Apple to enter metaverse with VR headset 

Apple looks set to reveal a long-awaited virtual reality headset at its Worldwide Developers Conference in California on June 5 

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Price: Around $3,000

Power: M-series processors

Display: Two 1.41 inch micro-OLED screens with resolutions of 4,000 pixels per inch and brightness of 5,000 nits – greater than other high-end headsets available today

More nits means more convincing virtual worlds

Nits comparison Meta Quest 2: 100 PS VR2: 265 Average TV: 450

Digital crown: Can be turned to change from VR to AR views*

Software: Familiar apps such as FaceTime, Calendar, Mail and Safari given 3D overhaul for use in new xrOS operating system

Games: Well-known titles such as No Man’s Sky rumoured to be available

Hand gestures: Headset uses array of more than 10 cameras to read hand gestures and eye movements – used to control apps
   
Lightweight: Battery pack worn around waist helps keep headset lighter and sleeker than rival devices, such as Meta Quest 2

*Virtual Reality (VR): Immersive
3D computer-generated space
Augmented Reality (AR): Computer
graphics overlay real world view
Sources: Independent, MacRumors, TechCrunch

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