Apple works on a lot of stuff. It doesn't mean an VR headset is imminent. I'm sure a lot of what they learn will go into future displays. Maybe their car's HUD.
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Apple Has Secret Team Working on Virtual Reality Headset
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No I think it's probably an intentional leak by Apple on an otherwise slow news day to reassure everyone they have stuff in the pipeline.
I'm fascinated by all of this but still not convinced people will want to walk around with big bulky goggles on their face every day. To me something like Hololens is more niche for certain verticals, not something I'm going to strap on every day before I go to work.
It'll be huge in the porn biz!
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I've read a few things recently about AR contact lenses. Give it five years...
You put on the VR headset, make pretend you got into your "Apple car" and drive down to the Apple store to buy a 5K thunderbolt display.
Did you see the picture of those goggles. If Apple tries to introduce an AR headset that bulky at a keynote, Jony will be laughed off the stage (once the stunned silence ends).
I do not want to wear a heavy ski mask on my face.
Something like the google glass that is minimally intrusive would be way better I think. Then again there is a AR and VR so it all depends on what they are going for. But I think an AR system that for example could overimpose the driving direction as I walk or drive would be a nice addition. In some cases this would be better than having Siri tell me to turn in 200 feet.
Something like the google glass that is minimally intrusive would be way better I think. Then again there is a AR and VR so it all depends on what they are going for. But I think an AR system that for example could overimpose the driving direction as I walk or drive would be a nice addition. In some cases this would be better than having Siri tell me to turn in 200 feet.
This is already being done. There are also apps that allow you to place virtual objects in an existing house (or store, or office) and see how they fit.
The technology is also available on tablets, overlaying the new objects over the scene captured by the camera:
http://www.architectmagazine.com/te...al-reality-apps-for-design-and-construction_o
I just read yesterday that 360 cameras are being used at the Superbowl. About 3 weeks ago Samsung Gear VR broadcasted a 360 boxing match.
Just imagine selectable cameras at a basketball game or any sporting event. Or a med student watching a surgery from home. How about watching a live 360 video of a grandchild being born. The possibilities are endless.
AR has a lot of potential in the enterprise
https://techpinions.com/the-augmented-reality-enterprise-opportunity/43329
Apple engineers wearing VR headsets steering driverless Apple cars remotely, from a bunker beneath the new Apple Campus.
I want an Apple Car that allows me to drive in virtual reality. Preferably one where the Apple Watch doesn't exist.
But your 5k thunderbolt display is really an in-app purchase for a monitor that is really just generated by the goggles. Apple will never need to sell another physical device. It will bring new meaning to the term virtual machine. It will be marketed as the greatest idea ever because it's so environmentally friendly not to have to build physical objects.
And forget about making the iPhone as thin as a sheet of paper. Your virtual iPhone 9 will be truly 2-Dimension.
What pictures? The patent drawings almost never matches the real life version, Apple would never reveal the final design in patents.
There are no real mass production versions of Apple's AR glasses. No one knows what the final version will look like if it will exist.
Google has already done it with Google's Glasses, that's an AR glass.
So Apple is coming years late to copy one of google's biggest flops, and they're going to take google's streamlined look and make it look like bulky ski goggles.
You got to start somewhere. You can't expect the size and lightness of sunglasses in a first generation product. Look at the camera modules in our phones. Basically made point and shoots obsolete for tons of people. I was once amazed that my Android phone from a few years ago had a 720p display; same resolution as my 42" TV. Today 720p is low end.
It's easier building a car in VR than in the 'real world'.
This is getting very Matrixy/Inceptiony.
Apple has teams working on just about everything. As a huge tech company, they have to play in every area to find new opportunities for expanding their market.
I'm glad we live in times when 720p is just for cheap low end phones. The iPhone 6s with it's 1334x750 display sure is a premium product well worth its premium price tag. That nice IPS panel Apple blesses us with sure beats the OLED lesser phones force on their customers too. And 16g of flash just screams modern and high end.
Less than 0.5% of the population is going to spend the money you've spent on VR. Until the price comes down substantially, it's not going to be of interest to most people. Not until the entire setup, headset and processing power, are under $400 total will VR see widespread adoption, and even then they may need to lower the threshold even more.