--- title: "Details Leak on Apple’s Upcoming VR Headset" description: "According to a new report by The Information, Apple working on a $3,000 ultra-high-resolution virtual reality headset with eye and hand tracking." date: "2021-02-04" modified: "2021-02-04" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/details-leak-on-apples-upcoming-vr-headset" categories: - "Future Society" - "Virtual Reality" tags: - "apple" - "the digest" - "virtual reality" - "vr headset" --- # Details Leak on Apple’s Upcoming VR Headset ![According to a new report by The Information, Apple working on a $3,000 ultra-high-resolution virtual reality headset with eye and hand tracking.]() *\Image: Image via Pixabay/Victor Tangermann\* ## Apple VR According to a new [report by *The Information*](), Apple working on a $3,000 ultra-high-resolution [virtual reality headset](). That would make it far more expensive than other VR headsets currently on the market — but, of course, Apple has a history of redefining product categories with iconic launches. An anonymous source who reportedly has "direct knowledge" of the device in question revealed that the "mixed-reality headset... will be equipped with more than a dozen cameras for tracking hand movements and showing video of the real world to people wearing it, along with ultra-high-resolution 8K displays and advanced technology for tracking eye-tracking technology." In other words, it sounds like Apple is considering a late, iPad-like debut in the VR space — a gamble, essentially, that consumers will put down serious cash for a polished VR experience. ## Premium Pricing Those two eye-blistering 8K displays will likely require high-end hardware to meet the headset's substantial graphical needs, meaning that it will likely be targeting a more niche market. Its $3,000 price tag puts it in line with Microsoft's HoloLens, a business-oriented augmented reality headset that has been in development for several years. The company's second iteration, HoloLens 2, is currently on sale for $3,500. According to *The Information*'s source, Apple's headset will also feature swappable headbands and a mesh material holding a curved visor to the face, design cues that can be seen in Apple's recently released AirPods Max. The tech company is also reportedly working on a pair of lightweight augmented reality glasses that will be shipped as soon as 2022. READ MORE: [New Apple Mixed-Reality Headset Details: Swappable Headbands, Eye-Tracking]() \[*The Information*\] **More on VR headsets:** *[Gaming CEO: Brain Interfaces Will Allow Us to Edit Our Feelings]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()