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Bloomberg: Apple Targets 2020 for Release of AR Headset, Apple Watch Sleep Tracking, and Arm-Based Macs
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I think it is very important to look at the author more than the publication. This is Mark Gurman, who has probably had Apple scoops than any other reporter ever. His name is not on that other article
You have a point. Has anyone else backed up the claim of ARM based Macs?
Would guess there will be a time of use challenge for the AR glasses and that we'll see them as higher end sunglass replacements.
Kuo has said it multiple times, for one.
Think about an Macbook Air 13" that can last for real for about 14-15 hours of usage
Here in Florida we have Magic Leap but the way they do things are so 80's. Everyone that I know from that company is sort of mentally challenged. I have been into AR and marketing since mid 90's and I see that they are selling features and stuff, but the apps are just crap. The movement is all jittering, the playback is like 5 frames per second. It looks good as long you do not move.
They like to push the colors and all that but as soon as you move, everything jitters. It is like having a nice car that runs fast but you can not turn either left or right.
I do not know how Apple is going to pull this up in such a small frame thou, the Magic Leap is bulky and does that.
They like to push the colors and all that but as soon as you move, everything jitters. It is like having a nice car that runs fast but you can not turn either left or right.
I do not know how Apple is going to pull this up in such a small frame thou, the Magic Leap is bulky and does that.
Ever since Bloomberg released the hit piece about SuperMicro's motherboards containing hacked chips and Bloomberg not retracting that story, I have lost my trust in Bloomberg. I guess if you want to give credit where it is due, then the author sure deserves credibility, Mark Gurman, but not the publication.
I can’t imagine myself wearing glasses throughout the day, but leave it to Apple to come up with an amazing solution Lol.
Can’t wait to see.
Can’t wait to see.
How does any pair of AR glasses (or Bose's new speakers-within-eyewear frames) handle anyone who has a prescription lens? Can the AR automatically adjust for the vision when reading or when driving? At least Bose has admitted prescription lenses aren't available for their eyewear.
I'm just asking this because what is the point of these glasses if you can't wear them in everyday use (for those of who need prescription glasses, sunglasses, etc.)?
I'm just asking this because what is the point of these glasses if you can't wear them in everyday use (for those of who need prescription glasses, sunglasses, etc.)?
The solution for the vast majority is as simple as wearing contact lenses. Granted that still leaves a fair number out in the cold. However, Apple has generally done well with ensuring the minority has good accessibility with their devices. If they do this, I expect they will have a solution, but maybe not by the first generation of devices.
Might be “who needs Mac OS?”. For $5 a month perhaps your ARM Mac will let you access the big CPU in the sky.
Gurman is still bitter because he had some big scoop on the Health app that never came to be. He also had a gossipy story about an employee leaving Apple and most of what he reported was disputed by other employees. That was when he was still working at 9to5Mac. I would be shocked if we have AR glasses next year but that will be roughly 6 years from the Apple Watch announcement so I suppose Apple is due for a new product category. I just hope it’s not something they’re releasing because they think they have to. I remember before the Watch came out silly analysts saying Apple is finished as a company if iWatch doesn’t come out in the next quarter or something. It was so ridiculous. If they announce something I hope it’s because the product is ready and in a mature enough state not because Cook is feeling pressure from Wall Street or the tech press.I think it is very important to look at the author more than the publication. This is Mark Gurman, who has probably had more Apple scoops than any other reporter ever. His name is not on that other article
Cannot wait to have my hands on an ARM iMac!
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If they launch an ARM based Mac, current apps will probably continue running on that. They are not crazy to throw millions of apps away. They will probably relaunch Rosetta Stone again, that will run old apps thru emulation, like they did when they changed from Motorola to Intel.
Intel is stuck and is not progressing or that other interests that do not fit what Apple have in mind.
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If they launch an ARM based Mac, current apps will probably continue running on that. They are not crazy to throw millions of apps away. They will probably relaunch Rosetta Stone again, that will run old apps thru emulation, like they did when they changed from Motorola to Intel.
Intel is stuck and is not progressing or that other interests that do not fit what Apple have in mind.
The PowerPC processor returns.
"ARM is faster than processors used in those other computers! Really! We wouldn't lie to you!"
AR glasses are usable with a prescription. Bose glasses can easily be fitted with a prescription - they don't even have a screen.
didn't Google already release glasses like these and they kinda failed? I think the big news is the ARM based Macs that have been rumored.
Custom RISC processors will always be faster than a CISC processor. And if you get a RISC processor and it was fast enough you could visualize the windows side if needed. But I can see this for the low end Macbook Air units. But I think for the most horse power the Xeon or i9 processor at this point in time still has the processing advantage.
When you can get a Xeon processor with 18 cores and 32 threads in one chip and you can parallel process on these chips it still has the most bang for the buck.
Apple had the Newton, and everyone had PDAs. Handheld computers were a dead end, until the iPhone made them sexy. Google was ahead of its time. The world wasn’t ready, or the tech wasn’t ready for the world. It doesn’t mean Apple is destined to fail.
