Apple's AR/VR headset could launch in 2022, AR glasses in 2023

Apple's augmented reality headset plans are coming into focus, thanks to a new report from The Information, which cited internal presentations direct from Apple’s headquarters in California. The company reportedly plans to release its first augmented reality headset in 2022. A smaller device, likely a pair of AR glasses, will arrive in 2023. The AR headset, codenamed N301, apparently looks like the Oculus Quest virtual reality headset. It does both AR and VR, features external cameras to map surroundings, and has a high-resolution display to show information and overlay virtual objects onto the real world. Apple is rumoured to be partnering with Valve on its AR headset Apple supposedly plans to start contacting developers about building software for the headset from 2021. Separate to this headset, Apple is designing a pair of AR glasses that can be worn more for daily use. The Information said a person who has seen current prototypes described them as looking like "high-priced sunglasses with thick frames that house the battery and chips".