A new report in The Information revealed some new tidbits about Apple’s upcoming augmented and digital actuality headset.

Among different issues, the report particulars options that differentiate Apple’s headset from Meta’s just-announced Quest Pro, which is more likely to be the largest competitor to Apple’s system.

Matching prior stories, The Information’s article says that the headset will seem like a pair of ski goggles. It might be made from “mesh materials, aluminum, and glass” and it is going to be thinner and weigh lower than the Quest Pro. The Information’s sources did not specify a weight, however the Quest Pro weighs 722 grams.

The new headset will scan a person’s irises to allow them to be acknowledged and log into their particular person accounts the moment they placed on the headset. This function would work for a number of customers, making it simple to cross the headset from one individual to a different, for instance. Additionally, the iris-scanning tech might be used to authenticate funds. Meta’s headset will not function Iris scanning.

So in different phrases, it is going to be the headset’s equal of Face ID or Touch ID, the biometric authentication strategies beforehand seen within the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

The headset will even supply lodging for customers who put on glasses. They’ll be capable of “magnetically clip on prescription lenses contained in the headset.”

That won’t be the one approach Apple’s headset scans its wearer. It has beforehand been reported that the system could have 14 cameras. Two, at present’s report claims, will scan the wearer’s legs so the positions of stated legs could be precisely portrayed by a digital avatar.

By distinction, Meta’s not too long ago introduced Quest Pro headset has 4 fewer cameras at 10, and it lacks the leg cameras. It’s widespread in 3D telepresence apps to see floating torsos and faces with no legs, nevertheless it appears Apple may be trying to get away from that normal.

Apple and Meta are poised for a battle over the mixed-reality area. Meta has been within the VR enterprise for seven years, however Apple has a stronger background in AR because of the sensors and developer assist on its iPhones and iPads. And whereas Meta has a big headstart on the software program facet for immersive VR, it is not almost as skilled as Apple in creating {hardware} merchandise.

Meta’s Quest Pro was first revealed on October 11, and it is going to be out there for buy for $1,499.99 beginning October 25. Apple’s headset has confronted a number of delays, however it’s now slated to launch someday in 2023 at the next value.