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Apple’s augmented and virtual reality glasses will cost more than $2,000 and will have an M1 Pro chip according to Bloomberg


The development of apple mixed reality glasses keep going. There are rumors that they are running into some overheating problems and that this could delay its launch until 2023, but we still have new data that points to important details of the project.

Mark Gurman, an analyst at Bloomberg, explained that according to his data, Apple glasses will have a price that will be over $2,000. Among the reasons will be inclusion of an M1 Pro chip or similar that will allow, above all, to have a lot of room for maneuver in the graphic field.

Some say that Apple will bet on gaming in these glasses

Those mixed reality glasses that mix virtual reality functions with other augmented reality have been in development for years -Gurman says that Apple began its development in 2015-, and all that time invested will also influence the sale price of glasses that are somewhat reminiscent of Microsoft’s HoloLens due to that mixed and, above all, expensive approach.

Gurman states that “the chip inside Apple’s glasses will be equivalent to the M1 Pro, making it better than the M1. The main reason for going with the M1 Pro and not the M1 is not CPU speed, but the need to have more advanced graphics“. As the analyst recalls, the M1 has a GPU with 7 or 8 cores, while the M1 Pro has between 14 and 16 graphics cores depending on the version.

The focus of the glasses will apparently be the world of video games, content consumption and communications. That first section is especially striking, especially considering that Apple has never had a special interest in the world of video games although these are a fundamental part of their income in the iOS App Store.

These data contrast with those that Bloomberg itself had indicated not long ago, which destined them —as happens with the HoleLens— to industrial and business environmentsespecially because of its high price.

There are also pools to find out the name that these glasses will have. Among the names that are considered are Apple Vision, Apple Reality, Apple Sight, Apple Lens y Apple Goggles.

Via | 9to5Mac



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