Apple virtual reality headset will not work without a smartphone. This is reported by the Edition of The Information.
According to a familiar with the situation of the publication of the publication, Apple continues to work on a fundamentally new device in the line of its products. It will be a VR-helmet, the production of the prototype of which was completed. Now the company engineers have begun tests. The source reported that to access the full functionality of the new device to it, it will be necessary to connect the iPhone. Thus, without smartphone, the gadget will be useless.
also insider said that the VR headset works together with the chips specially designed for it, made on a five-rometer technological process. These processors are not so powerful as in iPhone or MacBook, but their performance is enough for the operation of the gadget. Supplies of components for Apple TSMC will be engaged.
The report says that without a smartphone VR-helmet will have limited functionality. It is also reported that the headset can be represented already in 2022, but there is a probability of delay.
Earlier, Columnist Bloomberg Mark Gurman (Mark Gurman) stated that before leaving the head of Apple, Tim Cook expects to present a virtual or mixed reality headset. The announcement of the device should take place by 2025.