Bloomberg has new information about Apple’s smart glasses project. Both intended for augmented reality and virtual reality, the glasses would have the right to a new operating system.
Ultimately, it will not be RealityOS which will designate Apple’s next operating system. According to the media Bloomberg and journalist Mark Gurman, the firm will rather lean towards a simpler name like its other systems: xrOS.
From extended reality
The term XR is already used by other brands such as Qualcomm, it refers to the term ” extended reality », an acronym that complements those we already knew: AR for Augmented RealityVR for Virtual Reality and MR for Mixed Reality.
This extended reality must allow both to immerse oneself in a virtual world, or to offer elements of augmented reality in our real environment.
An important launch
The presentation of the helmet by Apple would still be planned from the beginning of the year 2023. Rumors should therefore multiply around this product in the coming weeks. It’s the first new product category from Apple since AirPods in 2016 and Apple Watch in 2015.
The price of the device will undoubtedly be inaccessible to the general public, like the Meta Quest Pro launched at 1799 euros. But Apple would have great ambitions for the future of this product.
The firm would now be at work on finalizing the software to provide the best possible user experience. It is on this point that we are particularly waiting to see what Apple could offer on the market.
Among the applications expected, Apple would work on a VR version of FaceTime to compete with Zoom, Meta Horizon and Microsoft Teams. Apple Maps and Messages would also have special versions for xrOS. This is not entirely surprising having followed WWDC 2022.
It remains to be seen how Apple wants to open its future device to external developers and how the firm will unveil its glasses.
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