The company has enlisted
Hollywood directors such as Jon Favreau to develop video content for a headset that it is expected to ship next year
Apple plans to unveil
software tools that would allow apps to add new camera and voice functionality
Laying the groundwork for
a hands-free interface that customers will eventually be able to navigate on the headset
The planned headset will
thrust Apple into an emerging competition to define the future of mixed reality.
Microsoft, Google and
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, are in various stages of developing software and hardware
Last year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
dropped Facebook as his company’s name and committed it to building a concept known as the metaverse