Apple failed with the homepod because it was too closed, no way to use an AUX in was a HUGE MISTAKE.
You got a 400$ amazing speaker with only one way to use it.... and if / when apple drop support it will be a huge expensive paperweight.
Kuo: Apple Headset Will Use Same 96W Power Adapter as 14-Inch MacBook Pro
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You got a 400$ amazing speaker with only one way to use it.... and if / when apple drop support it will be a huge expensive paperweight.
deconstruct60
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Errrr. 96W power adapter doesn't prove an M1. The iPad Pro has an M1 and ships with a:
- 20W USB-C Power Adapter
iPad Pro - Technical Specifications
See full technical specifications for iPad Pro — resolution, size, weight, battery life, and storage capacity — for Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular models.
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( similarly the M1 powered MBA comes with a 30W Power adapter. MBP 13" 60W adapter . )
That is more bulk of the battery, Battery recharge time, and/or the power drain of the screens/cameras.
Are these goggles suppose the nominally operate tethered to power adapter ? 96W could be tilted to how fast can get the unit back on untethered after substantially drain the battery. 20W isn't going to help there.
Looks to be a stripped down M1. Perhaps just P cores, NPU , GPU. Again not really pointing toward 90+ W being driven by that SoC. { go to AR or standby mode and can possible turn much of that 3D compute off. )
boss.king
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Can lightning even do 96 watts without a massive upgrade?
So…….should we just put you down for a ‘maybe’ then?
Nah. They’ll likely include the power adapter.
we already saw that the M1 at 5nm is not less powerful than an intel i5 or i7 14++
So i dont think anybody is saying that smaller nodes means less power
i will buy for my kid...so stop speaking for everybody, just stop
It may have been had good quality compared to the competition at that price, but either people don't care about the quality difference between a $100 and $400 speaker, or the people who were willing to pay that much for a speaker already had one. Speakers aren't something that needs to be replaced every few years.
Speakers are basically a commodity product. An all-in-one VR headset is not.
I think fitness is a good guess for an early use case.
VR has a lot of potential for less-niche use cases, but a lot of that depends on software being made for it, and how advanced the hardware is.
It could functionally be a portable multi-monitor computer setup, so if you take a keyboard with you, it could be as useful as a laptop. (this is one thing that isn't optimal with current VR sets, but if weight can be significantly reduced, and resolution and optical quality significantly increased, it's an obvious use case.)
I think at least the first couple of generations will mostly be a device that you'd use at home or work, but will be portable enough to travel with.
bn-7bc
macrumors 6502a
well if the latest ipad air is any indication it looks like apple is moving to usb-c on devices as well (maybe to preempt future EU regs. so I find it unlikely that they put lining on a yet to be released device whit no existing accessories to be compatible with. But I'm no expert and have no inside info so this is just guesswork on my part
metapunk2077fail
macrumors 6502a
The longer and more regularly people wear that device the more disfigurement will occur to their faces.
When I used the Oculus, which was only 350 grams, I had an indentation crease around my eyes after only an hour. No I didn't have it on tight. This is what happens.
If people think they can live and work in these, like some nutters are trying to say, over time they will be permanently disfigured. That's just what happens to the body - it adjusts to whatever we do to it, especially in a growing child.
Even eyeglasses leave permanent dent on the sides of the nose after years of use. VR is going to leave horrific marks on people who use it excessively.
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metapunk2077fail
macrumors 6502a
Yeah man if only Arnold Schwarzenegger, Boris Becker, Sugar Ray Leonard and Ed Moses had this strap on. They could have become champions.
bn-7bc
macrumors 6502a
Not shore, probably a lot of on device processing, I must admit to not knowing alot about it and to having skipped the summary (my bad slashdot habits are coming back to bite me). I'll just askk i theis prosuck ment to be coneected to a laptop/desktop or a pc/tablet, apple might want to stuff as much processing power as possible in the device to offload the host device if it's designed for mobiles.
JPack
macrumors G5
Lightning doesn’t support PD rates.
bn-7bc
macrumors 6502a
Or the battery could be external, and hung from a belt clip/similar or placed on a table/lap if used in a static setting and connect with a wire to the headset that would elevate the neck problems. Yes that requyyiers a cable and everybody seems to hate them, but given the choice between a sore neck and a cable it would surprise me if most rational people didn't pick the former over the latter
Realityck
macrumors G5
If it does then it represents some processor box that the AR headset is mated with that come together. Not that the headset requires that much power. The 14 MBP using M1 Pro 10/16 comes with a 95 watt power adapter, and we all know the 1600 nit max 14" ProMotion display is a lot more demanding then a AR/VR headset. So again you are buying two things, not just a AR/VR headset.
JDHiro
macrumors 6502
That's an interesting point, not to mention all the students sitting in virtual classrooms. This could be an interesting tool for the remote workers/students of the world.
JDHiro
macrumors 6502
Yes - my face is horribly disfigured from wearing glasses for 20+ years and wearing ski goggles for hundreds or thousands of hours.The longer and more regularly people wear that device the more disfigurement will occur to their faces.
When I used the Oculus, which was only 350 grams, I had an indentation crease around my eyes after only an hour. No I didn't have it on tight. This is what happens.
If people think they can live and work in these, like some nutters are trying to say, over time they will be permanently disfigured. That's just what happens to the body - it adjusts to whatever we do to it, especially in a growing child.
Even eyeglasses leave permanent dent on the sides of the nose after years of use. VR is going to leave horrific marks on people who use it excessively.
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metapunk2077fail
macrumors 6502a
You did not wear ski goggles for many hours a day 365 days a year for many years.
I posed a photo, one of hundreds that you can find online, and it is undeniable that long term regular use causes disfigurement.
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hoorayforhollywood
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I've still no idea what this is for in real world situations, but reports like this that basically say 'a really powerful Mac on your FACE' can't help but get me not just curious but - for the first time - quite excited.
This thing if it gets the A15/M1 fanless...it can be a real issue for your head,eyes if this thing heats up more than 40-41C
the iphones heats up under heavy load, for an iphone/mac where you touch it with your hands 40-41C its nothing, its perfect...but for your head/eyes this can be a real issue
the iphones heats up under heavy load, for an iphone/mac where you touch it with your hands 40-41C its nothing, its perfect...but for your head/eyes this can be a real issue
I still cannot find a consumer use case for this. The Wii, Kinect, Sony PS Move, all failed to do anything in the gaming field. I don't see how Apple would change anything.
On the other extreme, there's Valve Index, Oculus, are extreme niche, and I don't think Apple are interested in such extreme niche market.
In any case, if this were true, it has to be shown in WWDC. You cannot launch something without any dev support. If we don't see anything in WWDC, then it's just a rumor.
On the other extreme, there's Valve Index, Oculus, are extreme niche, and I don't think Apple are interested in such extreme niche market.
In any case, if this were true, it has to be shown in WWDC. You cannot launch something without any dev support. If we don't see anything in WWDC, then it's just a rumor.