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It turned out that Sony’s organic EL (OLED) display is expected to be installed in the head-mounted display (HMD) that Apple is said to be developing.
Sony plays a central role in supply
According to the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, it has been revealed that Sony’s OLED micro display will be used in the HMD that Apple plans to release in 2021. The specific name of the HMD is unknown, but I think it is either the “Apple glasses” that have been rumored to be developed by Apple for many years or the “AR headset” that has been rumored to be sold in advance. Has been done.
The media said that it is an “HMD compatible with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)” and that it will be “a mechanism to project the image displayed on the display to the lens in front of you using engineering technology”. ..
With annual sales of tens of millions of units expected, Sony is expected to become the “earning head” next to image sensors for smartphones.
Will Apple Glass appear in the first half of 2021?
There have long been observations that Apple AR devices will appear in the not too distant future.
John Prosser, who is familiar with leak information, also pointed out in May that “Apple glasses are being developed with the goal of launching from March to June 2021”, Q4 2020 (October to December) It was announced at the event in the first quarter of 2021 (January to March) and is expected to be released for 499 dollars (about 52,680 yen) (The event in the fourth quarter of 2020 was held the other day, so early Both are likely to be in the first quarter of 2021).
It is also reported that in July 2020, lenses for AR devices have completed the trial production stage and are already in production trials.
Source: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun
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