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How Apple plans outdo competitors in smartglasses

“Apple Glasses” concept designed by Martin Hajek for iDrop News Bloomberg News‘ Mark Gurman reports that Apple intends to outdo rivals in the smartglasses space by tightly integrating the device with the iPhone and delivering a more premium overall build. Unlike Meta, which depends significantly on partner EssilorLuxottica SA for its frames, Apple is expected to design the glasses…

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Apple shutters work on Mac-connected Augmented Reality smartglasses

Apple CEO Tim Cook Apple has canceled a project to build advanced augmented reality glasses that would pair with its devices, marking the latest setback in its effort to create a headset that appeals to the consumer market. The company shuttered the program this week, Bloomberg News reports citing “people with knowledge of the move.” Apple is still working on successors to the Vision Pro,…

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Apple continues work on lightweight smartglasses

“Apple Glasses” concept designed by Martin Hajek for iDrop News According to Blooomberg News‘ Mark Gurman, Apple’s Vision group is developing a pair of lightweight smartglasses, which may someday compete Ray-Ban Meta and other similar glasses. Kyle Barr for Gizmodo: ‎ The glasses could produce audio and use their cameras to take pictures. Those sensors could also use AI to detect objects in the…

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Apple's mixed-reality headset’s tethered battery pack will connect via new proprietary power port

Bloomberg News’ Mark Gurman has revelaed details about Apple’s upcoming mixed-reality headset, specifically mentioning that the separate, pocketable tethered battery pack will connect via a new proprietary power port. Apple’s mixed-reality headset will require a tethered battery pack said to resemble the company’s MagSafe battery pack for iPhone. Samuel Axon for Ars Technica: Previous reports…

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Apple's mixed-reality headset said to run hundreds of thousands of apps at launch

Apple’s widely anticipated mixed-reality headset, reportedly named “Reality Pro,” will also be compatible with hundreds of thousands of Apple and third-party iPad apps, according to Bloomberg News. The new headset is expected to be unveiled at Apple’s WWDC 2023 event in June and will reportedly retail for around $3,000. Apple VR/AR headset concept by Antonio DeRosa Rohan Goswami for CNBC: The…

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Apple chooses China's Luxshare to assemble augmented reality headsets

Apple has chosen China’s Luxshare to assemble its new augmented reality headsets, the first time Apple has tapped a Chinese supplier for a first-generation product, Nikkei Asia reports Thursday. Apple VR/AR headset concept by Antonio DeRosa Lauly Li and Cheng Ting-Fang for Nikkei Asia: Luxshare, China’s rapidly rising tech manufacturing champion, has taken over the AR development team in…

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Apple pushes back mixed-reality headset debut from April to WWDC in June

Apple has delayed its planned introduction of its first mixed-reality headset from around April until its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Bloomberg News reports citing “people familiar with the matter.” Apple VR/AR headset concept by Antonio DeRosa Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News: Apple made the decision to delay the launch earlier this month after product testing showed…

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Apple first 'RealityPro' headset won't be a smash hit, but an important first step

Within Apple, some of the top managers in charge of launching its new “RealityPro” mixed-reality headset believe the category could ultimately supplant the iPhone as the company’s biggest product, Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg News. Apple VR/AR headset concept by Antonio DeRosa Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News: Internally, Apple has outlined a vision where a headset can eventually be worn all…

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