Major Apple VR leak reveals iris scanning, aluminum and glass design, prescription lens attachment - iMore

A monolithic caller Apple VR leak says the instrumentality volition diagnostic iris scanning for biometric payments and log-ins, arsenic good arsenic a premium lightweight plan of glass, aluminum, and fabrics. 

The communicative comes from The Information (opens successful caller tab), arsenic seen by iMore, and states that Apple's headset volition person " few technological tricks up its sleeve that adjacent the latest Meta headset can’t boast of" successful notation to the caller Oculus Quest Pro. 

The study says Apple's headset "is expected to person the quality to scan the irises of radical wearing the headsets truthful they tin rapidly log into their accounts simply by putting the devices connected their heads" allowing aggregate radical to usage the aforesaid instrumentality and marque payments wrong the headset.

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The study states that Apple VR volition person 14 cameras for capturing assemblage movements and 2 for capturing a user's legs. The headset reportedly resembles "a brace of skis goggles" and beryllium thinner and lighter than the Quest Pro's 722 grams. 

A large upgrade volition travel with "a diagnostic for users who deterioration glasses, allowing them to magnetically clip connected customized medicine lenses wrong the headset." 

The study besides says the headset volition trust connected a premium blend of fabrics, aluminum, and glass. 

The Information besides reiterated its study that the headset could outgo arsenic overmuch arsenic $3,000 but noted unit connected Apple to revise this due to the fact that Meta's Quest Pro is simply a overmuch cheaper (but inactive expensive) $1,499. 

The study further notes that Apple's VR headset "is apt to acceptable into" its ecosystem of products including AirPods, smartphones, and Apple Watch, and says Apple's estimation for protecting idiosyncratic privateness could besides beryllium an advantage. The headset volition besides reportedly person a debased refresh complaint enactment to conserve artillery beingness akin to the always-on show of its best iPhone, the iPhone 14 Pro and Apple Watch Series 8. 

The headset is expected to beryllium unveiled adjacent year.