Apple's first AR headset launches in 2022, supply chain sources claim
Supply chain sources claim that Apple's $2000 Apple AR headset will go on sale in the second half of 2022, with the AR glasses expected to arrive in 2023.
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William Gallagher
Apple shooting for six times the pixel density of the iPhone for VR headset
Apple is aiming to produce displays with extremely high pixel densities for its virtual reality headset, with it requesting production samples for tools to make screens at up to 3,000 pixels per inch.
Malcolm Owen
Apple's first AR/VR headset will need to be connected to an iPhone
Apple's first augmented and virtual reality headset will need to be tethered to an iPhone for its most advanced features, much like non-cellular Apple Watch models, new chip details suggest.
Mike Peterson
Tim Cook wants to debut one more big product category before he retires
While CEO Tim Cook has previously said that he'd not be at Apple in a decade, sources say that he wants to roll out at least one more major new product category before he goes.
Mike Wuerthele
'Apple Glass' UI will let wearers smoothly select new AR scenes, settings
Apple AR devices, such as "Apple Glass," will work to avoid disorientating users by giving them control over where they move, plus previews of what they'll see.
Apple refining room & floor mapping for mobile devices, virtual reality headsets
Apple is researching several types of 3D floor-mapping systems that could integrate with a head-mounted device like a virtual reality headset or "Apple Glass."
Sketchy rumor suggests Apple VR glasses that work with 'new iPod' coming at WWDC 2022
A highly questionable rumor from an equally dubious source suggests that Apple's first virtual reality headset will debut at WWDC in 2022 and could closely integrate with a "new iPod."
Apple fine-tuning accuracy of AR movement and touch detection
Apple wants to make the connection between real and Apple AR objects seamless, so that when a user taps a specific virtual control, the system gets it right every time.
Apple VR headset may monitor user's pose using neural networks
Apple's VR or AR headset could move an avatar of the user based on monitoring the user's body movements, while its battery life could be lengthened by some clever data transmission techniques.
