'AirPods 3' key components start production, release not expected until late 2021
Supply chain sources are saying that key optical sensors for the "AirPods 3" are now entering production, aimed for a release during the third quarter of 2021.
Ming-Chi Kuo
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Apple AR headset debuts in mid-2022 with lightweight Fresnel lens design, Kuo says
Apple is expected to use Fresnel lenses in its rumored augmented reality headset to increase the device's field of view and keep weight less than 150 grams, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Mike Peterson
Apple's AR headset to feature eye tracking and possible iris recognition tech, Kuo says
Apple's widely rumored augmented reality headset is expected to sport eye tracking hardware as a means of user input, potentially eschewing the need for handheld controllers, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Mikey Campbell
Kuo: Mini LED iPad Pro enters production in April, OLED iPad Air in 2022
Noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects mass production of a rumored Mini LED iPad Pro to begin sometime in mid to late April, adding that the tech giant's tablet line will adopt OLED screen technology in 2022.
AirPods Max expected to sell less than 1 million units in 2021, says analyst
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple has a "dilemma" over AirPods sales in 2021, which is not helped by how relatively few AirPods Max he predicts will be sold.
'AirPods 3' not coming until fall 2021, says Ming-Chi Kuo
After prior predictions of an early 2021 release, Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo now claims that Apple's "AirPods 3" will now not enter mass production until the third quarter of 2021.
Kuo: Apple AR headset to feature 15 cameras for 'pass-through' VR experience, biometrics
Apple's hotly anticipated augmented reality headset will be bristling with cameras to enable a range of advanced AR experiences, biometrics and more, according to well-connected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Apple's $1000 AR headset expected in 2022, 'Apple Glass' in 2025, contact lenses in 2030
Apple will be bringing out its first foray into augmented reality hardware in mid-2022, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo forecasts, which could be followed a few years later by the release of "Apple Glass" in 2025 and contact lenses by 2030.
Malcolm Owen
iPhone not migrating to USB-C or getting Touch ID on power button any time soon
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that market and financial benefits will mean Apple skips USB-C for iPhones, and will also not move Touch ID to the power button at any time in the near future.
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