Apple Reality-series headsets' 2023 debut rumors gain traction in latest production-related leaks

Apple's potential metaverse aspirations are projected to kick off in earnest with the launch of its Reality and/or Reality Pro: alleged first-gen headsets with the OEM's signature design gloss and seamless hardware/software integration. The impression of the latter may be reinforced with a slew of job openings currently advertised by the Cupertino giant.

The roles seem to span the gamut of augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) product creation, from prototyping through development to software and (unsurprisingly, as this is Apple under discussion here) services. Apple also now seems to have a plan for the fruits of the resulting labor.

According to the Taiwanese industry blog DigiTimes, the contract to assemble Apple's first ever piece of 'Reality-series' hardware, a headset with the code-name N301, has been secured in its entirety by Pegatron.

This manufacturer is also associated with the production of iPhone 14-series hardware, and is now also tipped to start mass production of this inaugural AR/VR device in the first quarter of 2023.

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