Apple, AR 헤드셋 스타트업 Mira 인수: 보고서

Apple has acquired Mira, a Los Angeles-based AR startup that makes headsets for other companies and the US military, the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing a post from Mira CEO's private Instagram account and a person familiar with the matter.

이는 애플이 XNUMX년 전 아이폰 출시 이후 가장 위험한 내기 중 하나인 비전 프로(Vision Pro)라는 고가의 증강 현실 헤드셋을 공개한 지 하루 만에 메타 플랫폼이 지배하는 시장에 뛰어든 것이다.

Apple's headset will test a market crowded with devices that have yet to gain traction with consumers and put it in direct competition with Facebook-owner Meta after years of clashes between the companies over issues like user privacy and control of developer platforms.

Mira's military contracts include a small agreement with the US Air Force and a $702,351 agreement with the Navy, according to government records and press releases, the Verge report said.

더 버지는 애플이 때때로 소규모 기술 회사를 인수하며 일반적으로 그 목적이나 계획에 대해 논의하지 않는다고 말하면서 인수를 확인했다고 덧붙였습니다.

Apple has brought on at least 11 of Mira's employees as part of the acquisition, according to the report.

Apple, Mira and its CEO Ben Taft did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

Last month, Apple said it has entered a multi-billion-dollar deal with chipmaker Broadcom to use chips made in the United States.

Under the multi-year deal, Broadcom will develop 5G radio frequency components with Apple that will be designed and built in several US facilities, including Fort Collins, Colorado, where Broadcom has a major factory, Apple said.

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