Sources say that Apple's XR device is codenamed N301: Heshuo's exclusive OEM, and is expected to be mass produced next year.

CTOnews.com, Nov. 2 (Xinhua)-- Apple is elaborately building its first XR headset (possibly the AR or MR), according to Digitimes. According to people in the supply chain, the expanded reality (XR) device, called N301, will be exclusively assembled by Hutchison and is expected to be in mass production by the end of the first quarter of 2023.

CTOnews.com popular science: XR is extended reality (Extended Reality), which refers to the combination of real and virtual environments and human-computer interaction devices. It is calculated by computer technology and wearable devices, where X represents variables and can be spatial computing technology now or in the future.

It is worth mentioning that XR is actually a general name, including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR). XR is divided into several levels, from a virtual world input through a limited sensor to a completely immersive virtual world.

In addition, people in the industry said that in order to create its first AR head display, Apple did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to cooperate with the supply chain, and even institutional assembly needed to use a semiconductor clean room production line to avoid falling dust and affecting production.