This mix of the two technologies could put Apple well ahead of opposition in terms of technology and market grab.
Late last year it was rumoured that the AR system – codenamed N301 – would be first off the blocks, but information from sources in January this year has indicated that a M ixed Reality (MR) device is actually more likely. If not for gaming consoles (not one of Apple’s venture markets) the only possible explanation is that the company is investing in some kind of 3D technology, and that just backs up the VR/AR system concept. In 2014, Apple made a load of VR Engineer hires and set about acquiring specialist companies – such as PrimeSense and Faceshift, who are both major players in the field of motion capture and imaging – as a precursor to developing related technology. There has been plenty of rumours about such a device and now it is all starting to come together and actually getting close to a launch date. Apple is said to have been considering an AR/VR unit for as long as ten years, and have had a secret team of developers engaged on the project for most of that time.
Rather than just playing catch-up with the likes of Hive, PlayStation, and Oculus, the Cupertino company is hoping to go further. In the reality of covid lockdowns, 2018 seems a hell of a long in the past, but in reality, it wasn’t that long ago, and it was at the 2018 CNET show that the first real indications that Apple were getting serious about a VR/AR headset started to surface, and we have been waiting with baited breath ever since.
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