Its anopen secretthat Apple is working on some kind of augmented reality or virtual reality headset.
Some, have been so bold as to predictsleek Steve Jobs-style smart glassesas soon as summer 2021.
The news comes via Bloombergs Mark Gurman, an Apple prognosticator with a reliable track record.
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Its meant to compete against Oculus, Playstation VR, and HTC Vive.
AR capabilities, however, will be limited.
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Why so expensive when a very good Oculus Quest 2 starts at just $300?
Well, firstly, its Apple.
Some of the chips purportedly beat out Applesimpressive M1 chipin performance.
The headset also apparently removes some of the internal space usually reserved to accommodate users with eyeglasses.
As in, Apple hasnt yet figured out some of the tech to make it a viable product.
Those delays also extend to user testing and data collection.
This is all a bunch of ifs.
Especially in the case of AR.
Then on top of all that, theres the content problem.
None of these challenges has really stopped Big Tech from plowing forward with consumer smart glasses.
That said, these first efforts are more audio-based than visual.
Facebooksteamed up with Ray-Banbut its first pair of smart glasseswont include AR.
Amazons Echo Frames also stuff Alexa into a pair of glasses, but again, no AR.
There is a theme here.
Thats a tall order, even for Apple.
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