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Apple Starts Trial Production of AR Glasses Lenses

Insiders say that The Information. With the lenses, Apple would eventually want to make its glasses, which show digital objects on top of the real world.

According to the sources, the lenses are semi-transparent and slightly thicker than regular spectacle lenses. Apple has been working with Chinese manufacturing partners to make the lenses since 2018, and would now have reached a point where initial production testing can begin.

The current production phase is known as an Engineering Validation Test. In addition, Apple makes thousands of lenses at once, to see if they can be manufactured on a large scale.

Complex

The production process appears to be complex. The lenses consist of several ultra-thin layers that are made of different materials. While placed on top of each other, bubbles and scratches can form.

It is not clear for which device exactly the lenses are intended. According to previous rumors, Apple is working on multiple headsets for augmented and virtual reality. The first model would appear in 2022, after which a thinner variant should be in stores in 2023.


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