Apple's mixed reality (MR) headset 'Reality Pro' can operate without iPhone & blood glucose measurement function for Apple Watch is under development
Bloomberg's Mark Garman, who is familiar with Apple-related leak information, said that the mixed reality (MR) headset '
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Since Apple handles information about products under development very strictly, it is known for having very little leak information compared to other companies. The Exploratory Design Group is a team that is strict about how to handle information and has thorough confidentiality even within Apple.
The Exploratory Design Group (XDG) is developing a noninvasive glucose level measurement function for Apple Watch. Rumors that Apple is developing a function to measure blood glucose concentration for Apple Watch have existed since around 2017.
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It seems that XDG is not only developing Apple Watch-related technology, Garman points out that 'Exploratory Design Group is like Google X , Google's secret research institute.'
XDG was launched a few years ago and is a team led by former engineering fellow Bill Assas, who left Apple at the end of 2022. Mr. Assas is now an excellent engineer who was trusted by the late Steve Jobs and Tim Cook CEO. XDG belongs to Apple's hardware technology group led by Vice President Johnny Slouge, and is working in a building called 'Tantau 9' in Apple Park.
In addition, Garman points out that the MR headset 'Reality Pro', which is rumored to be under development by Apple, will be able to operate without an iPhone. The latest test version of Reality Pro seems to be able to initialize and operate without an iPhone, and it is said that user-owned content can be downloaded directly via the cloud.
It can operate without an iPhone, but of course it seems that you can also use the iPhone to perform initial settings and transfer data. In addition, Reality Pro does not have a remote control, and it is rumored that it will be an MR headset operated by the user's eyes and hands. Reality Pro has a virtual keyboard function for text input, which seems to be already available in the test version.
In addition, Garman points out that Apple plans to announce Reality Pro at WWDC scheduled to be held in June 2023 and to release it at the end of 2023. In addition, Apple plans to release MR headsets with cheaper displays and processors from the end of 2024 to 2025, which will make it possible to spread MR headsets to a wider range of users. . The first high-end version to be released is 'Reality Pro', the price range is about 3000 dollars (about 400,000 yen). It seems that there is a possibility that the low-priced version that will be released after that will be named 'Reality One'.
In addition, it seems that Apple is already working on the development of the second generation Reality Pro, which will appear after Reality One. The 1st generation Reality Pro has an M2 and a secondary chip to handle AR and VR, but it's still not enough to output the level of graphics that Apple wants. Therefore, it seems that the second generation Reality Pro will be equipped with a more powerful processor.
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In addition, Apple has asked employees working at about 300 retail stores in the United States and Canada to ``lower the maximum number of consecutive working days from 6 to 5,'' and ``break weekends for part-time employees. It seems that changes will be made to 'increase' and 'fix weekend working days or holidays for full-time employees'.
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