Trademark for 'realityOS' points to VR, AR at WWDC
A trademark for "realityOS" has been discovered, a filing that could mean WWDC 2022 will see the launch of Apple's dedicated VR and AR platform.
A trademark for "realityOS" has been discovered, a filing that could mean WWDC 2022 will see the launch of Apple's dedicated VR and AR platform.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney believes that the Metaverse is already here, and that his company is the one to protect developers and consumers from Apple and Google taking it over.
Apple's long-anticipated mixed-reality headset has the potential to launch before the summer of 2023, it is rumored, with references to the hardware expected to appear in betas for iOS 16.
The long-rumored Apple AR device is rumored to ship with a M1 processor, and a micro OLED display — and will face challenges by Samsung's "Hologram" headset.
The speculated launch of Apple's AR and VR headset in late 2022 is inching closer to reality, with the head-mounted display system allegedly entering a second round of engineering tests before heading into production.
Based on how current popular AR headsets are priced, Trendforce analysts predict that the forthcoming Apple AR device will come with a monthly subscription.
On this week's episode of the AppleInsider podcast, your hosts discuss Apple's announcement of "Tap to Pay" allowing business owners to accept contactless payments directly on the iPhone, "realityOS" found in App Store logs, rumors of a March 8 Apple event, and more.
References to a "realityOS" have been found in App Store upload logs, confirming previous rumors of the name and that apps will be available.
Internal code, including developer APIs, for Apple AR and VR, plus the ability for web apps to send iOS users push notifications has been spotted within Apple's latest iOS 15.4 beta release.
Development has reportedly begun at Google on an augmented reality headset, possibly launching in 2024, and aimed at rivalling Apple AR.
Apple is reportedly running into hardware and software challenges while developing its rumored augmented reality and virtual reality headset, potentially pushing back its announcement by at least a few months.
Apple was far from first to market with the smartphone, the tablet, and now the item tracker. Despite that, it's the iPhone, iPad, and AirTags that people buy — and it will be the same with Apple AR.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that the forthcoming Apple AR headset will use a 96W charger with the same specification as used by the 14-inch MacBook Pro.
Apple's VR and AR headset isn't intended for long periods of usage, with the company reportedly diverting away from the so-called "metaverse" vision in favor of shorter experiences.
While Apple's VR headset may be released in 2022, supply constraints and other issues will mean that it will only be available in limited quantities until 2023, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports.
Apple is predicted to release a VR headset with three displays and an AR pass-through mode in the second half of 2022, display analysts predict.
Apple is making preparations ahead of a launch of its long-rumored AR and VR headset, by allegedly hiring Meta AR communications chief Andrea Schubert for a similar role.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo now claims that the forthcoming Apple AR headset will track hand movements, which will allow for the device to interpret gestures.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has continued his reports on the forthcoming Apple AR headset, with details of its expected weight — and that of a followup device that is already in the works.
Consumers will have to wait quite a while after Apple announces its AR headset and the Apple Car, a report proposes, with the breakthrough products anticipated to ship many months later than Apple's expected announcements.
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