Apple's AR/VR Headset Now Expected To Launch In January 2023
Apple’s highly anticipated AR/VR headset might not be too far off in the future, as a reliable industry analyst suggests that the device might get an official unveiling in January next year. There were high hopes that Apple would finally spill the beans about its work on AR and VR at the WWDC event earlier this month, but that didn’t materialize. However, the company has started being less coy about its ambitions in the domain.
Earlier this week, CEO Tim Cook told a journalist to “stay tuned and you’ll see what we have to offer” when asked about the company’s approach to the world of AR and VR hardware. Leaks have already provided a glimpse of the headset’s purported design, and a few of its key attributes have also been making rounds of the leak arena. But it appears that excited fans won’t have to wait much longer to get their hands on the device, assuming they’re ready to pay north of $2,000 for it.
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In his latest industry analysis report, TFI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo notes that Apple’s headset “will likely release in January 2023.” Kuo adds that the headset is some of the most complicated hardware Apple’s designers have ever worked on. So far, a ton of exciting leaks and rumors have popped up online regarding the headset’s capabilities. The ever-reliable Mark Gurman at Bloomberg predicted that Apple’s wearable will rely on Memoji avatars to handle video calls in a VR landscape. The headset, which is supposed to run Apple’s own custom AR/VR operating system called realityOS, will also heavily employ the SharePlay framework to let multiple users tune in to watch a movie, play games, or listen to music. However, Apple is reportedly
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