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When Apple’s highly anticipated AR/VR headset hits the market, it will offer some unique design elements and capabilities that will set it apart from competing offerings, according to a detailed Bloomberg report.
Unlike other headsets that come with manual controllers, Bloomberg reports that the device, which is expected to be called the Apple Reality Pro, will allow users to manipulate their AR and VR environments using just their hands and eyes.
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The external cameras of the new headphones will track the user’s hands, while the device’s sensors will track the user’s eyes. This will allow the user to control the device with their eyes or by putting their thumb and forefinger together.
“Eye and hand tracking capabilities will be a major selling point for the device,” unnamed Bloomberg sources said.
Meanwhile, the device will “attempt to create a 3D version of the iPhone operating system,” according to the report, bringing a familiar interface to Apple customers. That means you could see a headset that features a VR version of apps like the Safari web browser, the Apple App Store, and Apple TV+, all displayed in a grid of icons.
In a move that demands significant processing power, Apple plans to offer realistic virtual reality avatars for users during FaceTime calls. By contrast, Meta, the current leader in the VR headset market, offers more cartoonish avatars during virtual meetings.
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Bloomberg says that FaceTime avatars will show the user’s face and full body. However, the headset will only be able to support realistic avatars for two users at a time, each wearing an Apple headset; any other users joining a call will have to use icons or Memojis.
Given the processing power required for the new device, Apple would have opted to drain the battery of the headphones. Bloomberg says it will be in an external package that fits in the user’s pocket and connects via a cable.
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