The initial mixed-reality device\u00a0due this year<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>will cost around $3,000.<\/p>\n The hefty price stems from its use of advanced and high-resolution displays, more than 10 cameras, sensors to determine where a user is looking, and both a Mac-grade M2 processor and a dedicated chip for handling AR and VR visuals.<\/p>\n Apple is aiming to lower the price of the follow-up mixed-reality device by using chips on par with those in the iPhone rather than components found in higher-end Mac computers.<\/p>\n The company will be competing with Meta\u2019s mixed-reality headset, which costs $1,500. That\u2019s a price Apple may strive to get closer to with its lower-end model.<\/p>\n Trademark filings<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0made by Apple hint at the dual device strategy. The documents have included the names \u201cReality Pro\u201d and \u201cReality One.\u201d<\/p>\n The Pro name is likely for the initial model, while the \u201cOne\u201d suffix could be under consideration for the cheaper version. There also is a trademark filing for \u201cReality Processor,\u201d hinting at the name for the dedicated chip.<\/p>\n The company is focusing on the lower-cost headset instead of the AR glasses, which were\u00a0once planned<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to be released about a year after the initial headset, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the project is still under wraps.<\/p>\n At one point, Apple aimed to release the glasses in 2023, before delaying the launch until around 2025.<\/p>\n Now, Apple has postponed the rollout indefinitely and pared back its work on the AR device.<\/p>\n An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment on the company\u2019s plans. Earlier Tuesday, Apple\u00a0released new Mac computers<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>with M2 chips in its first product launch of 2023.<\/p>\n Apple\u2019s mixed-reality headset will use displays to create an\u00a0all-encompassing VR environment<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and pass-through cameras to mimic an AR effect.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a lot less complicated than the technology needed to make an AR-only device that looks similar to normal glasses.<\/p>\n Apple ultimately sees less-bulky AR glasses as a product that could replace the iPhone by moving the smartphone\u2019s main functions to a wearer\u2019s field of view.<\/p>\n Such a device could let users see incoming notifications, get map directions, make and take phone calls, or snap photos right from their face.<\/p>\n But finding the right chips, batteries, software and manufacturing to create a lightweight product that can last all day isn\u2019t on the horizon yet.<\/p>\n Apple\u2019s first high-end headset will last about two hours on one charge. A phone, in contrast, can usually last the whole day or longer.<\/p>\n The Information reported earlier on details of the battery pack.<\/p>\n The headset\u2019s battery also will be cumbersome, with the company choosing to not include it in the device itself to reduce the weight and heating risks of the head-worn product.<\/p>\n The battery will connect to the headset over a cable and rest in a user\u2019s back pocket. Creating a lightweight device with advanced augmented reality and a built-in battery that could last all day\u00a0isn\u2019t feasible with today\u2019s technology<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The vast majority of Apple\u2019s Technology Development Group \u2014 the 1,000-person-plus unit dedicated to AR and VR \u2014 is focused on the first two mixed-reality headsets.<\/p>\n But the company still has some teams exploring technologies that would go into standalone glasses, should they eventually launch.<\/p>\n Some people within Apple doubt that the company will ever ship AR glasses, but it remains a long-term goal.<\/p>\n Though Meta and and Alphabet Inc.\u2019s Google have both announced their own plans for AR glasses, those products also remain in early stages.<\/p>\n The company is betting that AR and VR devices could be a major moneymaker, but the technical challenges of producing a consumer-friendly product has bedevilled much of the tech world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341034,"featured_media":476783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[605,83747,64769,74602,73842,80943],"class_list":["post-476779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","tag-apple","tag-apple-ar-glasses","tag-apple-glass","tag-augmented-reality-ar","tag-meta-platforms","tag-meta-quest-pro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476779"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341034"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/476783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Apple-company-sales_Bloomberg_January-2023.jpg\")
<\/a><\/p>\nNow read: Meta announces end of support for first Quest headset<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"