(Pocket-lint) - We have been listening to dribs and drabs about Apple's plans for augmented actuality and digital actuality applied sciences. The newest rumours counsel Apple's AR headset may launch in 2022.
Within the meantime, Apple sources have stated that the corporate has rejected the thought of the metaverse and has no plans to help it with its upcoming AR headset.
In response to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple as a substitute plans its headset shall be used for brief bouts of communication with others, immersive content material viewing and, after all, gaming.
If the sources are to be believed, then Apple's AR/VR product might be fairly a unique expertise to Meta and its future headset and user-experience plans for the metaverse. With many corporations at present specializing in the metaverse, it is a curious transfer by Apple and one that might have attention-grabbing implications.
As for the headset itself, it is nonetheless not solely clear what's coming. Earlier rumours have instructed Apple is engaged on an costly, high-end headset that may have an insane 8K decision (per eye), together with inside out monitoring cameras and extra. Whereas different latest rumours have pointed to a way more inexpensive providing. That inexpensive model would possibly nonetheless sport 4K shows and critical specs, but it surely's not identified when it is going to seem.
We have additionally heard that the corporate is engaged on each AR glasses and a VR headset as separate units, so there's lots taking place, however nothing official. We'll have to attend and see.
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