on Back Burner Apple’s iPhone shifts focus to making a cheaper mixed reality headset.

Bloomberg reports “technical challenges” put Apple’s iPhone-subverting augmented reality glasses project on the back burner as it shifts focus to making a cheaper mixed reality headset.

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Apple reportedly shelved its plans to release AR glasses any time soon

Obama, McCain and Science US scientists are breathing a collective sigh of relief. In a little more than two months the era of George W. Bush will be over. For the better part of his eight years in office science and technology were, to put it mildly, on the back burner. The DW-WORLD Article http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evzj94I44va89pI0 Expert Warns Against Putting Climate Fight on the Back Burner Reporters Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner By BRIAN STELTER Almost halfway into 2008, the three network evening newscasts have shown 181 weekday minutes of Iraq coverage, compared with 1,157 minutes for all of 2007.

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In a position of low priority. For example, I haven't forgotten his letter; I've just put it on a back burner for now. This term alludes to a cook's putting items requiring less attention at the back of the stove. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] Also see front burner.