It is reported that Apple named the plan as "T288". The plan is still in its early stage, but it is scheduled to be completed in 2020. The supply chain including Quanta and Kecheng are expected to participate in the research and development process and become the main apple helmets of the future. One of the supply chain.
Foreign sources pointed out that Apple has recently been looking for Quanta, Kecheng and other domestic technology companies to carry out preliminary product development discussions. It is immediately looking forward to the supply chain to R&D. As Quanta is the most active, it is considered by the market as the most likely to grab the future. Apple AR product OEM single assembly plant.
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In order to pre-empt the apple helmet supply chain, it was reported that Liang Xiaozhen, the vice chairman of Quanta, had secretly organized a team of 1,000 people to carry out product research and development to win orders for the assembly of Apple's AR products. Liang Xizhen publicly pointed out that the AR application is absolutely In the future technology trend, Quanta has begun to cut into R&D. “Nevertheday Quanta becomes an optical company, don’t be surprised.”
In fact, over the past year, Apple has actively promoted the AR technology of iPhone and iPad. Apple CEO Cook once said that the application of AR is bigger than VR, partly because AR allows users to be closer to the current environment. How, for Apple, it is very important to extend the reach beyond the iPhone and the weak cell phone market. The iPhone is Apple's current Golden Chicken.
At present, Apple has engaged in some small-scale VR projects. This helmet project is the company's first investment in this area. As for AR, more and more technology companies, including Google and Facebook, are optimistic about the future development of the technology.
According to sources, Apple's helmets will be connected to a matching box through high-speed, short-range wireless technology. This box is powered by a customized Apple processor. The processor is like the brain of AR and VR helmets. Its power is high. In the current market all similar products.