Apple's often-rumoured AR glasses could launch in 2022: report

Apple tree's oftentimes-rumoured AR spectacles could launch in 2020: report

Will Apple's headset brand augmented reality mainstream?

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It looks similar Apple tree'due south often-rumoured augmented reality spectacles (AR) are still in the works and could launch in 2020, according to noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and the Economic Daily Times.

Kuo predicts that rather than a standalone device like Microsoft'southward recently appear HoloLens ii, Apple's AR glasses will operate as an iPhone accessory. That said, the AR spectacles will feature its own display, network carte and congenital-in position tracking. It seems the glasses will utilize the processing power of Apple tree's smartphone, similar to the LG 360 VR that released alongside the G5 smartphone back in 2016.

Apple tree's AR efforts so far have been confined to ARKit and its successor ARKit 2.0, the tech behemothic's development framework for augmented reality experiences on the iPhone and iPad.

Rumours that Apple is working on some sort of AR headset have been swirling since a Bloomberg report that surfaced style dorsum in 2017.

At the fourth dimension, the publication besides wrote that the headset would run on a new operating system based on iOS chosen 'rOS,' which reportedly stands for 'reality operating system.' Apple's AR headset was supposed to exist ready for 2019 according to Bloomberg's initial report, though that doesn't seem to be the example anymore.

With iPhone sales softening, it makes sense for Apple to be getting more artistic with its hardware offerings as it ramps up the services side of the company. That said, given AR has yet to really become mainstream, it remains to exist seen if Apple's augmented reality headset volition exist able to accomplish what other AR headsets oasis't.

Source: The Economical Daily News Via: MacRumors