'Apple Glass' Rumored to Start at $499, Support Prescription Lenses, and More

[stevet]

Seems like we know quite a bit about this except what it actually does!

I think, like most things, is that there will be a ton of uses for this that will vary across business and entertainment.
One example I can think of is repair or assembly, what if the you look at a piece of gear and it displays the schematics, assembly instructions, troubleshooting guides, etc... Many other entertaining/learning examples I could think of that could be useful.

 

[MacBH928]

Hello to readers of this thread ten years from now.

I can see your logic, but so far we haven't seen any kind of success on the "tech glasses", in fact Google's failed big time and no one else even attempted.

Everyone complains Apple doesn't innovate anymore, and then when we finally hear about something that's new and innovative and people complain that it'll be a flop. it's Apple... they don't do flops, think about it...

Off the top of my head:
1) Apple Ping
2) G4 Cube
3) Apple Pippin

 

[Unity451]

So, Tim, has been wearing these for months and no one noticed.

Maybe Steve wore them for years too, and we didn't notice that either.

 

[jayducharme]

I recently had to get a new pair of prescription glasses which set me back $1000. They're just regular glasses. At that price, Apple's version looks like a bargain.

 

[GermanSuplex]

I am strongly inclined to say “This looks stupid and way overpriced”, but Apple has a way of demoing something and having me check my bank account once the pre-order date is mentioned.

 

[rhyzome]

Wallet, Watch, Spectacles...

What will Apple replace next?

 

[TheSuperE]

Whoa... this is much sooner than expected. Feels false... also I hope that neither of these glasses is how the final product will look. Frankly I'm hoping Apple invents a new style for glasses that becomes vogue because modern glasses all look terrible to my tastes.

Also, now that the name has been leaked, I think we can all agree it's terrible and must therefore be the fake name, or else was the name but is no longer now that it has been leaked, so hopefully we get something with a great name.

iSee would be a million times better... anyone got any better names?

Apple iSight!

Bring back the name! iSight is back in a new form!

iGlasses seemed the most obvious.

 

[EddieDeez]

Last thing I need is to forget to charge my glasses before work. I'll pass.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

I wonder how it's supposed to read those custom Gobi AR QR codes without a camera, though...

I’m thinking you’ll raise your phone, the glasses will detect the phone in view, then enable the phone’s camera to capture the QR code. As long as utilizing the camera requires a clear action that people realize means “I’m pointing a lens at you now”, there’s much less ”creep” factor that would cause resistance.

 

[Nimoy]

Last thing I need is to forget to charge my glasses before work. I'll pass.

That's a very premature pass!

 

[jouster]

I hope there will be a monocle option for the aristocratic among us.

 

[Ultramove69]

I'm not sure anyone is asking for this. Will be interesting, never thought I'd want a watch but here I am sporting a stainless steel version.

 

[coop3422]

Depending what they charge for prescriptions, I'd absolutely get a pair of these. I've been on Android for the last decade, depending on what these do, this could be what brings me back.

 

[Jury]

It better not look like an ordinary glass with cheap material.

 

[ipedro]

I think this may be a flop.

Weren‘t you the one who called the Apple Watch “a flop”? I bet we’ll also find you saying that Apple was doomed after the iPod introduction.

 

[Scottsoapbox]

Everyone complains Apple doesn't innovate anymore, and then when we finally hear about something that's new and innovative and people complain that it'll be a flop. it's Apple... they don't do flops, think about it...

It's new to Apple. It's not actually new.

(Que all the Apple does it later but better comments. It's still not new so argue separate points elsewhere.)

 

[ipedro]

It better not look like an ordinary glass with cheap material.

The more they look like ordinary glasses, the better they’ll do.

People generally don’t want to wear technology on their faces out in public. These need to be fashion first devices that augment your appearance like a pair of stylish glasses do.

On your second point, I very much doubt Apple will use “cheap material”.

 

[Rogifan]

More people skeptical of this leak even though this guy has been pretty spot on recently.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1262787562583871489

 

[jlozoya]

Apple Watch, AirPods and Apple Glass will replace the iPhone completely in a few years. That’s obviously the game plan.

Correct, which to me is most exciting. A post-screen wearable future seems like the obvious trajectory here.

 

[DoubleFlyaway]

I'm curious to see how much will Apple charge for prescription lenses.

Right? Especially for those of us who need really high prescriptions are normally get ultra high index lenses— and in my case progressive ultra high index lenses— not sure Apple will get that specialized.

 

[criticasm]

Everyone complains Apple doesn't innovate anymore, and then when we finally hear about something that's new and innovative and people complain that it'll be a flop. it's Apple... they don't do flops, think about it...

New & innovative... ahem
Google Glass??
Microsoft Hololense???

They don't do flops... *inhales
Apple III
Lisa
Macintosh
Macintosh TV
Pippin
QuickTake
Newton
20th Anniversary Mac ($10k in 1997!!)
USB "puck" mouse
Titanium PowerBook (plastic hinge broke)
G4 Cube
Mighty Mouse (scrollball failure)
iPod Shuffle 3rd gen
Ping
Solid Gold Apple Watch
MacBook 12"
Butterfly keyboard & Touchbar
Homepod

Forget Apple Glass, folks like you are already wearing rose coloured ones.

 

[giggles]

If it was supposed to be one-more-thing-ed as early as next September, it’s not that hard to believe somebody “under VP level” would know about the marketing name...the price could be an educated guess..

As for all the other info, I bet they started working on actual prototypes the minute they had LIDAR modules available...so probably at the same time they started experimenting with LIDAR on the iPad Pro 2020 and iPhone 12 Pro...we’re talking 1-2 years ago..

 

[Expos of 1969]

New & innovative... ahem
Google Glass??
Microsoft Hololense???

They don't do flops... *inhales
Apple III
Lisa
Macintosh
Macintosh TV
Pippin
QuickTake
Newton
20th Anniversary Mac ($10k in 1997!!)
USB "puck" mouse
Titanium PowerBook (plastic hinge broke)
G4 Cube
Mighty Mouse (scrollball failure)
iPod Shuffle 3rd gen
Ping
Solid Gold Apple Watch
MacBook 12"
Butterfly keyboard & Touchbar
Homepod

Forget Apple Glass, folks like you are already wearing rose coloured ones.

Get ready for a barrage of negativity from devotees...

 

[ignatius345]

The pretend push back against this, (when Google touted the idea years ago), IIRC was, "who wants to wear some thing ugly like that'?

I think the pushback was more like "get the hell away from me with that hidden, always-on, internet conected camera strapped to your face". It's wayyy too Black Mirror for a lot of people's comfort -- and I'm one of those people.

Sure, Apple will probably put some kind of indicator/safeguard against surreptitious recording. They'll make it as attractive and innocuous as possible because they're Apple.

But does anybody think this story ends with Apple? How about the Android knockoffs? Say hello to creepers uploading your image to wherever, and get ready to get doxxed with real-time facial recognition. I guess it's good we're all getting used to wearing masks, huh?

 

[Detnator]

And the world now needs this because... Google Glasses were such a main stream hit?
Pass for now.

But that’s the point. Every time Apple does anything they do it right and home run it where everyone else did it wrong and flopped.

People said about the iPod exactly what you just said. Apple didn’t make the first MP3 player, smart phone, tablet, smart watch, sub-notebook (MBA), etc. but they made the first of each of those that didn’t flop.

This will be the same. And then everyone else will copy the way Apple does it and it’ll be another new market Apple created.