Apple's long-rumored Apple Glass headset is still some time away from appearing in front of early adopters

In fact, thanks to Ross Young, founder and CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, we may now be getting our first look at some of the specs for the glasses

"We have heard from multiple sources that Apple is pursuing AR/VR glasses using Sony's microOLED," he tweeted

"05", 1280x960 resolution, 1H'22 intro What do you think?" He later clarified that the Sony part is dedicated to AR" It uses projection optics inside the glasses"

As AppleInsider points out, Sony's website has a product that seems to match Young's description: the ECX337A model has a contrast ratio of 100,000:1 and a maximum brightness of 1,000 cd/m2, and the company certainly highlights its potential in AR and VR

The PlayStation VR as well as the Personal 3D Viewer have separate OLED displays for displaying content, similar to Apple Glass

Young himself has a reasonable track record with such leaks, especially when it comes to Apple's screen technology He was one of the first to predict that the iPhone 12 would not feature a 120 Hz screen (but good news for Apple fans: he predicts that the iPhone 13 will feature a dynamic refresh rate)

As for Apple Glass, it remains a rather vague product, with only a series of interesting patents tracking what it can and cannot do

For example, Apple is trying to solve the difficult problem of tracking eye movements without a camera in order to save battery life The glasses also have several potential features related to navigation Among them is the left-field idea of using subtle audio cues to suggest the direction you should head The latest patent we saw relates to product comparisons, where you can pick up two products in a store and overlay the details of each

It is not certain whether these ideas will appear in Apple Glass or indeed in other Apple products on the market The company has been granted many patents, not all of which will obviously be utilized However, it is clear that CEO Tim Cook believes strongly in the future of AR, and he once called the technology "the next big thing, and it will permeate our entire lives"