The roughly $3,000 device, due later this year under the likely name of Reality Pro, will take a novel approach to virtual meetings and immersive video, aiming to shake up a VR industry currently dominated by Meta Platforms.
The eye- and hand-tracking capabilities will be a major selling point for the device, according to people familiar with the product, which is expected to cost roughly twice the price of rival devices.The headset also will be able to show immersive video content, serve as an external display for a connected Mac, and replicate many functions of iPhones and iPads.
With VR, users see images and content within the goggles. AR, on the other hand, overlays digital content on top of real-world views. Given that the headset is still months from being released, some features could still be canceled or changed, the people added. A spokeswoman for Apple declined to comment.
The technology differs from virtual meeting rooms on Meta’s headset, which creates a more cartoon-like avatar of the user. That would let the company discuss the product at its annual conference for software developers in June and then release it later this year.It’s aiming to begin early production of the device as soon as February in China and is considering launching the product in the US only to start.
The device will also have productivity features, including the ability to serve as an external monitor for a Mac. When users need to input text, they can use the Siri voice assistant or rely on an iPhone, Mac or iPad keyboard.The company is developing technology that will let users type in midair with their hands, but such a feature is unlikely to be ready for the initial launch.Gaming is expected to be a popular offering from third-party developers, and Apple has created its own underlying engine to power VR games.
It rests in a user’s pocket and connects over a cable. Another tweak is the inclusion of a cooling fan like on high-end Macs.The battery, however, is large: roughly the size of two iPhone 14 Pro Maxes stacked on top of each other, or about 6 inches tall and more than half an inch thick. If users want to watch multiple movies or play games for hours at a time, they may need to buy multiple batteries and frequently swap them out.
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