A supposed supply chain info leaker did an AMA on reddit and claimed these were in development and targeting 2019. I don't trust that the leaker was legit, but I would not be surprised to see if the Kuo guy confirms it sooner than later based on Tim's quote. That is right out of Steve Jobs' playbook of saying something isn't ready/good or is dumb, until Apple made it.
Apple CEO Tim Cook: Technology Doesn't Exist to do AR Smart Glasses 'In a Quality Way'
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thealkimist
macrumors regular
Doesn't matter - it's physically not possible yet. Transistors need to go smaller than silicon.
So they don't know how to make them or even what they could be used for?
FelixDerKater
macrumors 68040
Is there also no OLED screen good enough for iPhone?
UltimaKilo
macrumors 65816
I agree that the tech is way off, and not a year away like the article suggests. Maybe in 3-5 years it will be different, but right now AR is still in Alpha.
vertsix
macrumors 68000
all of that can be sped up or achieved with $$$
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i don't have $200,000,000,000 sorry
BvizioN
macrumors 603
Isn't that pretty obvious? Sure the technology may not exist today and he could be right but that should not suggest they are not working on it, for a release say in the next 3 to 4 years. The keyword my friend is Today
Soccertess
macrumors 65816
OMG, they only ship quality products? WTF is siri then? Also, dongles suck along with their new macs that priorities design over practical day-to-day features like... wait for it, wait for it..... USB port, magsafe 2, hdmi, real processor, etc..
I'm so sick of Apple products. They aren't even useful anymore, Apple is a fashion accessory company!
I'm so sick of Apple products. They aren't even useful anymore, Apple is a fashion accessory company!
Dekema2
macrumors 6502a
With all of the money in the Apple war chest, why don't they spend some of it working on something like these?
This is the Apple I remember. Can't innovate my ass?
Yeah I think so. Who cares about talking speakers and phones that are paper thin. It feels like the past 5 years have been nothing but the same stuff. ARKit is nice, but it's not creating reality, only projecting it in a 2-D space. And even the pictures I showed above are rudimentary concepts without physical characteristics.
Barring a potential iCar unveiling, I bet that by the time we go to Mars with Elon Musk, the current products Apple makes today will be their bread and butter. Even worse, I'm only 21 now. I hoe when I'm 61, smart glasses will not be all the rage. I want to see holograms become ancient technology by then!!!
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My point exactly!!!
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flat five
macrumors 603
heh, that's gotta be the single worst Apple product i've ever spent money on.. and i spend money on it about once per year.
likewise, i bet it's the worst reviewed/rated product at Apple's store:
idk, i'll be glad when i'm no longer dealing with magsafe..
just my personal experience with the product.. it might be good in a highly controlled environment (house or occasional office use)..
it doesn't fare so well in other settings..
fairuz
macrumors 68020
They could just copy it if someone else gets close but then make a better version.
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Same. I'm bored of this stuff. Smartphones were exciting from 2007-2010, with somewhat interesting improvements from 2010-2012. Smartphone accessories were of some interest last year. Now everyone makes the same stuff, and you just pick whichever has the nicest UI. But I don't even care enough to bother buying anything.
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flat five
macrumors 603
in 40 years, there will be core technology that very few people can even imagine today.
for example, go back 40 years to 1977..
maybe 6 people in the world foresaw the internet.. smartphones? ha!
in 1977, the future in many people's mind was flying cars.. way off.
fairuz
macrumors 68020
First gen iPhone and iPad were great. The watch was a piece of garbage, though. Way more GUI lag than I ever thought an Apple product could have, and that took away whatever small amount of slick factor it had.
brianvictor7
macrumors 65816
They'd be telling the truth. This has been a LONG time coming. Sounds like it will be longer yet.
Dekema2
macrumors 6502a
You're right. 50 years ago computers were as big as the kitchen refrigerator too.
I wish I chose a more challenging STEM major 4 years ago to capitalize on the R&D. The silver lining is that I have the chance to do that in graduate school.
That aside the hologram stuff might even be too current for the future and we'll get technology that's even more powerful. If you're a designer, or a product/mechanical engineer or even a kid who wants to see concepts in 3D, which you really can't do today, this would be the tool to do it.
fairuz
macrumors 68020
The connector itself, the magnetic thing that prevents tripping, is great, just not the cable. Like the Lightning cable, it's so fragile that you have to think they're making them break on purpose. And also the connector's license sucks; you end up having to pay a ton to buy from Apple.
x-evil-x
macrumors 603
basically you are saying apple will wait till other companies come out with the technology. Wait a few years and improve the quality of it to a really good level.
So does apple not innovate anymore?
flat five
macrumors 603
yep, i’ve been wanting this stuff (in your pictures) for quite some time.
i’ve tried a few of my projects/designs (3d models) on an app called Sketchfab which is hooked up to ARkit.
it’s really cool but nowhere near what we want it to be or need it to be. (not meaning this app in particular.. meaning AR in general)
someone earlier in the thread said AR is currently in alpha. i would agree with that.
Soccertess
macrumors 65816
I think ALL of Apple's cords suck. I would save 100 dollars a year and get some of the puddy or some of the silicone covers that stop the fray. Google some alternatives, I started buying them about 4 years back, and now my cords NEVER break! Honestly, if Apple spent 50 cents, those ratings could be 4/5. But Apple goes cheap, and goes design over function.. AGAIN!
flat five
macrumors 603
hmm. for me, it’s the connector.
there are tiny spring loaded contacts inside of it. once those start wearing out, or get dust in them, the connection can get real finicky and you start propping up the cable to particular angles just to get a charge. a few months of that then it’s done.
Piggie
macrumors G3
So who decides when something is best?
Why did they release iPhone one, when if they waited 10 years they could have released iPhone 10 ?
Why did anyone ever develop a car to sell, until they could make electric hover cars?
At any point in history, you develop/make/sell what you can make at that point in time, given the technology/knowledge at that point in time.
He really does talk some bull.
Why did they release iPhone one, when if they waited 10 years they could have released iPhone 10 ?
Why did anyone ever develop a car to sell, until they could make electric hover cars?
At any point in history, you develop/make/sell what you can make at that point in time, given the technology/knowledge at that point in time.
He really does talk some bull.
my first gen rMB still works perfectly and i see no reason to upgrade.
YaBe
Cancelled
Yes they just need to use EPGL patented Smart Lenses!
Have had 0 issue with my 1st gen watch and still rocking it today, could be faster, but 0 issue, the rMB had its issue like ANY product, nothing more, I do not get your point.
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Didn't know he was engineering them?
Jokes aside, technology takes time, no matter who you are. They created the iPad back in 2002, but put it aside, because technology and the market wasn't ready. 8 years later, it was out - and that was under steve.
If they release something half arsed, people will bitch as well, you can never win
