Recent ‘realityOS’ trademarks hint that Apple is getting closer to the announcement of an AR/VR headset

At the start of the year, a handful of developers, including Steve Troughton-Smith, found references to “,” Apple’s long-rumored augmented and virtual reality headset operating system. Now, more than a week before the start The name has reappeared in the trademark filings apparently in connection with the company.

On Friday, Vox Media product manager took to Twitter to share two US Patent and Trademark Office filings he found registered by a company called Realityo Systems LLC. As Parker and others have pointed out, there is evidence that Realityo Systems is a shell company created by Apple to hide its tracks.

First, there is a June 8 foreign filing deadline for both trademarks, just two days after the start of WWDC 2022. In addition, as noted by Realityo Systems LLC shares the same address as Yosemite Research LLC, the shell company Apple used to provide trademark protection for previous versions of the macOS operating system, including . Another interesting piece of evidence is that in several countries, Realityo Systems has filed a trademark that includes a factOS logo written in Apple’s signature San Francisco font.

The timing of the filings suggests that Apple is approaching a day when it feels comfortable sharing details of its augmented and virtual reality ambitions. However, we would be cautious of expecting an announcement as early as next week. His latest , By Bloomberg Mark Gurman predicts the company won’t hold “a comprehensive presentation” of its mixed reality headset at WWDC. In fact, he said he would be “cautious to expect” such an announcement from the company. Gurman previous report that Apple is considering pushing the device back to 2023 due to ongoing development issues. However, the company is clearly moving forward with the project.