{"id":28487,"date":"2020-06-19T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2607833"},"modified":"2020-06-19T14:55:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T14:55:00","slug":"go-read-this-detailed-look-at-apples-ar-and-vr-headset-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/06\/19\/go-read-this-detailed-look-at-apples-ar-and-vr-headset-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Go read this detailed look at Apple\u2019s AR and VR headset development"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The release of Apple’s N421 glasses and N301 headset are still years away<\/p>\n

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Apple has been working on a combination of AR and VR wearables for at least the last five years, and it’s this development process that’s been extensively detailed in a new report from Bloomberg<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>The report covers some of the internal conflicts shaping product design, and provides more details about what form the final devices could take.<\/p>\n

Consistent with previous reports<\/a>, Bloomberg<\/em> says that Apple’s AR and VR team, lead by Mike Rockwell, has two main products in development. One, reportedly codenamed N421, is a pair of lightweight AR glasses, while a second, codenamed N301, is said to be a headset that will combine the best of both AR and VR. It’s this second device that’s reportedly caused some internal division at Apple.<\/p>\n

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N301 was initially designed to be an ultra-powerful system, with graphics and processing speeds previously unheard of for a wearable product. The processing capabilities were so advanced — and produced so much heat — that the technology couldn’t be crammed into a sleek headset. Instead, Rockwell’s team planned to sell a stationary hub, which in prototype form resembled a small Mac, that would connect to the headset with a wireless signal. In Rockwell’s early version, the headset would also be able to operate in a less-powerful independent mode.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, Apple’s former design chief, Jony Ive, reportedly disliked the idea of the N301 headset that needed an external device to run, and saw a less powerful headset as the answer. He also preferred the concept of the N421 glasses overall, because they wouldn’t take people out of the real world as much. Bloomberg<\/em> reports that Apple CEO Tim Cook eventually sided with Ive’s direction for the hub-less N301 headset after a months-long standoff. Here’s how Bloomberg<\/em> describes the headset’s current design:<\/p>\n

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Although the headset now in development is less technologically ambitious than originally intended, it’s pretty advanced. It’s designed to feature ultra-high-resolution screens that will make it almost impossible for a user to differentiate the virtual world from the real one. A cinematic speaker system will make the experience even more realistic, people who have used prototypes say.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Here are a few key takeaways from Bloomberg’s <\/em>report, some of which has been reported before:<\/p>\n