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The "Sword of Damocles" head-mounted display, the original augmented reality headset, circa 1968.

Enlarge / The "Sword of Damocles" head-mounted display, the original augmented reality headset, circa 1968. (credit: Ivan Sutherland)

Apple may delay the launch of its first mixed reality headset, according to Bloomberg.

Multiple sources had previously claimed that the device was likely to launch in 2022, and Apple seemed poised to introduce its new mixed reality platform to developers at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this June.

But according to "people familiar with the situation" with whom Bloomberg reporters Mark Gurman, Takashi Mochizuki, and Debby Wu spoke, the announcement of the new headset could fall to "the end of 2022 or later, with the product hitting shelves by 2023."

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