Jon Prosser Claims Apple is Working on 'Steve Jobs Heritage Edition' AR Glasses, Gurman Calls Rumor 'Complete Fiction'

[nordique]

But wouldn’t Prosser be able to figure that out? It seems like others in the rumor mill basis are jealous this guy is getting scoops. 9to5Mac wont report on any of his stuff.

Having said that this latest rumor does seem unlikely.

9to5 Mac used to be such a great place to go until the whole Prosser fiasco. They really disappointed a portion of their readership with their articles at that time. And instead of making up, they went in the other direction. Actions speak louder than words. They wrote some absolutely silly, unprofessional articles about him that they took down and yet projected Prosser to be the unprofessional one. Irony.

But wouldn’t Prosser be able to figure that out? It seems like others in the rumor mill basis are jealous this guy is getting scoops. 9to5Mac wont report on any of his stuff.

Having said that this latest rumor does seem unlikely.

It is worth noting he has been working on this Apple Glass story since before the SE 2020 launch.
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Important detail here— he said they aren’t using a projector of any kind and are just using some kind of display inside the glasses lens. This is actually impossible. Breaks the laws of physics impossible. Your eyes can’t focus on a screen at that distance without another lens in between to focus your eyes. That’s why a VR headset is so bulky. You can get around this by projecting images into your eye, however...

I was thinking something similar. That doesn’t make much sense. But he also said it obtains information using LiDAR which could certainly work to obtain, and relaying would require some sort of projection into the glasses.

One thing to keep in mind is he may not be reporting that information accurately, say for instance if his source is in a non-English speaking country that is involved in the supply chain

I don’t think this story should be written off. Prosser knows his reputation is at stake and he is confident. Many people discredited him with the SE launch info and he stuck to his guns. And he was the one who was right in the end.

 

[Black Belt]

Gurman is just upset he got scooped

 

[bobob]

It's soon going to be time to change the name of this website from MacRumors.com to MacFairyTales.com

 

[rp2011]

Could they be feeding someone false info to catch the leaker 😂

 

[Jury]

Apple Glass name is too ordinary for a revolutionary product.

iLens is more appropriate as the naming scheme for Apple wearable Augmented Reality Glass.

 

[anshuvorty]

So, here we are in an epic battle of "he said she said." I guess only time will tell whose sources are more "credible" at the end of the day....

 

[ChrisMoBro]

This is BS for multiple reasons but the main one is how the hell could they fit all the components in a frame that thin? They can’t even make an Apple Watch thin so something as complicated as this certainly would need a much larger frame to fit all the components in.

It’s hilarious to see so many people take this seriously.

 

[chasemac]

Confucius say always wait for the 3rd Generation of new Apple product.

 

[blairh]

There is no chance the SJ glasses are a real thing. Prosser got duped and looks really foolish here.

 

[lionsy]

Looks like Apple found out who is leaking info to him then!

 

[The Game 161]

Obviously fake. Prosser just lost a bunch of credibility. It's possible Apple fed some employees some bad info to figure out who's been leaking to Prosser.

Mark Gurman has had a great track record, and he said (on his Twitter) that it's a work of fiction.

Jon hasn’t lost any credibility as he’s been spot on all year.

gurman seems a bit bitter that he is no longer the main apple leaker and he seems to be running out of ideas to report On things.

 

[McScooby]

As great as is, there's no way they could fit the tech into those rims, even just the battery, think it's more a case of this!🤣

 

[The Game 161]

Could they be feeding someone false info to catch the leaker 😂

Well no as jon has seen the glasses
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Prosser is an attention seeking idiot.

Why because he lets people know about leaks? You know like gurman has been doing for years just not as good

 

[Henk Poley]

This seems like the kind of things Apple would use to rat out who is leaking to Jon Prosser.

 

[farewelwilliams]

Jon hasn’t lost any credibility as he’s been spot on all year.

gurman seems a bit bitter that he is no longer the main apple leaker and he seems to be running out of ideas to report On things.

Gurman has gotten 279 rumors right. Jon Prosser only got a total of 15.

 

[The Game 161]

Gurman has gotten 279 rumors right. Jon Prosser only got a total of 15.

Which is irrelevant

It’s about now. It’s took Jon until now to get into the leaking business. Past success and how many leaks before doesn’t mean much it’s about the now

 

[Dreamer2go]

Which is irrelevant

It’s about now. It’s took Jon until now to get into the leaking business. Past success and how many leaks before doesn’t mean much it’s about the now

Of course it's relevant. I would trust a guy with a way better track record, quantitive-wise. The "past" is what dictates the "now".

 

[The Game 161]

Of course it's relevant. I would trust a guy with a way better track record, quantitive-wise. The "past" is what dictates the "now".

Well that’s up to you but mark gurman as good as he has been over the years there is very little content he brings out now that isn’t about stores opening or the odd bit where apple are buying some company. Actual product leaks he hasn’t produced much at all while jon on the other hand is leaking every possible leak.

He also has sources inside apple and more than Mark i would say as well.

So at this stage I’m more likely to believe a guy who’s been leaking stuff all year. What has mark said about the iphone 12 line-up? Pretty much nothing.

 

[idrewuk]

I cannot WAIT for Jon and his sources to be hauled to court. Nothing worse than a smug nerd.

 

[The Game 161]

I cannot WAIT for Jon and his sources to be hauled to court. Nothing worse than a smug nerd.

If his sources get found out it will be him that’s in trouble not Jon.

i would much rather know about leaks then wait til he announcement. I would say if you don’t like leaks then best to avoid mac rumours.

 

[peterh988]

Top Gun style mirrored aviators, or I'm out.

 

[bigchrisfgb]

The Lunor Classic Rund spectacles depicted in Gurman's Twitter sculpture are lacking the bridge pads. It's painful just to look at.

The bridge pads are an optional extra.
It is surprisingly comfortable without them. They are designed so that most people can wear them without the bridge pads.
In fact going by all the available pictures of Steve Jobs I don’t think he ever had a pair that had the bridge pads.

 

[44267547]

This seems like the kind of things Apple would use to rat out who is leaking to Jon Prosser.

I think that’s been said like 15 times in this thread already.😁

But I suspect you and others are correct, and that’s why I think John Prosser has to be smart enough to realize that he’s been baited. If he understands Apple and the methodology of how they do things, in terms of how secretive they are, there’s no doubt he’s taking this information and using it to ‘boost his name‘ versus just for the sake of making a prediction. If that makes any sense.

 

[DarkCole]

One thing I’ve learned from leaks over the years is to not believe Apple wouldn’t do something. We’ve been surprised with their decisions countless times. Just a waiting game now and I’m excited to see what happens.

 

[rp2011]

Well no as jon has seen the glasses
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I meant about the Steve Jobs edition