Apple's AR headset reportedly coming in 2022, but we'll wait till 2024 for Apple Glass
What you need to know
- A new supply chain report has Apple ready to release a VR/AR headset as soon as the second half of 2022.
- The more advanced Apple Glasses are said to be aiming for a launch "after 2023."
Apple will be able to release its next big thing as soon as the second half of next year, according to a new report. That new DigiTimes report has Apple's new AR/VR headset almost ready to go, while we will need to wait a little longer for the rumored Apple Glasses.
The DigiTimes report cites supply chain insiders when saying that mass production of the new AR/VR headset will be ready in the second quarter of 2022, leaving a launch as a real possibility for the second half of the same year.
Via machine translation:
While that headset is thought to be one of Apple's next bit products, there's more to come in the form of Apple Glasses — an advanced version of the heasdet that will look and work more like traditional spectacles — but with Apple magic sprinkled all over them. According to DigiTimes, we should expect Apple Glass to arrive "after 2023."
Apple reportedly still has problems to work out, not least issues "including heat dissipation, weight and battery life."
All of this comes as Apple still has plenty of product launches to get out of the way this year, let alone next. The best iPhone ever goes on sale this Friday, while a new iPad mini will join it. Refreshed AirPods and new Macs are also expected to debut before too long, too.
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