Apple has delayed the release of augmented reality glasses

Apple’s plans to announce a mixed reality headset (with VR and augmented reality features) seem to be moving forward ahead of a possible official launch later this year. However, there is one long-awaited device that may debut a little later than usual. Mark Gurman, via bloomberg, claims that the company he would postpone his first augmented reality glasses “indefinitely” due to “technical issues” in product development. In return, he’s preparing a future launch of cheaper Apple Glass compared to what we’re most likely to see at WWDC.

The augmented reality glasses he refers to bloomberg and what Apple would delay, they are very different from the mixed reality viewer that the Cupertino-based company could have announced in the second half of this 2023. These AR glasses are basically they were scheduled to be announced in 2024 or 2025 as a continuation of the reality glasses. virtual and augmented realitya, and they will also have a lighter design as the company’s goal is for the user to be able to wear them pretty much all day.

Gurman, yes, did not specify what “technical problems” Apple is facing in terms of developing its AR lenses. However, he claims that many employees of the company They don’t think this device will ever be officially announced..

Apple is working on cheaper mixed reality glasses

The delay of these points, we repeat, made the company decided to announce an affordable version of the mixed reality headset earlier what we have seen this year.

Curiously, this isn’t the first time we’ve heard about this device, which will be priced slightly lower than Apple Glass, which could debut this year and cost around $3,000. However, Mark Gurman shared some details that we still did not know about this viewer. Among them is the it will arrive in 2024 or 2025.

In particular, its price will be similar to the price of the iPhone model, not the Mac model. they probably won’t cost more than $1500. Yes, cheap mixed reality glasses will have slightly lower performance than the Apple Glasses we’ll see this year, although they’ll have the same purpose and therefore the same features. Components are expected to be on par with the iPhone, though, although rumors suggest the high-end mixed reality headset will ship with Mac-like chips, and cheap Apple Glass could also include lower-resolution screens.