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”.
Apple’s oft-rumored mixed-reality headset is now expected to be unveiled at an in-person event “sometime in the next several months”.
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.
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.
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.
It appears that Apple’s rumored headset is indeed getting real, with a new supply-chain report naming chip maker TSMC as the supplier of micro OLED displays for use in the device.
The price tag actually compares quite favorably to Microsoft’s HoloLens mixed-reality headset accessory, which costs $3,500.
It will be a niche precursor to a more ambitious augmented reality glasses product that should arrive at a later date.
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.
Mark Gurman is reporting that Apple’s first major new product category since the Apple Watch faces development hurdles.
The Japanese consumer electronics conglomerate has been mentioned as a probable supplier of OLED panels for so-called Apple Glass that could arrive in 2021.
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 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.