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Apple and Foxconn Collaborate on Apple Glass
July 19, 2020
The Information sources say Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working with contract manufacturer Foxconn on lenses for augmented reality devices. The semitransparent lenses had passed the prototype stage and entered trial production as of two months ago. Last November, Bloomberg sources said Apple was working on a combined AR and VR headset for a 2021 or 2022 release and a lightweight pair of AR glasses for 2023. According to The Information, some Apple senior managers believe that future versions of AR Apple glasses could replace iPhones in about 10 years.
Figure 1: Apple’s AR Glasses
July 19, 2020
The Information sources say Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is working with contract manufacturer Foxconn on lenses for augmented reality devices. The semitransparent lenses had passed the prototype stage and entered trial production as of two months ago. Last November, Bloomberg sources said Apple was working on a combined AR and VR headset for a 2021 or 2022 release and a lightweight pair of AR glasses for 2023. According to The Information, some Apple senior managers believe that future versions of AR Apple glasses could replace iPhones in about 10 years.
Figure 1: Apple’s AR Glasses
Apple Glass is expected to run on Starboard (or perhaps glassOS,) a proprietary operating system uncovered in the final version of iOS 13. The augmented reality framework shows up multiple times in code and text documents, meaning Apple is likely testing activation and application.