Apple will be hosting its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 between June 5, 2023 and June 9, 2023. This will be the 34th developer-focused conference by Apple. Like most years, the conference will be kick-started with a keynote session hosted by CEO Tim Cook on the opening day. The keynote session will begin at 10 AM PT/10:30 PM IST. Just like in 2022, the conference will be held online, although select developers, people from media houses, and some winners of the WWDC Swift Student challenge have been invited to Apple Park in California to attend the event in person.
WWDC keynote can either be streamed on developer.apple.com/wwdc23 or Apple's official YouTube channel.
After a long period of rumors and leaks, Apple is likely to unveil its first-ever mixed-reality headset that is capable of both AR and VR functionalities. According to rumors, the headset could be called Apple Reality Pro and could be priced at $3000. The headset is likely to be geared towards developers and will allow them to build virtual reality and augmented reality apps for Apple's AR/VR ecosystem.
According to leaks, the mixed-reality headset could feature two 4K micro-OLED displays with 4000 ppi (pixel-per-inch) and 5000 nits of peak brightness. It has been rumored that it could feature the Apple M2 chipset, which is used in the latest MacBooks. It will come with an external battery which can be worn at the waist. Rumors have also mentioned that it will get gesture-based controls and will not feature any physical controller. It will run on xrOS, which is expected to be announced at the event as well.
Additionally, the headset can feature up to a dozen of cameras that can read facial expressions, detect body movements, and map nearby
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