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Here’s a list of predicted features for Apple’s upcoming extended reality headset

This RealityPro mock-up is courtesy of LeCafeDuGeek.

In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that Apple’s upcoming extended reality headset which — based on trademark filings — is likely to be dubbed the Reality Pro or Reality One will include the following features: 

° The ability to run most of Apple’s existing iPad apps in mixed reality, which blends AR and VR. That includes Books, Camera, Contacts, FaceTime, Files, Freeform, Home, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, Notes, Photos, Reminders, Safari, Stocks, TV and Weather.

° A new Wellness app with a focus on meditation, featuring immersive graphics, calming sounds and voice-overs.

° Being able to run the hundreds of thousands of existing third-party iPad apps from the App Store with either no extra work or minimal modifications. 

° A new portal for watching sports in virtual reality as part of Apple’s push into streaming live games and news. 

° A large gaming focus, including top-tier titles from existing third-party developers for Apple’s other devices.

° A feature to use the headset as an external monitor for a connected Mac. 

° Advanced videoconferencing and virtual meeting rooms with realistic avatars, ideally making users feel like they’re interacting in the same place. 

° New collaboration tools via the Freeform app that let users work on virtual whiteboards and go over material together.

° A new VR-focused Fitness+ experience for working out while wearing the headset (though this feature likely won’t arrive until later).

° A way to watch video while immersed in a virtual environment, such as a desert scene or in the sky. 

° Users will also be able to operate the headset in several different ways, including by hand and eye control and Siri. It also will work with a connected keyboard or controls from another Apple device.

° It will have a new proprietary charging connector and use an external battery.

He adds that these features will be accompanied by a wave of apps from third-party developers. Apple is planning to unveil a software development kit and Mac-based headset simulator at June’s Worldwide Developers Conference,

This info from Gurman is from the free edition of “Power On”. If you like it, consider subscribing to Bloomberg.com—you’ll receive the newsletter earlier and get exclusive access to a Q&A section.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.