My feeling is it will probably be technically impressive. But is it going to want to make more than a niche strap a computer to their faces? Especially at that price point? We shall see.
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Apple Tester Claims to Be 'Blown Away' by AR/VR Headset, Says There Was Giant Development Leap
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For a $3000 price tag and a 20 stone eyegear.. Apple better be prepared to more than blow us all away.
Well, maybe Evan Blass' "friend-of-a-friend who totally exists and isn't made up at all" can tell people if it's worth it... I mean it only costs about 10x more than Meta's 300-ish dollar headset, so maybe it's 10x as good?
It all comes down to is the leaker reliable and in this case it is.
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Is this a fitness workout or a viurtual game? Motion sickness has kicked in... Now I have a headache
I’ll wait and buy the fifth generation, lol. If you look at the difference in improvements between the APP1 and APP2, it’s effing huge imo. I’ll say this, Tim Cook is no dummy. So we shall see. In the meanwhile I’ll continu to enjoy the Holy Trinity = iPhone 14 Pro + AW Ultra + APP2
If you gave someone a 4K per eye VR/AR headset with an M2 chip, I'm sure it would blow the vast majority of people away with ease. VR/AR is the kind of technology that would do that, especially at that quality.
Perhaps the two biggest issues are the price and how much you'd want to use it, which is going to be kept in check internally at Apple - they won't be expecting this to sell much or be used frequently because they will understand the tech is early and has to be built up across multiple iterations.
So in just a couple months this alleged tester has gone from meh to blow away take my money? Count me skeptical, mostly because I’m not sure what could have changed technology wise in such a short amount of time. This seems more like an intentional leak by Apple to get some hype behind this.
Yup. Always wait for 4th gen with Apple with their new main product lines (not accessories)
iPhone 4
iPad 4
Watch Series 4
I mean, I’m not surprised. Our expectations are based on what is currently out (current headsets) but we all know Apple will put their spin on things. They’re notorious for letting others be beta testers then they come out with the device and it’s refine and you’re like “wow.”
Obviously he can't make up his mind.
Or maybe he had a life-changing experience then he saw that Mac SE in India.
I can't wait to buy one and show my friends because then they'll realize how much money I actually have.
"Hey guys!!! I know someone who knows someone who knew a guy's uncle whose cousin's sister's boyfriend's secret lover had a date with the developer's mother's cousin. And that dude was totally blown away by the fact that they fixed everything wrong with it in just 3 weeks!!!"
Nice try, Tim. We know you throw crap leaks to the press on purpose.
Nice try, Tim. We know you throw crap leaks to the press on purpose.
My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Apple’s AR/VR headset at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty awesome.
This is classic Apple PR. Leak "delays" for "not meeting standards," and "encountering technical hurdles," and then a short time later, leak a "breakthrough" that makes the product so "bleeding edge" that reviewers are "blown away." Apple gets the best of both worlds: showing they are "obsessed with delighting customers," so they take time to perfect things while also showing how incredible innovative and revolutionary they are. All the while, Apple has the devices locked-in for months before they let anyone external to the team, let alone company, experience the product. Pay close attention to the "iterate" and "new models are already in the works." Apple learned an important lesson with the HomePod - don't release a produce with every possible feature, because there is no clear upgrade path.
Just give me VR for X-Plane 12 please (I think I might have mentioned that before.. 😁)
Still, I bet with all this hype, I expect a few iOS apps will come along. I am sure some cool stuff.
Like a VR driving sim, and hey: here's the Car too. 100% guaranteed no physical injuries during driving.
Still, I bet with all this hype, I expect a few iOS apps will come along. I am sure some cool stuff.
Like a VR driving sim, and hey: here's the Car too. 100% guaranteed no physical injuries during driving.
So Apple is for sure doing one of two dire opposites, whichever comes to mind first today. Got ya.
If it’s as heavy and expensive as the reports, this’ll be a fart in the wind for Apple.
As someone who has vision impairment, I’ll sit this one out until they can have accessibility for those of us with vision issues.
EDIT: I’m specifically talking about usability. 3DTV offered nothing for those of us who are 3D-blind. Will those same issues occur with a wraparound headset?
As someone who has vision impairment, I’ll sit this one out until they can have accessibility for those of us with vision issues.
EDIT: I’m specifically talking about usability. 3DTV offered nothing for those of us who are 3D-blind. Will those same issues occur with a wraparound headset?
Or as the article state this us a more up to date opinion of the product.
This has nothing to do with whether the leaker is reliable or not. This is about 1 person's opinion of Apple's VR/AR headset. Who is this tester? We don't know.
I'm sure there is at least 1 tester who isn't "blown away" by the VR/AR headset, yet this Evan person didn't tweet about him/her. Why is that? This story is just clickbait.
Plus, reliable doesn't mean infallible.
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