Apple WWDC: Mixed reality headset among announcements expected at tech giants event
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The tech giants WWDC showcase is usually reserved for software reveals - notably the next major updates for its iPhones, iPads, and Macs - but this year fresh hardware is on the cards. Augmented reality instead places digital elements into the real world - you play around with this all the time on your phone through things like the Ikea app, Snapchat filters, and Pokemon Go. Mixed reality has already proved to be an expensive proposition - Metas premium Quest Pro headset, which is more targeted towards industry and education than entertainment, launched at £1,499 last October. Its been tipped to boast 4K resolution images, full body motion tracking, half a dozen cameras to provide views of the outside world, and the same kind of powerful M2 chips seen in its Macs. The biggest new software feature rumoured is a landscape mode for when your iPhone is charging, which would essentially turn it into a smart display, similarly to Googles new Pixel Tablet.
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