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Apple plans to release AR and VR headsets
For several years, a team of 1000 engineers by Mike Rockwell has been striving to create the biggest hits of the company since the iPhone. At the end of 2018, Apple Inc. planned to create a powerful headset with the capabilities of both virtual and augmented reality, when the situation changed dramatically.
AR and VR headsets were supposed to be the first major release of the company since the time of Apple Watch and the debut device from Technology Development Group. This is a secret division of the company dedicated to the development of VR and AR. TDG is led by CEO Mike Rockwell. After working at Dolby Laboratories Inc. and Avid Technology Inc., Rockwell, 53, was hired by Dan Riccio, Apple's chief technology officer, in 2015.
He began to build his team at the end of 2015, and it turned into a group of 1000 people, which set about developing two products aimed at expanding the VR and AR segments.
The device, code-named N301, will use both VR, a comprehensive digital solution for games and content consumption, and AR, a tool for reproducing information in front of the viewer, for example, text messages and maps.
Another device, the N421, a light pair of glasses using only AR, is more complex.
Apple plans to announce new tools for iPhone AR applications at its annual developer conference this month. Although plans could change, at a meeting last fall, Rockwell said the first headset could be announced next year and released in 2022. Apple fans can expect AR glasses no earlier than 2023.
AR and VR headsets were supposed to be the first major release of the company since the time of Apple Watch and the debut device from Technology Development Group. This is a secret division of the company dedicated to the development of VR and AR. TDG is led by CEO Mike Rockwell. After working at Dolby Laboratories Inc. and Avid Technology Inc., Rockwell, 53, was hired by Dan Riccio, Apple's chief technology officer, in 2015.
He began to build his team at the end of 2015, and it turned into a group of 1000 people, which set about developing two products aimed at expanding the VR and AR segments.
The device, code-named N301, will use both VR, a comprehensive digital solution for games and content consumption, and AR, a tool for reproducing information in front of the viewer, for example, text messages and maps.
Another device, the N421, a light pair of glasses using only AR, is more complex.
Apple plans to announce new tools for iPhone AR applications at its annual developer conference this month. Although plans could change, at a meeting last fall, Rockwell said the first headset could be announced next year and released in 2022. Apple fans can expect AR glasses no earlier than 2023.