Apple is now developing the mixed reality headset after rumors have been afoot for several months. Now the official announcement could come sometime in 2022. Even if it will be much longer before we literally get the product in our hands. Different information have been come from the newsletter, Power on the Bloomberg Mark Gurman.
The lot of time has spent in career covering Apple products by Gurman. In the newsletter he speculates that the launch of the Apple headset will be akin to releases of the other products like, The Apple Watch, original iPhone and the iPad.
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The first headset by the Apple, have a multiplex and expensive to build design complete with replaceable lenses. Company would likely need to work with governments globally on possible instructed lenses and partner with the group of manufacturers on complex technologies. Its neither side has the shipped before. Apple headset will have both AR and VR capabilities these interchangeable lenses could come into play.
He also expects the introduction of this headset, and to be major announcement that could rival that of the original Apple Watch. Company announces the new products and immediately ships them but this case expects a longer lead time. There is also conversation by the Apple CEO, he talked openly about augmented reality and mixed reality claiming that they are critically important to future of the company.
In this year the timing of launch in 2023 was suggested by the Apple analyst. The price is about $3000 that dovetails with Gurman statements about its expensive to build design. According to the Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo it would run the Mac level processor and would not need an iPhone to work not unlike the Oculus Quest 2. Apple headset is distinct product from the Apple Glasses that is rumored to be separate AR product that could also launch in the next year or 2.
