Apple Glass ‘virtual reality’ specs rumoured to launch in March 2021 for £410

APPLE'S long-rumoured "smart spectacles" are expected to cost around $499/£410 when they launch in March 2021, insiders claim.

The augmented reality headset is supposedly called Apple Glass – and remains a top-secret project.

They're reportedly designed to overlay computer-generated images onto the real world around you.

Augmented reality is when virtual images are placed on top of real-world views.

A simple example is a Snapchat filter, or the Pokémon Go game.

Putting AR inside a pair of spectacles could be the next step in portable computing, potentially replacing the smartphone.

Augmented reality glasses (like Microsoft's HoloLens) lets you see objects in the real world that aren't really thereCredit: Microsoft

Now respected industry analyst and leaker Jon Prosser says that these devices are going to be called Apple Glass.

And they're said to retail for $499 – which is about £410 in the UK, though £499 seems likelier.

Speaking on his Front Page Tech show on YouTube, Prosser said that prescription lenses will be available for an additional cost.

And he says that they could be announced as soon as September, alongside the iPhone 12.

However, he also thinks it's more likely that the Apple Glass will be announced in March 2021 – if social distancing is still in place for September.

In any case, the Apple Glass headset isn't expected to land in stores until the final quarter of 2021.

Prosser previously claimed that the Apple Glass will be 5G-ready.

That means they'll reportedly be capable of supporting the ultra-fast internet speeds offered by new 5G networks.

Constantly scanning the environment and adding sophisticated CGI onto the real-world could require very fast internet speeds – which would justify the addition of 5G.

It would also mean that the glasses would be capable of being used even when apart from a paired iPhone.

The Apple Glasses are expected to look like traditional spectacles, which would be a contrast to bulky AR and VR headsets we've seen previously.

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