Oculus Rift, the inventor of the virtual reality helmet, co-founder of Oculus Palmer Lucky, said that Apple is satisfied with the VR helmet, which has not yet been officially introduced. reported that twitter.
“Apple’s headset is extremely good,” he said. Lucky also noted that there is a great deal of confidence within Apple in the successful launch of the VR headset.
According to this 9to5Mac, the first in-house testers were able to test the device. According to sources, they were also “shocked” by the new device.
At the same time, Lucky has not directly confirmed that he has personally seen or used an Apple headset. 9to5Mac journalists consider this option unlikely due to Apple’s secrecy regarding new products. In their opinion, the inventor was able to communicate with Apple developers and testers.
Lucky founded Oculus, one of the first startups to achieve mainstream success in AR/VR headsets. Oculus was acquired by Facebook for $2 billion in 2014 (the owner of Meta is considered an extremist and is banned in Russia) Lucky launched the Oculus Rift in 2016 while working at Facebook.
In March 2017, Lucky retired from Facebook and ended his relationship with Oculus. The businessman later founded Anduril Industries in partnership with a number of former Oculus executives. The startup is developing technologies for defensive autonomous systems.
It was previously reported that Apple’s first VR headset called Reality Pro was introduced. handle about 4 thousand dollars or about 320 thousand rubles. at the current rate.
The new gadget is expected to be unveiled at the WWDC developer conference, which will be held from June 5-9.