Concept Imagines Augmented Reality Apple Card That Shows Balance Info

[okieoutwest]

I don't pay a lot of attention to how concepts or tech are advancing in the AR world, so for me, the uninitiated, this is a fun and imaginative video. I think the future will be some blend of old and new tech for awhile, so I could also see someone wearing AR glasses, but still using a key fob for their car. Maybe the fob shows EV battery status; distance to where the car is parked based on current location; and temp inside the cabin.

In the future, who's to say that we all still carry around heavy large phones? I appreciate that this artist's concept goes beyond some assumptions that others might make, like on display in this thread.

 

[Rogifan]

Why does it seem like all this augmented reality stuff is a solution looking for a problem?

 

[V_Man]

Could? Yes.

Should? No.

That’s most of AR. possible but why.

 

[jelloshotsrule]

Wouldn't it be nice if people actually comprehended reality (our natural world) first, before we go confusing them with *our* idea of "augmented" reality? Most people don't even know that the O2 they breath exists because the plants produce it, while consuming CO2 while they're at it. Just sayin' it seems we are getting ahead of ourselves, as a species. Can't we work on getting the basics right, first?

i agree. there should be some sort of test for people to take before they can launch various apps or heck, even turn on their phone. nothing too crazy. a little organic chemistry, some fundamental engineering concepts, etc.

also, i’ll be making a presentation to nintendo (via zoom obviously) next week about the vital need to require an in depth knowledge of botany and farming, not to mention animal husbandry and zoology before playing animal crossing. dm me and maybe we can brainstorm some ideas for a proposal to them.

 

[CarlJ]

There are a lot of great uses of AR. This looks like a stupid use of AR.

 

[Clix Pix]

Apple has been working on augmented reality features for its iPhones and iPads for some time now, and while there are some AR capabilities built into various apps, Apple could do a lot more to take advantage of the AR features in its devices.

A new concept imagined by Volodymyr Kurbatov and shared on YouTube (via Cult of Mac) features augmented reality functionality added to the Apple Card.

When the Apple Card is viewed with an AR app or an AR headset, it displays quick access Apple Card info such as total balance and recent transactions, all in a handy list. It even imagines a feature that would allow for swiping through information or editing card info via gesture, which isn't really something that AR apps do at this time.

Presumably this functionality would be tied to an individual Apple Card and linked by an identifier on the card itself, but we don't need to worry too much about the security since it doesn't exist yet.

There's no word that Apple is working on a feature such as this, but it is fun to imagine how useful this concept might be to Apple Card holders. Right now, accessing this info requires opening up the Wallet app on an iPhone and tapping into the Apple Card settings, but Apple is developing some kind of augmented reality headset that could come out as soon as next year, so features like this might not be too far off.

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Wouldn't this be a major security concern? I would just as soon keep my Apple Card information private -- ALL of it -- and not have it available to some clown with AR who could crack the security safeguards presumably present now and in the future.....

 

[steve09090]

Chill people... It's a concept. No one said it should or will happen. This type of concept could definitely lead to many useful applications. Remember having a phone, a music player and the internet in your hand was a basic idea and look at us now. Imagine where your imagination could take you...
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Wouldn't this be a major security concern?

You don't think this happens now? Doesn't Apple have a history of actually trying to protect your personal information?

 

[Defender2010]

By the amount of glasses comments here sure looks like people would be interested in trying AR glasses from Apple. Personally I can’t wait to see 80% of what I do on my phone done through glass lenses and dictation.

 

[BruiserB]

But this would mean I’d have to take my card out of the cardboard package it came in that’s buried somewhere on my desk. Seems easier to use my phone or even with future glasses, just ask Siri and see it displayed without needing the card.

 

[subjonas]

This would only make sense with AR glasses, not a phone app. And it’s cool and somewhat useful, but not sure how some of those thumb gestures would be read accurately by the glasses. The interactivity would probably be limited to the card‘s orientation and shakes, etc. But a bluetooth credit card-size trackpad might be a useful way to discreetly navigate the UI with AR glasses. As long as it works better than the stupid ATV remote.

 

[Dammit Cubs]

By the time it does come out like this, i'll probably be so old i won't care.

 

[Mdracer]

I love this idea of augmented reality. The concept and vision is great.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

these AR demos are a bit dumb. they give great demo sure, but how the hell do you implement swiping on a card with no feedback from the fingers? even attaching some sort of infrared sensor + dot projector from your "glasses" isn't going to be able to detect whether your finger is "touching" the card or simply very close to the card. you *might* be able to use radar like Google's Project Soli, but we have yet to see a production version of "finger swipes in the air". waste of time IMO.

Does it matter if the finger is touching the card in this demo? Even if the finger is hovering it should work the same way.

 

[MarkAtl]

Very 'Minority Report'

Call it Minority Credit Report...

 

[Emanuel Rodriguez]

So instead of just opening the wallet app and seeing all that information I have to pull my card out of my physical wallet and view it through my phone screen? No thanks.

Would be amazing to have this on glasses though. Honestly, if they pull it off well, a VR headset would be unbelievably practical. There are countless examples one could think of, with little effort. Imagine what we can't!

these AR demos are a bit dumb. they give great demo sure, but how the hell do you implement swiping on a card with no feedback from the fingers? even attaching some sort of infrared sensor + dot projector from your "glasses" isn't going to be able to detect whether your finger is "touching" the card or simply very close to the card. you *might* be able to use radar like Google's Project Soli, but we have yet to see a production version of "finger swipes in the air". waste of time IMO.

You underestimate AI. It most certainly should be possible to train it to know the difference between a person holding the card, and a person doing something else with it. It all depends on the quality of their data.

 

[ignatius345]

today's story: "Bored Designer Photoshops Something"

 

[techfreak23]

Not necessarily referring to anything that exists now, I'm just guessing that there would need to be something to scan that's specific to a person's card and linked Apple ID account in an app/headset for security purposes so you couldn't just scan anyone's card.

Or it would just recognize that you are looking an Apple Card and it would display only your card’s information? The AR capabilities to recognize an Apple Card (it’s fairly distinctive) and overlay the info already exist, but not with the gesture controls. This device would likely not initially be a standalone device, but would be connected to iCloud via its connected device, so it would have that info. Just like the iPad doesn’t have the wallet app, but you can still see the card info and statements. That’s the only security needed here and it’s already in place. Presumably, the device itself would also have some sort of authentication method when putting it on like the Apple Watch.

 

[farewelwilliams]

You underestimate AI. It most certainly should be possible to train it to know the difference between a person holding the card, and a person doing something else with it. It all depends on the quality of their data.

AI can't detect if my thumb is actually touching the card or if it's 0.5 cm away from touching it. if i twitch my thumb a little, AI could mistake it for a swipe vs me just adjusting my grip of the card. not to mention, AI needs to sample the scene many times before it can accurately determine if it's a user intention to scroll (which means there will be a noticable input lag). terrible UX.

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Does it matter if the finger is touching the card in this demo? Even if the finger is hovering it should work the same way.

then you'll get unintended swipes. maybe i want to adjust my grip of the card, so i move my thumb in a same way as a swipe by accident and the software will detect it as a swipe even if my thumb doesn't touch the card at all.

 

[ghanwani]

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[W2u7Yw4HaD]

So instead of just opening the wallet app and seeing all that information I have to pull my card out of my physical wallet and view it through my phone screen? No thanks.

Exactly, whats the point? Simpler to open app and look.....

 

[steve09090]

AI can't detect if my thumb is actually touching the card or if it's 0.5 cm away from touching it. if i twitch my thumb a little, AI could mistake it for a swipe vs me just adjusting my grip of the card.

lidar could certainly tell the difference. But I get it, wearing glasses where only you could see the AR is such a massive security issue...

 

[dwsolberg]

These demos demonstrate that we're a far way from useful AR.

 

[jjudson]

Next up...

 

[PostApple2016BrainWash]

...or you just display the info on the, yes, display...

AR is nice, but on a phone there's limited use for it. Filming your credit card with one hand while holding it with the other certainly does not make sense to me...
An AR headset would certainly change things a lot...

Exactly, it is weird to see Apple keep touting AR from an existing product that won't work intuitively and don't have a wearable device that looks like a pair of glasses.

 

[citysnaps]

Exactly, whats the point? Simpler to open app and look.....

The point... Its purpose is a very simple technology demonstrator showing people and developers how a simple AR element could/might be used in a more complex application. That's all.
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These demos demonstrate that we're a far way from useful AR.

See above.