Apple continues hiring for a mixed reality headset project
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Apple is constantly filling out its team working on its AR headphones, with role changes indicating that the head-mounted device project is still alive and well in Cupertino.
Apple has long been rumored to be working on several VR headsets, AR goggles, and other items in the field. augmented reality And the Virtual Reality. Current speculation Apple started producing a mixed reality headset in early 2023but this still leaves time for further development and creation of future models.
This work could include there . devicesincluding the “Apple Reality Pro” high-end version, which is a second-generation version, and another version that comes close to an idea Apple Glass Smart glasses.
To come up with the hardware, Apple has teams dedicated to developing and producing the unannounced hardware. It also appears that changes to Apple’s internal teams have also taken place to maximize the chance of success for the currently untapped product category.
Two major management changes have been made, according to Mark Gurman’s “Power On” newsletter for Bloomberg.
Dave Scott, former senior member of the self-driving car unit is back Departure early 2021. With a background in the medical and robotics industries, and knowledge of complex charging products, it is suggested that his involvement could mean that there will be health-related applications for the headset.
Senior Director of Engineering Yaniv Gur has reportedly moved on to the headphones team. Gore joined Apple more than two decades ago and previously worked in engineering at Work Applications and other native applications.
Gur’s involvement is suggested to lead to the development of productivity applications for the headset.
Apple has also published several job listings in recent months for the Technology Development Group, which oversees headphone development. Some of the listings are related to content production, such as a visual effects software developer.
Other listings seem to indicate that some form of video service is in development, likely to display 3D content that can be played in virtual reality. One of the listings mentions the development of a 3D MR world, which will be in the same ballpark as some of Facebook’s Metaverse efforts.
There are also references to App Intents in some of the menus, which means that apps and services used by the headset can take advantage of the shortcuts and siri In the future.
The headset can be a big game for Apple, albeit slow to boot. The first year of headset availability is expected to be around 0.7 million units for the first year, and Pegatron is believed to be the project’s sole assembly partner.
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