Tencent Technology News November 15, Apple Inc. supplier Quanta Computer Tuesday hinted that the rumored Apple Augmented Reality (AR) headset may be the fastest market in 2019.
CC Leung, SVP of Quanta Computer, recently told reporters at its quarterly earnings conference call that "we are developing an AR project and have been studying the optical technology required for AR equipment as early as two years ago." For now, We think the time to market for such equipment should be no later than 2019.
Although Quanta has other customers, Apple is the largest customer, while Quanta Computer has been building its MacBook Apple Watch smartwatch for Apple.
Mr Leung said the proposed project was "a helmet-like product with completely transparent glasses that allow users to see and interact with the environment around them, and the device can be used with any augmented reality headset Such as Windows Mixed Reality devices, etc. "In fact, Quanta's goal is very simple: to produce headsets for any customer, rather than specializing in a limited commercial product.
Although Apple is generally believed that Apple is also developing AR headset, but some recent rumors that Apple could only launch similar equipment as early as 2020. However, these rumors also said that Apple hopes to be ready by 2019 These potential technologies.
Allegedly, these Apple-branded AR devices, code-named 'T288', will be equipped with a completely new platform called 'rOS', the so-called 'real-time operating system.' For ease of control, this product may also be configured A touch panel, head motion sensing and Siri voice control and other functions.
For some time now, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has also claimed that he is very much interested in AR.