Apple Teases Dawn of a 'New Era' and Coding 'New Worlds' at WWDC

[MacRumors]

Apple is overtly teasing the start of "a new era" and the ability to "code new worlds" at WWDC this year, building anticipation around the widely expected announcement of its mixed-reality headset.

A tweet shared by Apple earlier today made the "new era" remark, seemingly leaning into the high expectations surrounding next week's WWDC keynote. The launch of a major new device and operating system, something that has not occurred since the debut of the original Apple Watch in September 2014, would certainly seem to justify the start of a new era for the company.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1663729202531561478

In a similar move, Apple yesterday published a blog post on the Apple Developer website titled "Code new worlds." The language may hint at developers' ability to create immersive augmented-reality and virtual-reality experiences for Apple's headset.

Neither the "new era" nor "code new worlds" phrases had been used until now, in what seems to be a ramping up of rhetoric around the upcoming keynote event. Apple CEO Tim Cook referred to the "beginning of a new era for iPhone" upon announcing the iPhone 12 in October 2020, but the company seldom makes such bold statements ahead of events, especially for WWDC. Earlier today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that he expects the keynote "to be one of Apple's longest ever and easily exceed two hours."

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[Spooner83]

Is this a dawn of new bugs? If so, I'll pass. Tired of dealing with my HomePod minis that only work when they want to. The most buggy device Apple has ever released and hasn't fixed.

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

Code new worlds and stabilise old worlds should be Apple's new motto!

 

[Newbie67]

Cue the "VR Zombies"

 

[RichardDue]

Apple is overtly teasing the start of "a new era" and the ability to "code new worlds" at WWDC this year, building anticipation around the widely expected announcement of its mixed-reality headset.

A tweet shared by Apple earlier today made the "new era" remark, seemingly leaning into the high expectations surrounding next week's WWDC keynote. The launch of a major new device and operating system, something that has not occurred since the debut of the original Apple Watch in September 2014, would certainly seem to justify the start of a new era for the company.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1663729202531561478

In a similar move, Apple yesterday published a blog post on the Apple Developer website titled "Code new worlds." The language may hint at developers' ability to create immersive augmented-reality and virtual-reality experiences for Apple's headset.

Neither the "new era" nor "code new worlds" phrases had been used until now, in what seems to be a ramping up of rhetoric around the upcoming keynote event. Apple CEO Tim Cook referred to the "beginning of a new era for iPhone" upon announcing the iPhone 12 in October 2020, but the company seldom makes such bold statements ahead of events, especially for WWDC. Earlier today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that he expects the keynote "to be one of Apple's longest ever and easily exceed two hours."

Article Link: Apple Teases Dawn of a 'New Era' and Coding 'New Worlds' at WWDC

iPadOS was Apple's last new OS, and that came out in September of 2019.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Someone is asking since the new era begins next week. Can we also get hot pink iPhones this year?

 

[4743913]

Powered by Ventura that we are now calling xrOS

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Curious to know: What are the chances of me teleporting away from reality while wearing the new Apple AR/VR headset?

 

[nwcs]

The reality distortion field on switch has been flipped.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Powered by Ventura that we are now calling xrOS

Nah... it'll be powered by Siri. 🤐

 

[Deedlez]

What if everyone's wrong, and they announce the fabled car..?

 

[tkaravou]

Look at it be SiriGPT and the whole keynote is Tim showing us SiriOS

 

[podycust]

WWDC should be about the software... I guess I say that as am not interested in a VR headset lol

 

[4743913]

Nah... it'll be powered by Siri. 🤐

I am withholding judgement of course, but as of right now, I cannot think of anything this would do that would make me buy it. I have never had the slightest urge to buy an oculus or the other vr things.

I did enjoy The Void at Disney World though.

 

[JM]

If you play that video while playing the Beatles White Album at the exact moment Paul says “See” the blob makes the picture of Goggles

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

 

[4743913]

WWDC should be about the software... I guess I say that as am not interested in a VR headset lol

 

[MindYourMind]

Someone is asking since the new era begins next week. Can we also get hot pink iPhones this year?

Would be great! Not so much for me I'm afraid, but I am sure there are a lot of pink iPhone-lovers out there..

 

[RedTheReader]

I wonder what this thing will do. If they can’t make that clear at the event, the thing won’t be worth paying attention to.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Cue the "VR Zombies"

VR Zombies are awesome though. Walking Dead Saints and Sinners is one of the best selling VR games.

 

[JTK Awesome]

Look at it be SiriGPT and the whole keynote is Tim showing us SiriOS

You mean an AI-generated Tim Cook viewable only on the new Apple AR/VR headset?

A WWDC so exclusive, you can only attend if you have Apple’s latest device, which was only released at WWDC.

Maybe that’s what the Apple-Tweeted animation is indicating?

 

[Steve121178]

Can't wait to talk to my new Apple VR headset, only for Siri to just open Wikipedia pages to whatever I've asked it to do.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

If something could fool our eyes with a substitution for actual reality in a way that looks as real as real... and be paired with existing somethings that could fool our ears into thinking we are there too- anywhere at any point in time- that's 2 of 5 senses perhaps perceiving realities that the physical body containing those senses might not ever be able to actually experience... or cover the costs of actually experiencing... or fit into a busy life.

The great power of offering alternate realities to the "big 2" senses in a convincing way- that seems as real as reality- is a creative canvas for developers with endless possibilities. The services opportunities to sell "like being there" experiences far superior to watching through a 2D finite "window" (we call television) as we do now seem nearly endless as well.

Can mighty Apple deliver a device to make that possible in a few days? TBD... but I hope so. 6+ years in the making within an entity not cash or talent strapped like startups, and with a solid track record of "not being first, but does it the best" implies something good should be unveiled.

 

[citysnaps]

Looking forward to this. I suspect there will be loads of interesting app opportunities.

 

[MJaP]

The Apple Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive AR/VR Sunglasses: At the first sign that there might be something wrong with an Apple product they turn totally black, thus preventing you from seeing it.

 

[Populus]

Coding New Worlds? I wish a new Xcode with some kind of AI copilot for everyone to be able to easily code their apps. Now that would be a new era. And I’m pretty sure that, sooner or later, it will be a reality.