Ah yes, with electronics and batteries going "BANG" from time to time, I cant see myeself wearing one of these. A burnt thigh from it going off in your pocket is one thing, going blind is another entirely.
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Kuo: Apple May Release Augmented Reality Contact Lenses in 2030s
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I predict Apple will release a wearable, personal-history-dependent, quantum information teleportation device, in the 2130s. Do I need to make a snazzy render to get an article about the “iPop“ published on MacRumors?
But what I’d really by 2030 like is a stable os.
But what I’d really by 2030 like is a stable os.
More accurate prediction: if overfishing, mass animal agriculture, power consumption (also looking at NFTs and Cryptocurrencies) continue like this, then all that Apple will be manufacturing in the 2030s are air filter face masks, virus test kits, and weapons.
Chillax, even if they release it, which I highly doubt, I would not be crazy enough to put a battery powered Shizzle Apple Lifestyle Product on one of my most sensitive body parts. The tech is simply not ready for this yet, and I doubt it will be ready in the next 100-200ys or even more. So why care?, as If I will last that long...
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If anybody is interested in how the full AR contact lens cyber reality might play out, I highly recommend Vernor Vinge's wonderful near-future science fiction novel Rainbows End.
<i>Rainbows End</i>
en.wikipedia.org
Also the excellent Warcross and Wildcard books by Marie Lu
Wonder where the port goes. Back of the neck ala Matrix style?
Soon? We havent seen anything that even remotely reassembles AR lenses. There is not even an underlying technology that we know of that can offer this kind of functionality. We are at least 30 years from this, if we are lucky.
Kuo was drunk!
When Apollo landed on the moon, we believed that landing on Mars was just a matter of a decade, and yet, here we are, more than 50 years later, not being even close to this milestone. We have been struggling for 50 years to achieve stable atom fusion, and we are still a couple of decades away of achieving that. Researching quantum computing is something that started many many decades ago, and the technology is still in the early stages of its development. We have achieved great technology advancements in the last decades, dont get me wrong, but these are just a result of "mastering" the manufacturing of electronic circuit-boards, networks and micro-processors that were invented in the beginning or in middle of the century. Getting to the next level, would require developing a new breakthrough technology and materials.
Can't help but think this is just some finger in the sky "reporting" for SEO
As a contact lens wearer, day to day use of these will be hideous over time.
That's why gimmick contact lenses are one wear only most of the time.
They would need fitting properly, and a rigorous cleaning/replacement cycle to even be near functional as an actual contact lens, let alone anything more feature rich than the things I use monthly to give me ACTUAL PROPER EYESIGHT.
As a contact lens wearer, day to day use of these will be hideous over time.
That's why gimmick contact lenses are one wear only most of the time.
They would need fitting properly, and a rigorous cleaning/replacement cycle to even be near functional as an actual contact lens, let alone anything more feature rich than the things I use monthly to give me ACTUAL PROPER EYESIGHT.
I can't imagine putting something in my eye from a company, like Apple, that has let quality fall so low. There is a huge difference between producing devices for teenagers to play with and producing devices that have the capability to destroy an essential part of your body. Apple has produced stuff with great features, but they have never even produced a serious computer (which is supposed to be their core competency), just toys.