Is Apple's MR headset 'Reality Pro (tentative name)' equipped with gaze and hand movement tracking, 3D iOS-like UI, Mac external display function, etc.



With the MR headset 'Reality Pro (tentative name)' that Apple is developing, eye tracking using sensors in the housing and hand movement tracking using multiple cameras are performed, and 3D without an external terminal Detailed information such as operating the iOS-like UI has been reported.

Apple Reality Pro Details: Eye & Hand Tracking, App Store, 3D iOS-Like Interface - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-23/apple-reality-pro-details-eye-hand-tracking-app-store-3d-ios-like-interface

Apple's Mixed Reality Headset to Feature iOS-Like Interface, Advanced Hand Tracking, and Will Work as Second Display for Mac - MacRumors
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/01/23/apple-mixed-reality-headset-interface-details/

Apple's 'Reality Pro' VR headset could have next-gen hand- and eye-tracking control - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/23/23567935/apple-reality-pro-vr-headset-hand-tracking-mac-screen-mirror-facetime

Regarding the MR headset under development by Apple, in early January 2023, the news site The Information contacted the developer and asked for detailed information.

Details of MR headset developed by Apple are reported, VR and reality can be switched with dial & cooperation with AirPods etc. - GIGAZINE



At this time, it is revealed that the headset is equipped with more than 12 cameras and sensors to capture gestures, body movements, facial expressions, gaze, etc.

According to Mark Garman of the economic newspaper Bloomberg, the sensor installed in the headset analyzes the line of sight and the camera analyzes the movement of the user's hand. You can perform tasks by displaying buttons, app icons, and list items in the air with nothing, and pinching with your thumb and forefinger.

All the preceding VR headsets come with a hand controller, but Apple's MR headset does not require an external controller.

Meta's high-end VR device `` Quest Pro '' will be released on October 26, 2022, the price is 226,800 yen-GIGAZINE



``PlayStation VR 2'' overseas review summary, 4K HDR video, finger tracking, vibration function increases immersion in VR - GIGAZINE



The interface is almost the same as the iPhone and iPad, so to speak, it is like '3D version iOS', so it is familiar to Apple users. It can also be used as an external display for a Mac, and in that case can be operated with a Mac mouse and keyboard.

Garman also reports that there is a strong focus on user collaboration, with real-time rendering of the user's face and full body in virtual reality when two headset users make a FaceTime call. That's what I'm talking about. Since it is common to display avatars in meetings using virtual space, this is a big change.

Apple's MR headset is expected to be officially announced by the second half of 2023, and the price is expected to be $ 3000 (about 400,000 yen). Garman speculates that it will be the name of 'Reality Pro', which has already been trademarked.

in Hardware, Posted by logc_nt