Apple AR Headset to Launch in Q2 2022 [Report]

Apple’s rumored augmented reality headset could launch in the second quarter of 2022, according to a new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

Genius is expected to supply lenses for the device:

We predict that Apple will launch AR HMD devices in 2Q22. The device will provide a video see-through AR experience, so the lens is also needed, and Genius is also a key supplier.

We believe that Largan can’t currently design and produce lenses for HMD. If Largan wants to enter the lens market for HMD, it will be in 2023 at the earliest.

Kuo previously said the headset would feature as many as fifteen cameras to capture data from the outside world and to track a user’s eye movements.

Why are so many cameras required? As well as collecting data from the outside word, Apple is expected to precisely track the user’s eye movements. This will allow them to increase apparent rendering fidelity by targeting only what the user is currently looking at, rather than the entire human field of view. This technique is called foveated rendering.

Kuo also predicts the headset will be priced around $1,000, in line with the price of a “high-end iPhone”; however, other reports have them priced significantly higher.

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