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Apple Said to Release AR Headset With 3D Scanning in 2022, Followed by Sleeker Glasses in 2023
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Apple Watch is becoming independent from the iPhone so in the next decade it will be powerful enough to replace iPhone as the device where most of the computations for the glasses will take place. The phone will become obsolete and replaced by a combination of Apple Glasses for the UI and interaction and Apple Watch for storage and cpu. Plus a foldable iPad you can pocket and take with you if you need some more serious work on the go.
2023 seems so much more realistic that the BS report of 2020. 2023 should be around the time where inside-out tracking could be perfected, and the processors caught up to be suitable for a project like this. In fact, I wouldn’t rule out 2024.
From Adventure Time, Birdman episode:
Xergiok: "...these whatsits are only curtains for empty windows."
Xergiok: "...these whatsits are only curtains for empty windows."
Umm... it’s already being used in engineering, medical, real estate, architecture, interior design applications.
With AI and panel advancements it will be used for much more: sports medicine, athletic training, virtual meetings, military (Air Force and Navy already exploring), entertainment, farming, aerospace, etc.
I remember the days when people said that about smartWatches.
Hell, I remember the days when they said that about smartPhones.
I assume a market and suppliers will quickly provide prescription lenses for these - and as in MFI hearing aids, will help many navigate everything from crosswalks to elevators.
This will have to be powerful enough to not need iPhone nearby. They are selling Watch as something that lets you leave iPhone behind, at least for part of the day.
So 2022 makes more sense than 2020.
So 2022 makes more sense than 2020.
This would be game-changing for my work as a digital artist. I’ve always wanted a headset that would give me unlimited displays of any size (most likely anchored to the world).
For personal use, it could be useful if they make it look good and inconspicuous. But I think the privacy issues are the major roadblock.
For personal use, it could be useful if they make it look good and inconspicuous. But I think the privacy issues are the major roadblock.
Haven’t read all the comments yet but it sounds to me Apple has gone from a fast and nimble state of the art company to snail pace. By the time it will come to market, google, Samsung, Amazon and many Chinese brands will have similar or more advanced tech for years at a fraction of the cost at what Apple has to offer. But maybe Apple is working together with Prada or Armani 
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Gold: starting from $ 2999 [pre-order only via Timmy’s invitation]
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All those brands have solved the one problem of manufacturing the optic waveform delivery system in a miniature version that can fit in a lens?Haven’t read all the comments yet but it sounds to me Apple has gone from a fast and nimble state of the art company to snail pace. By the time it will come to market, google, Samsung, Amazon and many Chinese brands will have similar or more advanced tech for years at a fraction of the cost at what Apple has to offer. But maybe Apple is working together with Prada or Armani
Thats funny given it seems to be the holdup in AR the entire industry is saying can’t be manufactured at mass manufactured at scale yet.
Interesting take you’ve got there.
Ten to fifteen years from now, they'll have this down to where the projectors/screens are in contact lenses, and in the morning, you'll put on your displays. That's when things start looking like science fiction. Everything looks completely normal, you don't feel like you're wearing anything extra, but ask Siri a question and the answer pops up, seemingly floating in front of you.
"Sleeker glasses"? Don't you mean "thinner glasses"?
Thinner glasses with a 5 minute battery life. But don't worry, there will be a huge clunky brick you can hold onto the bridge with scotch tape to give you a 1 hour battery life.
My take - The "Oculus Quest" type of product is for developers to create applications. The "real" consumer version is the one that will look like sunglasses or regular glasses and will come out a year later.
I think something hidden in branded glasses or shades sound less invasive, and wouldn’t require professional medical advice before attempting use.
Some people wear shades to appear ‘cool‘ so wouldn't need much convincing.
If they don’t drag Bono out on stage wearing them then they might sell!
Just the idea alone has more intelligence and value than this well thought out comment.
What an uneducated comment. Do you often throw your two cents in when you apparently know nothing about a topic? You should stop doing that. Apple's won't be the first AR headset and they're already being used in quite a number of professions. Maybe YOU can't think of a use for it, but others certainly can.
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lol So did everybody else.
2022 ... Will people even still care about AR then?
It's not like it's exactly a barnburner right now ....