In the wake of the anticipated Apple AR/VR headset's swelling list of leaks, Tech Radar heard hints of a realityOS platform that will allegedly provide the device's software foundations — and now trademark filings for that name are turning up.
Trademark Filing of 'realityOS'
Interesting trademark filing information for "realityOS," the name for Apple's next AR/VR headset operating system, has reappeared online, offering a clue as to what Apple may have in store to present at this year's conference which begins in just over one week.
According to Mac Rumors ,Parker Ortolani resurfaced the 2 separate trademark filings [1][2] on Twitter, noting that while both were originally submitted on Dec. 8, 2021, they're both listed with foreign filing date deadlines of June 8, just two days after Apple's main WWDC keynote.
It cannot be a coincidence that the “realityOS” trademark owned by a company that seemingly doesn’t exist and is specifically for “wearable computer hardware” is being filed around the world on June 8, 2022 https://t.co/myoRbOvgJa + https://t.co/AH97r95EMn pic.twitter.com/uvsiZCj2rR
— Parker Ortolani (@ParkerOrtolani) May 29, 2022
The filings from December address "design and development of computer hardware, software, peripherals, and computer and video games" — with "wearable computer hardware" mentioned, Tech Radar reported.
A foreign filing date deadline of June 9 is listed in another filing on the USPTO website.
The filings aren't identified or marked as Apple trademarks, but there are a few signs that they belong to the Cupertino tech behemoth.
The corporation “Realityo Systems LLC” has the exact same address as the shell corporations Apple used to hold onto the macOS California names. It is the Corporation Trust Center of which Apple is in fact a client. https://t.co/HGKKPF7yB4
— Parker Ortolani (@ParkerOrtolani) May 29, 2022
Parker said the filings are under the name "Realityo Systems LLC," and the corporate address used by this company is the same address Apple has used in the past to keep macOS California release names ahead of launch.
Apple's AR/VR Headset
Mac Rumors said that realityOS would first operate on a high-end, specialized AR/VR headset that Apple plans to announce this year or early next year. Apple recently showed out its mixed reality headgear to its board of directors, hinting that the product is nearing completion.
The headset will include two 4K micro-OLED displays, 15 camera modules, powerful CPUs equivalent to M-series chips, eye tracking, hand gesture support, spatial audio, and other features. The headset is likely to cost roughly $3,000 when it releases.
For years, rumors have floated about an Apple headset that mixes virtual reality (enclosed digital worlds) with augmented reality (the digital and real world combined) — also known as mixed reality. Apple CEO Tim Cook gushing about the possibilities of augmented reality in 2018 was one of the first big signals we got.
Is This AR/VR Headset Worth the Hype?
David Nield of Tech Radar believes the mixed reality headgear will be released alongside a lighter pair of Apple Glasses that focus solely on augmented reality. Meanwhile, if the AR/VR headset is the first product to be released, it will almost certainly be expensive: potentially more than $2,000.
In December, Apple made a key recruitment in the field of augmented reality public relations, adding to the proof that these two gadgets exist.
David noted that at this point, it would be shocking if Apple didn't have a mixed reality headset in the works - the issue is, when will we see it? There have been stories of delays until 2023, but given the latest trademark information, he advises bracing yourself for a huge announcement at WWDC 2022 in June.
