Apple tried to make a cheap headset for iPhone VR, but scrapped the project
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It was supposed to debut after the iPhone 11 in 2019... What you need to know Apple almost released a cheap VR headset for the iPhone a few years ago. A new report says the company was looking to develop a device to rival Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR for release in 2019. The project was scrapped because of technical issues including problems with head tracking. A new report has revealed that Apple tried to make a cheap VR headset for iPhone to rival Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR, before eventually scrapping the project. A new report Tuesday from The Information into the troubled development of Apple VR claims that the company started developing `a device similar to Google Cardboard or Samsung Gear VR` way back in 2017. The report says the device would have been `a cheap headset` that let people experience VR by using their iPhone as a stereoscopic display `for basic AR and VR experiences.` According to the report, the device was meant to debut after the iPhone ...