest in AR/VR ahead of rumored Apple AR headset debut in 2022.
Apple buys AR/VR technology platform Spaces, a former project of DreamWorks Animation
Apple has apparently acquired Spaces, an augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technology startup that was spun out from DreamWorks Animation in 2016, for an undisclosed sum.
Bloomberg details how Jony Ive urged Apple to change course on AR/VR wearable development
Casting light on Apple’s AR/VR development, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman paints a picture of a company that has redirected huge resources to a potentially risky project.
Apple pulls NextVR for Android from Google Play following acquisition
That was one heck of a swift removal: the software was removed from Googles Play Store just a few hours after Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported on the acquisition.
