I am. I love VR and Mixed Reality
I am worried about the headset though with some of the choices they made for it, namely the absurd price tag and external battery pack.
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Kuo: Apple Mixed-Reality Headset May Not Appear at WWDC as Mass Production Pushed Back Yet Again
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I am. I love VR and Mixed Reality
I am worried about the headset though with some of the choices they made for it, namely the absurd price tag and external battery pack.
I’m actually curious now.
A product that costs so much only the Uber apple fanboy would buy
A product that costs so much only the Uber apple fanboy would buy
I already can't stand the AirPods Max we brought into the office. They feel so....1997. And they're heavy!
Can you imagine what all that would feel like? You would need a neck brace!
LOL. The device that keeps getting pushed back…so much for Gurman’s report that the device will make its highly anticipated debut at WWDC ‘23!!!
I freakin had a hunch this will be getting "delayed".
I freakin had a hunch this will be getting "delayed".
I really hope this is a decoy article planted by Apple to drop expectations, otherwise this WWDC is gonna suck with everyone dancing around changes made to support the headset.
Also at a sale price of $3000 this thing should have an M3/M2 Pro, amazing displays and amazing connectivity...that is the price of a high spec 16" MBP. Meta makes a decent headset for $300, at $3k this thing should blow it out of the water (And yes, Meta is banking on data collection, but even competitors have $1k headsets that are technically better, and have no ad service investment, and nowhere near Apple's logistical chain.)
Also at a sale price of $3000 this thing should have an M3/M2 Pro, amazing displays and amazing connectivity...that is the price of a high spec 16" MBP. Meta makes a decent headset for $300, at $3k this thing should blow it out of the water (And yes, Meta is banking on data collection, but even competitors have $1k headsets that are technically better, and have no ad service investment, and nowhere near Apple's logistical chain.)
When was the last time any Apple rumor was accurate other than last minute leaks? Macrumors reported the Watch Ultra would cost over $1000 for a year and everyone hated but it ended costing $799 and is a successful product.
Apple is clearly playing with all those analysts and it's depressing seeing they falling over and over again. There's enough talk about this product that I can assume it's real, but I won't trust any other information, especially because Kuo change mind every week.
I really doubt this device will cost more than a MacBook Pro and will look nothing like theses cheap renders.
Apple is clearly playing with all those analysts and it's depressing seeing they falling over and over again. There's enough talk about this product that I can assume it's real, but I won't trust any other information, especially because Kuo change mind every week.
I really doubt this device will cost more than a MacBook Pro and will look nothing like theses cheap renders.
I mean, world currencies inflated last year, we had a famine due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, gas has been stupidly expensive, lots of companies are engaging in layoffs, and earlier this month we had several bank runs most notably being Silicon Valley Bank, so I'd say yes.
Not true. Tim Cook was spotted out testing the AR headset himself.
And there is no spoon...
It's hard to believe that so much noise could be generated by nothing, but it's happened before...
Tangent: Early days in college: In a Freshman Comp class, the prof was going through what the class would be about. He said 'This is not your normal Composition class. You will be expected to write papers on a wide array of subjects. Our first subject is 'Reality'. Researchers into quantum physics have reported that they can't prove why the world we see exists. They have said that, given that, the world we know could completely disappear in the blink of an eye.' Well, if that's possible, wouldn't we all disappear too? 'Hmm, possibly. Put it in your papers people!'
One poor kid had an existential breakdown. They had a panic attack and ended up having to quit school. Their parents blamed this prof, and he brought it up a week or so later. We wrote papers on all kinds of things going on in the world at the time, and some stuff from history too. It was a very interesting class that apparently ruined at least one person. Just reboot and they'll be okay, right?
Apple has had ‘Silicon Valley Champion’ hats and shirts made out for 20 years waiting for this to launch. Not realizing they were the losing team before they stepped out on the field with this AR/VR nonsense.
Its pretty clear that NO ONE knows whats going on!
Mixed messages does make some sense for mixed reality.
This is what you get when you buy into rumors. The rumormongers then have to invent reasons their rumors won't be happening. This is no different than conspiracy theories, a continuing series of explanations and modifications.
"... catalysed by the economic downturn, hardware specification compromises, the weight of the device, the readiness of the headset's ecosystem and applications, and its high selling price."
- the device does not sound "insanely great" as steve jobs would want it to be
- the device does not sound "insanely great" as steve jobs would want it to be
