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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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Call me cynical, but this is just basic marketing - leak info from some influencer to a news outlet or blogger, who will relay it as authentic to feed the hype machine.
At $3k this thing ought to be a major leap forward rather than some design-driven version of existing VR/AR headsets.
At $3k this thing ought to be a major leap forward rather than some design-driven version of existing VR/AR headsets.
Most people seem to not realize that testers under NDA are never given products to test that are actually current in the development and/or post development phase. People would have said the same about the iPhone until one day they get a sneak peek at a near ready product and are blown away not realizing the products they were testing are 9-12 months removed from the one they gasped at.
At NeXT and Apple Steve was adamant about stages in hardware and software development having many different testing phases and overlapping testing phases as a product neared maturity, even at version one.
At NeXT and Apple Steve was adamant about stages in hardware and software development having many different testing phases and overlapping testing phases as a product neared maturity, even at version one.
whether he’s being truthful or not, do you guys really think Apple would take such a big risk on a niche product and come out the gate with it being half-baked?
I guarantee there are going to be features on this thing that will impress even the harshest critics on here.
will it be worth $3K? eh…
but I don’t doubt it’ll be cool.
I guarantee there are going to be features on this thing that will impress even the harshest critics on here.
will it be worth $3K? eh…
but I don’t doubt it’ll be cool.
I remember the original iPad rumored at $1000 before release and actually coming in at $500.
100% Agree with you. But it's entering a Niche Market. It's too expensive and who wants to look like that?
Pretty sure you might've said the same thing about the iPod when it was launched, or the iPad, or even the iPhone (with the niche market being smartphones at that time).
"the headset will feature dual 4K micro OLED displays from Sony, for 8K total resolution."
Yeah, that's not how those numbers work. An 8K display would be a 2x2 grid of 4K displays.
Yeah, that's not how those numbers work. An 8K display would be a 2x2 grid of 4K displays.
I mean the second scenario I gave assumes that some rogue employees went to the NYT and Apple is trying to cover for that. The circumstances are very different.So Apple is for sure doing one of two dire opposites, whichever comes to mind first today. Got ya.
I'll withhold my judgement. Anyone who says it will be an absolute flop are just Debbie-downers. The cheap VR headsets I've tried are pretty cool, but there is a hump they need to get over in terms of capability and software. The resolution was too poor for them to be anything more than a novelty, and the games are kind of gimmicky (except the laser sward dance-fighting one)
With an 8K display, this headset makes it preferable when watching movies on a long flight. With the apple ecosystem we might have the first useful software package offered by default on a VR headset. The price is probably too high for 90% of the potential market right now, but imagine when it drops to the price of a phone. I bet a lot of people will find a capable highly portable display quite useful. The 3D aspect is kind of a distraction. Aside from gaming or 3D model design for gaming and special effects, I imagine a lot of people will be using it in ways that make the 3d capabilities somewhat moot, like comfortably watching a 2D movie while you're recovering form a cold in bed, or tracking your day -trading dashboards while using the bathroom, or putting the final touches on a presentation while in a taxi.
This technology is not the next laptop, phone, or watch. It's the next monitor. The first flat panel LCD screens couldn't compare to the higher quality CRT screens of the time. It took years for that paradigm to change. MAYBE just MAYBE this is the beginning of the shift toward VR headsets as a preferred display for a substantial subset of users.
With an 8K display, this headset makes it preferable when watching movies on a long flight. With the apple ecosystem we might have the first useful software package offered by default on a VR headset. The price is probably too high for 90% of the potential market right now, but imagine when it drops to the price of a phone. I bet a lot of people will find a capable highly portable display quite useful. The 3D aspect is kind of a distraction. Aside from gaming or 3D model design for gaming and special effects, I imagine a lot of people will be using it in ways that make the 3d capabilities somewhat moot, like comfortably watching a 2D movie while you're recovering form a cold in bed, or tracking your day -trading dashboards while using the bathroom, or putting the final touches on a presentation while in a taxi.
This technology is not the next laptop, phone, or watch. It's the next monitor. The first flat panel LCD screens couldn't compare to the higher quality CRT screens of the time. It took years for that paradigm to change. MAYBE just MAYBE this is the beginning of the shift toward VR headsets as a preferred display for a substantial subset of users.
Imagine conflating hardware development with software development.
This is stealth marketing by Apple PR to soften up opinions before they demo it at WWDC
Like I said, this product will bomb harder than WW2.
Like I said, this product will bomb harder than WW2.
But now we've got a sample size of like 3! A full blown focus trio of anonymous sources! I mean, what can be more definitive than that?
I think the most scientific way of evaluating this deluge of subjective data is to just take the most recent quote and declare the product to be genius or doomed.
It may be the right solution at this stage. From what we have heard, those goggles will have some high res displays and need significant processing. That takes power. probably more than you want to carry on your head. A battery pack on the waist may be a necessary compromise for now until the tech can be made more power efficient to where it can all be self-contained. At least is isn't tethered to a desktop machine like some earlier products.
Until those bugs turn out to be features and the code forks to create a whole new product line.
Obviously Porn Gaming. 🎮🍆 😆
Watch out for the price of the in game equipment upgrades.
Must be spin, because I've never seen people with differing opinions before...
Complete this quest or just buy now will be this generation's "Truth or Dare".
I’ll be excited when the leak is from someone who is blown away by an improved Siri. That will be Apple’s “killer app”.
I suspect that it would take at least until next year before we see any LLM AI stuff brought into Siri. Apple is going to be very careful with that and won't want any Siri hallucinations.
But you get 8K total for those 3K, that’s a 5K profit!