Apple's Reality Pro headset could debut earlier than anticipated

Photo Credit: Smartprix The mixed-reality headset that Apple is rumored to be releasing at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June is currently one of the company's worst-kept secrets. When the device will really go on sale is less certain, but a recent story may have just revealed this top-secret information. The data was obtained from a report on the Reality Pro headset that was recently published in Taiwan's Economic Daily News (machine translation). According to that story, Apple is allegedly in the "final sprint" to complete the product, indicating that it is almost ready to be delivered. Photo Credit: Smartprix Interesting enough, the story indicates that GIS, a Foxconn subsidiary, will be attaching the lenses to the Reality Pro. According to the study, GIS anticipates launching a metaverse product "from the second quarter" of 2023. It is assumed that such ambiguous comment alludes to Apple's headset. The second quarter goes through the end of June 2023, thus the headset might be released just a few weeks after WWDC begins on June 5. Given the numerous issues the headset is believed to have had, even as recently as early this month, that would be a fairly brief window of time. Having said that, Economic Daily News gives a little leeway in terms of the shipping date. According to a statement further down in the paper, "mass production and shipment will begin in the second and third quarters." July 1 to September 30 make up the third quarter. However, even that deadline may be too far off. According to recent claims made by Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, Apple will be content to get the headset on store shelves in time for the Christmas despite the numerous delays it has encountered. Gurman had previously predicted that the device will be unveiled in March and begin shipping in September. Also Read: Dates, What to Expect, and Is the Mixed-Reality Headset Coming for Apple WWDC 2023 are Confirmed. But according to the report from Economic Daily News, at least one business is confident that the Reality Pro will launch this summer. A June release by Apple would be a remarkable turnaround for a product that had previously appeared to be beset by problems and delays.