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Apple would possibly launch a $2,000 Imaginative and prescient headset subsequent 12 months | TechCrunch

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Apple’s Imaginative and prescient Professional hasn’t precisely reshaped the market, however the firm isn’t giving up on headsets that mix the digital and actual worlds.

A brand new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that Apple’s subsequent massive combined actuality launch might come as early as subsequent 12 months, with the launch of a Imaginative and prescient headset costing round $2,000 — not precisely low cost, however extra reasonably priced than the $3,500 Imaginative and prescient Professional. To realize this worth, Apple would use cheaper supplies and a much less highly effective processor, and it will not embody the EyeSight function that exhibits a consumer’s eyes exterior the headset.

Subsequent up can be a second-generation Imaginative and prescient Professional in 2026, after which doubtlessly good glasses (akin to Meta’s Ray-Bans) and AirPods with cameras in 2027. 

The identical report gives an replace on Apple’s good house technique. The corporate hasn’t had a lot success right here, both, however there are reportedly plans for an “an reasonably priced iPad-like display screen” that may very well be positioned round the home to observe TV, make FaceTime calls, and use apps. This may be adopted by a tabletop machine with a robotic arm, which might value round $1,000.