He was appointed to this position after Apple faced obstacles in developing its first VR headset.
Apple announced last month that hardware director Dan Riccio was on a “new project.” Bloomberg has now provided details on a new project that Dan Riccio is working on.
Details on the mysterious Apple project overseen by Dan Riccio
The source writes that Riccio is currently busy “overseeing the team developing Apple’s future augmented and virtual reality headsets.” After Apple faced obstacles in developing its first headset, he was appointed to this position, which will be “a high-end VR-focused device with some augmented reality capabilities.”
Apple executives hope Riccio’s hardware expertise will help overcome these obstacles, but Mike Rockwell continues to lead the day-to-day work on the project. He currently has a team of “over a thousand engineers” working on Apple AR and VR headsets.
Also, Apple has informed staff that it is handing over the group working on its own displays and camera technology to Johny Srouji, the executive currently in charge of processors and cellular modems.
According to the latest data, the Apple headset will cost about $ 3,000, while it will be equipped with the most advanced hardware.
