I doubt they will have a camera for privacy reasons. Although it would be nice to shoot photos or videos from your point of view. $499 would be a great price. I thought they will be around $1500. Will wait until Version 2 or 3, when all app developers were able to implement nice features for the glass.
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'Apple Glass' Rumored to Start at $499, Support Prescription Lenses, and More
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yup already being done as well as presentation notes, etc.
Focals by North
Introducing Focals, custom-built smart glasses with a holographic display only you can see. Stay connected to the people, places, and things that matter most.
Apple’s conundrum is precisely the look of the glasses. Do they make them look like real glasses and disguise the fact that they are smart glasses with sensors or do they make them distinctive enough so that consumers recognize an Apple Glass user from across the room?
One of the biggest reasons why Apple Watch, AirPods and even the iconic white EarPods are so successful is due to their recognizability. Can Apple replicate that formula without turning off people and scaring them away from technology that can potentially break personal privacy barriers?
Still not innovative. Already in market and cross platform. Apple is always the second mouse who gets the cheese.
Focals by North
Introducing Focals, custom-built smart glasses with a holographic display only you can see. Stay connected to the people, places, and things that matter most.
I can’t believe this. Apple glasses are going to be some VR/AR Headset like the oculus go/quest is or something like that. No way another fashion accessory with 2050 tech in it.
it better have 1 killer feature and tons of useful stuff or it will flop...imagine walking around with an iPhone, apple watch and this?? seems like overkill
This is the only advantage it needs. Can’t you see? There are plenty of times during my work where I could benefit from a hands and arms free display.
I’ll probably jump in on the 3rd or 4th iteration just like the Apple Watch, first gen often leave much to be desired
The last time I got excited about anything from Apple properly was iOS7. The ship has long since sailed.
I mean, generally though why leak everything important and worth noting now? Why not just announce it already. There’s definitely a reason, ‘leaks’ nowadays are done on purpose.
Another day, another useless Jon Prosser prediction.
Why won't this guy just go away?
Why won't this guy just go away?
This is literally everything I expected. Some of this definitely isn’t new, we’ve seen references to Starboard already in iOS. Most curious about the physical design. Holo Lens style won’t do it, it has to be a “normal” to other members of society form factor
I am amazed at all the naysayers on here with regards to AR. Like, do you literally think we are at the apex point of computing and there is nowhere else to go? The form factors are final? This is the best we can do? No mate, some mixed reality is clearly the next logical evolutionary leap here, just as pad form devices were to the keyboard and mouse. What’s the use case? Have you literally never seen a Marvel movie? We’re aiming for Tony Stark here, not Google Glass. Getting it right is the tricky part.
I am amazed at all the naysayers on here with regards to AR. Like, do you literally think we are at the apex point of computing and there is nowhere else to go? The form factors are final? This is the best we can do? No mate, some mixed reality is clearly the next logical evolutionary leap here, just as pad form devices were to the keyboard and mouse. What’s the use case? Have you literally never seen a Marvel movie? We’re aiming for Tony Stark here, not Google Glass. Getting it right is the tricky part.
No doubt the Pride rainbow one will be a big seller. Great colour combo to have on ones face
Interesting how 9to5mac *still* doesn’t do any of his reports. I haven’t seen them report on him or give him credit on anything for the last month. Are they holding a grudge?? If I got on their page now, nothing is up. Whereas MR and AI have it plain as day. This is a pretty big leak
Just a lack of vision on apple’s part. Lol. Can’t say I know enough to say much other than first gen will suck. Probably lives off iPhone like the watch. I’d be curious enough to try.
I'd be interested in a HUD embedded in the glasses to relay some app data on the iPhone, but AR? Not the least bit interested
Unless they can come out with contacts that can autocorrect your vision, this will be a dud.
I’m still trying to see (pun intended) the utility in this product as a mass consumer gadget. Specialized scenarios are specialized but as a mass market consumer electronics good will it succeed? We will see. Myself, I don’t intend to buy it.
Google Glasses was a total failure because the price was insanely high ($2K as I recall) and there was no software for it.
I feel like this product has immense possibilities for dealing with harassment and abuse, both sexual and police. No longer will it be that we just have one party accusing the other of harassment and the other denying it and having to just believe one or the other with no evidence. It'll be like having a dash cam in your car - when somebody harasses you, you tap a button and the last ten minutes of what you saw and heard are stored to iCloud.
This will always help the honest party, whether it's a falsely accused person or person who is dismissed because their attacker has powerful connections. Getting first person video should make it particularly powerful emotionally.
Who the heck will be doing your prescription lenses? The same jokers who are contracted to build the butterfly keyboards (Doctor, "Why am I seeing in triplicate?" Don't worry, it was a feature with the keyboard. It is normal).
Or the ones who built the white spot in the iPad displays? Or the ones who put the too short cable in the laptop? Lots of possibilities, none of which will help your vision.
Or the ones who built the white spot in the iPad displays? Or the ones who put the too short cable in the laptop? Lots of possibilities, none of which will help your vision.
Not having my hopes up, but I am curious and willing to entertain that these might be good. Particularly:
- I could have some use for these even just for augmented reality navigation. I do stuff that keeps my hands occupied and where it's impractical (but not impossible) to have screens around.
- Tech has shelf life. Thus, pushing these back just because of an announcement half a year sounds a bit odd. Not that it could not be done especially since that can be used to improve software, but...
- $500 price isn't that bad if they work well and provide enough use cases. Competitors I've looked at for my use cases would cost way more.
- Okay... curious to see about that battery life.