The Information claimed on Friday, citing four people who worked on the headgear, that Apple Inc. is creating software to assist users of its future mixed-reality (MR) headset in creating their own augmented reality applications.
In order to create virtual reality content for its MR headset, the business reportedly had discussions with approximately a dozen media partners, including Walt Disney Co.
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An inquiry for comment from Reuters was not immediately answered by the iPhone manufacturer.
One of the three categories of extended reality technologies that are frequently linked to the metaverse is mixed reality. A real-world object could be used to start a virtual world reaction when wearing an MR headset.
MR headset from the iPhone maker is scheduled to debut at this year’s spring event and will cost about $3,000.
The Quest Pro virtual and mixed reality headgear from Meta Platforms Inc. debuted late last year for $1,500. It would cost twice as much at that price.