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Apple Launching Robot Virtual Companion in 2027
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The real question is "What is the next big thing?", and I don't think anyone has an answer to that yet. So we get stuff like this, or AI clipped to our shirt. What we need is a leap in screen tech so that we can have a screen in a new way. Imagine wearing your AirPods and being able to control them like a Vision pro, with a screen floating in front of you. Obviously that is impossible right now, but that is why we are in a strange valley of tech innovation, where there is no next big thing, and the things that are new like the vision pro are very cumbersome and not ready for prime time. And definitely not 100 million sellers yet. So all we have is AI crap and robot iPads.
And yet they did release the half baked under supported Vision Pro, and it was massive flop. Then we see stuff like this Liquid Glass disaster...
People are right to be worried in general.
I’ve seen this movie, it doesn’t bode well for the hoomans.
The same company that has flip and flopped around with HomeKit in various forms and gotten basically no meaningful penetration or market share?
Them?
Maybe this is a just a swerve and it’s actually a new Apple TV show -
“Terminator Origin: The early beginnings of Myles Dyson and what led to his creation of Skynet!”
“Terminator Origin: The early beginnings of Myles Dyson and what led to his creation of Skynet!”
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Liquid glass is subjective. I personally like it. My qualms are that the headline feature for iOS 26 is a theme, but still, liquid glass is subjective.
Vision pro is a flop with sales, but is software-wise ahead of its time. I get sales matter most for a product but if they can get that software into a cheaper product, history will be rewritten on the vision pro I think.
If it's going to use AI, then the image recognition should be able to see a person pointing for the robot to look in a specific place. A joystick is very non-Apple, so I think this rumor is bunk, especially since there was a video of an Apple engineer interacting with a lamp as a demonstration of how to make something automated act more "human" through software considerations.
That said, this would actually be something Apple could do well, taking lessons from VisionOS and how it interacts and adding a version of Siri that actually works intelligently. This stuff is coming, in twenty years I suspect most houses will have some kind of electronic agent that people talk with like an assistant to take care of things. Imagine looking in the fridge and reciting a shopping list which then appears on your phone (or smart glasses) when you get to the store...that's the kind of useful tech integration that would help people organize their lives. Apple can do a good job of that, though it's going to take a leader with the vision to see the possibilities and focus on making a great product instead of on manufacturing and profits.
And, honestly, to this point Apple still seems the most trustworthy large company when it comes to our data, that's something they have largely stuck to (especially compared to the other big tech corporations), so them developing an AI agent device makes it more likely I'd get one...there's no way I'd get a Google or Meta device, that's for damn sure.
That said, this would actually be something Apple could do well, taking lessons from VisionOS and how it interacts and adding a version of Siri that actually works intelligently. This stuff is coming, in twenty years I suspect most houses will have some kind of electronic agent that people talk with like an assistant to take care of things. Imagine looking in the fridge and reciting a shopping list which then appears on your phone (or smart glasses) when you get to the store...that's the kind of useful tech integration that would help people organize their lives. Apple can do a good job of that, though it's going to take a leader with the vision to see the possibilities and focus on making a great product instead of on manufacturing and profits.
And, honestly, to this point Apple still seems the most trustworthy large company when it comes to our data, that's something they have largely stuck to (especially compared to the other big tech corporations), so them developing an AI agent device makes it more likely I'd get one...there's no way I'd get a Google or Meta device, that's for damn sure.
"But if" is where one should stop there ...
It's a flop, full stop.
They released a product to the market -- sales are all that matter.
(lack of them, in this case)
It wasn't a "preview of the future" or a "tech demo for folks ahead of the curve and ready for tomorrow, today".
That's all just forum retconning to defend a flop.
People that got fleeced on them just don't want to hear it ... and I get it.
It stings.. all while Tim laughs as he rolls around in cash.
Why not? No one else has cracked it yet either. It's the wild west of smart product vendors and solutions. Now with Matter there's a much better chance to have meaningful consolidation. Apple has always been most successful when they find solutions for pain points. The smart home arena is wide open for that and worth an exploration.
I would be VERY interested in a smart home or security system from Apple. I currently use Simplisafe and Arlo. If I could have them sync with iCloud and deliver live views from cameras to my Apple TV, be voice controlled with my Apple devices, etc. And maybe even rolled into the iCloud + subscription? Sign me up.
I mean, at $3,499 did they really expect it to sell like crazy in this economy where people can barely afford groceries? Lol. I think Apple is well aware they could have sold milllioonnnnns if the price was much lower. On top of that the software is still a work in progress.
Patience! Lol. They have countless years to get it right since it's a device that won't make or break the company.
A $1000 cabbage waxer is as useless as a $3499 cabbage waxer.
Not sure you're the arbitor who determines what a "flop" is.
I'm not defending the vision Pros sales, I even said that in terms of sales, it's a flop. I'm saying that the software and hardware were ahead of their time and they underestimated cost as a factor. Again, not disagreeing that the sales were less than Apple imagined (I'd think). But even with their "flop" you've declared, they set the groundwork for technically impressive hardware and software so getting back to the topic at hand, even if some of these aforementioned items get released and are defined as "flops" by macrumors user turbineseaplane, users can still purchase them, enjoy them, and draw their own conclusions.
This all furthers my original point that of which was shame on Apple if they aren't even exploring items like this in R&D.
That Apple was able to sell 500,000 of a proof of concept/developer kit product at $3,500 in a burgeoning product category is a problem most major tech companies would love to have. Apple should be judged on what they do next with the Vision OS platform and related products. Sometimes you have to put something out into the world to see what sticks.
Why always this kind of comments? Based on the rumored timeline (and on the fact that the launch of this product seems to be delayed due to Siri), obviously they will “fix” Siri first.
A $1,000 smartphone is just as pointless as a $500 smartphone if all you do is scroll Instagram.
Let people spend their money on what they find beneficial in their life.
HAHAHAHA
Apple can’t get together an OLED MacBook and now they want to release robots
Apple can’t get together an OLED MacBook and now they want to release robots
As long as the Apple Robot, shall I say iRobot, is governed by the three laws of robotics, what could possibly go wrong?