Since a few years ago Google made a failed attempt to introduce augmented reality glasses to the market, we have witnessed numerous rumors that Apple was managing its own. A good part of these rumors have been fueled by Apple’s insistence on showing us its progress in this area of RA. Now we could be before the first certainty of these glasses and other related devices.
First images of Apple AR accessories
From MacRumors they have been able to access a leaked photo of iOS 14. In it you can see a kind of controller for a headset or glasses of Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality. We remember that both technologies differ in that the first one shows the real world with overlapping objects, while the second is a completely virtual world.
This could be the controller of what translated into Spanish would be headphones, but they are not really headphones as we understand by that word but a helmet like the HTC Vive. Precisely the hardware of that device has been used by Apple in the past to carry out internal tests, as they stated since Bloomberg three years ago. In any case, it could be directly related to AR glasses, a product that has been said to have been canceled and resumed on numerous occasions.
The very medium that has published this photograph has practically ruled out the possibility that this is the final controller that reaches the public with the new accessories, since its design does not seem to go too closely with the line of designs that Apple maintains. For this reason it is said that this command would actually be used for internal tests in the company.
iOS 14 has already revealed new data
Several weeks ago, a multitude of iOS 14 news leaked from the development code of this operating system, which will not be presented until WWDC 2020 in June. Among this sea of information came “Gobi”, an app that Apple would be testing in order to test augmented reality experiences in its new accessories using a sequence of QR codes.
Among these experiences, a particular bowling game stood out that could be played in a crosswalk. Obviously this is a test, since we understand how dangerous it would be to use this type of accessory on public roads where cars and other pedestrians pass. In fact, it could only be activated at a junction near Apple Park, so it is understood that it is part of the internal tests. However, it helps us to check to what extent this software seems to be developed in accordance with the hardware.
We will have no choice but to wait for the WWDC to take place, this year also online as a preventive measure in the face of the health alert that affects everyone due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Precisely this virus could be guilty of this technology suffering some delay in its development, although it is evident that sooner rather than later we will finally end up seeing this bombshell prepared by the firm directed by Tim Cook.