Apple in talks with Disney, others on VR content for new headset - Bloomberg News


FILE PHOTO A customer stands underneath an illuminated Apple logo as he looks out the window of the Apple store located in central Sydney Australia May 28 2018. REUTERSDavid Gray

FILE PHOTO: A customer stands underneath an illuminated Apple logo as he looks out the window of the Apple store located in central Sydney, Australia, May 28, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray

(Reuters) - Apple Inc was in talks with about half a dozen media partners including Walt Disney Co to develop virtual reality (VR) content for its mixed reality headset, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.

Developed with Sony Group Corp, the headset will have two ultra-high-resolution displays to handle the VR aspects and a collection of external cameras to enable an augmented reality "pass-through mode", the report said.

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