Wow I guess we might actually see this device sooner rather than later.
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Apple's AR/VR Headset Nearing Completion as Board Gets Demo
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Kind of, but not really. A bunch of people can watch a TV or play on a console at the same time. If this were to replace a TV in particular, now everyone in the family needs one at apparently $3k a pop? No thank you, not a chance.
Have you ever tried to wear a pair of large goggles in bed? The *only* position that works is laying on your back. As for watching TV "from a certain position", I watch TV in bed all the time, no problem at all.
and the torrential rain of profit senior management is routinely flooding the books with.
Having said that, this is too rich for me -- but I can imagine them in every CGI shop in California and New Zealand.
You can do a lot of those things already on Oculus.Just for education purposes it will be huge. Imagine your kids being taught about anything and instead of reading/seeing some ****** books the teacher will "take" them to the source. They can see bottom of the ocean, Earth from the space, dinosaurs, inside the human body etc. The potential is huge for this and like it or not, you will not be able to be without it eventually. (unless you are older generation and by the time this is widespread you are - you know where)
I'm not too crazy about it either (for now) as there isn't much use (yet) but I do see this as the future.
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I didn’t understand the iPad when it was released, and now it’s my most used device. This may work, somehow. The pricepoint, though, won’t!
Of course you can but we both know that until Apple steps in the adoption is low
Also, content is still very limited
Also, content is still very limited
I really like the Oculus Quest 2 ($299) so I'm excited for Apple's VR/AR headset. I understand Apple likes to place themselves as the "premium" version of whatever product market they're entering, but $3,000 I think would be completely out of reach for most consumers. In my opinion, this needs to be a sub-$1,000 product.
I remain of the idea that the first demo and software release will happen during WWDC'22, even if the device will be sold next year.
It will disappoint the masses. There is simply no broad need for such a product except some pro simulations and stuff like CAD, maybe maintenance/repair jobs.
The Mac is no gaming platform. And iOS games? Come on...
The relation between price and usefulness will be absurd for most users.
The Mac is no gaming platform. And iOS games? Come on...
The relation between price and usefulness will be absurd for most users.
I rather put the $3,000 into buying more Apple stock..
The iPad was still just "a device with a traditional screen" though.
AR/VR things have big benefits and major drawbacks that are on a whole new level.
Smartest move you could make..
Wish I'd done that instead of dropping around that amount on a 17" Powerbook G4
That's why I know I'd be hard pressed to be interested (at any price).
VR gaming can be really cool, but anything "Apple" isn't in that wheelhouse (at all)
I hope you didn't say this about the iPhone? Granted, this is really early tech. It's like the PDA stage on the long path of an eventual iPhone moment from Apple.
But the potential for AR/VR are enormous.
If Apple indeed decides to sell the described device, it'll be a big flop. Not so much because it won't be able to sell at all, but because it won't sell at the scale Apple needs. Think about it: the described device will have powerful processing capabilities *on the headset* - well, that'll require a big battery. The described device will also support VR/MR - again, more battery to drive high resolution displays. While the device might also be capable of AR, who would want to wear big/ugly goggles for an extended period of time? The only market for such goggles are gamers and geeks who don't mind looking foolish in public.
I always thought Apple's smartest approach would be to keep all energy-intensive tasks on the iPhone, which already has plenty of battery and CPU power and let the AR glasses merely act as a display and sensor-data gathering device. This would allow for "normal" looking glasses that folks are already accustomed to wearing all day. And THAT market would be worth Apple's while.
I always thought Apple's smartest approach would be to keep all energy-intensive tasks on the iPhone, which already has plenty of battery and CPU power and let the AR glasses merely act as a display and sensor-data gathering device. This would allow for "normal" looking glasses that folks are already accustomed to wearing all day. And THAT market would be worth Apple's while.
Ironically, maybe at best 1% of VR users use it for that. Most VR owners use it for all sorts of other things.
Which just goes to show that outsider expectations often get turned on their head.
I agree with most of what you're saying, however I believe the AR/VR headset is not simply a precursor to a portable headset, but also its own product line that will exist in parallel with the eventual AR glasses. And the relationship between them would be similar to that of Mac and iPhone.
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You have a tv on your ceiling to watch tv on your back? That's kind of the convenient position I was referring to. Bud no one is making you buy this and this is early stages of the tech. I mean you can't even buy one yet.
I'm just saying everyone in here writing it off it's way to early to do that. There are already fairly successful VR systems in existence. To think Apple can't make it work ever, even before it's even released, is illogical.