Apple’s generally reputed upcoming mixed reality headset will use 3D sensors for advanced hand tracking, as indicated by investigator Ming-chi Kuo, whose most recent exploration note has been reported on by MacRumors and 9to5Mac. The headset is said to have four sets of 3D sensors, contrasted with the iPhone’s single unit, which should give it more accuracy than the TrueDepth camera array as of now used for Face ID.
As indicated by Kuo, the structured light sensors can distinguish objects as well as “dynamic detail change” in the hands, equivalent to how Face ID can sort out looks to produce Animoji. “Capturing the details of hand movement can provide a more intuitive and vivid human-machine UI,” he composes, giving the case of a virtual balloon in your grasp taking off once the sensors identify that your clench hand is not generally held. Kuo accepts the sensors will actually want to identify objects from up to 200 percent further away than the iPhone’s Face ID.
Meta’s Quest headsets are capable of hand tracking, yet it’s anything but a core feature of the platform and it depends on regular monochrome cameras. Kuo’s note doesn’t specify whether Apple’s headset will use physical controllers as well as hand tracking. Bloomberg revealed in January that Apple was testing hand tracking for the gadget.
Kuo likewise this week gave a few details on what could come after Apple’s first headset. While he anticipates that the first model should tip the scales at around 300-400 grams (~0.66-0.88lbs), a “significantly lighter” second-generation model with an updated battery system and faster processor is supposed to be gotten ready for 2024.
The primary model will show up at some point one year from now, as indicated by Kuo, and Apple purportedly anticipates that it should sell around 3,000,000 units in 2023. That recommends the initial product likely could be costly and focused on early adopters.
