Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional 2 is within the works with assist for ‘high-end enterprise purposes’ and low latency connectivity, in accordance with Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman. The Cupertino firm is alleged to be engaged on the successor to its first era Imaginative and prescient Professional combined actuality headset that went on sale within the US and different international locations final yr. In the meantime, Apple can also be reportedly growing a refreshed model of the Imaginative and prescient Professional that will likely be extra inexpensive and lighter than the primary mannequin.
Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional 2 Might Be Tethered to Mac Laptop
In contrast to the primary era Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional, which is a wi-fi combined actuality headset, the second era spatial laptop from Apple will likely be tethered to a Mac laptop, Gurman writes within the newest version of his Energy On e-newsletter. That is more likely to be the most important change by way of performance, in accordance with the journalist.
The wired connection is alleged to ship low latency connectivity that may allow assist for superior enterprise purposes, and even stream the contents of a Mac’s show on the Imaginative and prescient Professional 2. Apple was beforehand engaged on a pair of augmented actuality (AR) glasses — additionally tethered to a Mac laptop — however that undertaking has reportedly been scrapped in favour of the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional 2.
In response to Gurman, Apple can also be engaged on a refreshed model of the primary era Imaginative and prescient Professional mannequin, which is lighter. The corporate’s first combined actuality headset can weigh between 600g and 650g, with out the exterior battery pack.
The refreshed mannequin can also be anticipated to be cheaper than the Imaginative and prescient Professional, which prices $3,500 (roughly Rs. 3.01 lakh). Meta’s most costly combined actuality headset prices $500 (roughly Rs. 43,100), which is way decrease, and Apple could possibly be engaged on a less expensive refresh to compete with the Meta Quest 3.
Earlier this month, a report claimed that Apple would launch the Imaginative and prescient Professional 2 mannequin later this yr, and that elements for the headset have been already in manufacturing. Given the lacklustre gross sales of the first-generation Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional and the continued uncertainty associated to tariffs, it stays to be seen how Apple retains up demand for the Imaginative and prescient Professional 2, whether it is launched within the coming months.