CNet:
First came VR. Then came a wave of AR headsets that were high-priced and full of promises of wild mixed reality worlds. Apple now seems to be readying its own pair of smart glasses, at long last, seven years after Google Glass and four years after the debut of Oculus Rift. These reports have extended back for several years, including a story broken by CNET's Shara Tibken in 2018.
Apple has been in the wings all this time without any headset at all, although the company's aspirations in AR have been clear and well-telegraphed on iPhones and iPads for years. Each year, Apple's made significant strides on iOS with its AR tools.
The article dives into these topics at some depth:
Will Apple Glass succeed where Google Glass failed?
(Score: 2) by looorg on Saturday May 30 2020, @11:58PM (1 child)
How are the glasses going to read the QR-codes if there is no camera? Is the LIDAR (laser) going to scan them?
(Score: 2, Touché) by Boxbot on Sunday May 31 2020, @12:16AM
The leak is rather vague on details, so short answer, I don't know. I have heard of LIDAR units that combine each range return with an RGB value so it's not impossible? Though it's more likely Apple will include cameras and pinky-promise not to store the video data.
did I ... did I miss anything important?