UPCOMING VR/AR OPERATING SYSTEM HAS A NEW NAME

Apple is wrapping up development of its long-rumored, long-delayed mixed reality headset and is gearing up for a launch as soon as early this year, according to Mark Gurman.

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Recent job listings posted by Apple suggest that the company is seeking to fill content creation roles for the device, suggesting that the core technology is set enough that developers, producers, artists, and the like work confidently with it. That's in contrast to the product's state not that long ago, when differing opinions about the product's feature set, specs, and design led to shifting goalposts that would have been a headache for content creators.

Apple's mixed-reality headset is still on track and its future operating system has a new name, according to a report published last week.

Bloomberg claims the name of the operating system has changed from the previously leaked "reality-OS" to "xrOS." XR stands for extended reality-sometimes also called mixed reality-a commonly used catch-all term for both virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), as well as experiences that combine aspects of both.