hold on let me get excited about something i'll never be able to afford!
Yeah, all we get probably just a price increase on the Pro iPhones and iPads later in 2023... and maybe a $6k starting AS Mac Pro...😂Have we even considered that this mixed reality device rumor is a red herring?
Consumer application right now is extremely niche, and only for entertainment (ie gaming). The only possibility I could think of is an AR simulating multiple desktops/larger desktop area of your computer, so you have larger canvas/"screen" without physically having one. That could work in some markets where office spaces are limited and/or homes are tiny. Eg a designer/architect no longer need to invest heavily in large/multiple monitors. But in the end, not the typical consumer usage.Many people think AR will mostly be a niche product for enterprise. I hope so. I actually fear it’s going to be too mainstream. I think it has that much potential. Not looking forward to the day that society is full of people constantly distracted by their HUDs. But that’s only if/when they’re able to make AR glasses that will be fashionable to wear in public. This rumored product, however, is goggles, which will certainly not be worn in public, but in private places. And I‘m sure it will be much more niche because of its (supposed) form factor and price. At least, I will be surprised if it becomes a mainstream device and shocked if it’s worn in public.
And my fears are even worse for VR. VR has the potential to really isolate people. And when people are isolated, they get weird.
But I think as these technologies improve to reach their potential, they will inevitably reach critical mass and become mainstream, so I just hope most people will be aware enough of the situation to use them responsibly. They do, after all, have a lot of potential for good too.
what's the metaverse? You know something we dont?Maybe Tim needs to reevaluate their strategy. Metaverse isn’t going to be the thing that saves big tech. I think we are witnessing the end of big tech. Unless they somehow get into the energy business like building nuclear reactors. Or maybe Tim is on to something. Maybe he’ll build nuclear power stations in the metaverse.
Yes, very niche so far, but I think the reason has been mainly the tech. AR has only existed in handheld small screens (very limited potential), or big heavy goggles that are either tethered or have short battery life, with bad resolution, and glitchy anchoring/occlusion, etc. The only market willing to tolerate all that is probably hardcore gamers.Consumer application right now is extremely niche, and only for entertainment (ie gaming). The only possibility I could think of is an AR simulating multiple desktops/larger desktop area of your computer, so you have larger canvas/"screen" without physically having one. That could work in some markets where office spaces are limited and/or homes are tiny. Eg a designer/architect no longer need to invest heavily in large/multiple monitors. But in the end, not the typical consumer usage.
That actually reminds me of those pico projector, which aimed to replace regular large projectors and/or TVs. But those didn't seem to catch on.
There are some rumored specs, I believe. And I think there were big clues found in code. But yes, I don’t recall any photos of hardware.I am not an avid follower of everything Apple but I am curious to know when was the last time, if there ever has been one that there has been so much public talk about an Apple device, about what it is supposed to do, it's design looks, it's tech specs but yet there has been absolutly nothing to show for it until release day, because for a number of years now there has been much talk about this AR/VR devices mythical specs and it's looks and it's supposedly development and production but yet there has been nothing to show for it, no leaks, no actual specs, just guesses and assumptions. We are even told that Apple are now on version 2 of the device with version 1 not ever seeing the light of day. There was talk about senior executives being shown the device during it's alleged development stages and yet again nothing offically released about it.
How is it this AR/VR device has been getting so many 'if's','maybe's','probably' and so much forum air time that nobody outside of Apple knows anything concret about the device? If such a device exists and early development sets were shown to Apple executives then why wasn't the device given any air time on one of Apple's key note events? basically giving Apple users a teaser of what they can expect further down the road. But no, Apple ave done nothing. What's the betting that 'something' will happen and we are told 'alleged' production has stopped.
MR did a front page article a long long time ago about Apple executives being given the oppertunity to see development sets and if that was the case then Apple have had every oppertunity to show Apple users what they can expect but no, Apple have kept everything quiet. Therefore do people honestly believe that Apple does actually have an AR/VR device ready to be produced or is all this just fake talk from Apple and no such device actually exists.
Sounds just like the rumored iPhone posts in Nov 2006….”niche” was the most popular word too. You can go to Macrumors archives and see for yourself.Yawn - boring. The whole AR/VR thing has been rumored for years and it is still a niche product. Zuckerberg has gambled on it too soon. Who even uses the AR features on their iPhone/iPad? Not many.
It'll be overpriced and underpowered like the first iPhone and the first Apple Watch.Hopefully, it’s not going to be overly priced. Ready to see what Apple has been working on.
Many people think AR will mostly be a niche product for enterprise. I hope so. I actually fear it’s going to be too mainstream. I think it has that much potential. Not looking forward to the day that society is full of people constantly distracted by their HUDs. But that’s only if/when they’re able to make AR glasses that will be fashionable to wear in public with long battery life. This rumored product, however, is goggles, which will certainly not be worn in public, but in private places. And I‘m sure it will be much more niche because of its (supposed) form factor and price. At least, I will be surprised if it becomes a mainstream device and shocked if it’s worn in public.
And my fears are even worse for VR. VR has the potential to really isolate people. And when people are isolated, they get weird.
But I think as these technologies improve to reach their potential, they will inevitably reach critical mass and become mainstream, so I just hope most people will be aware enough of the situation to make and use them responsibly. They do, after all, have a lot of potential for good too.
Power on. Log in. Drop out!Might be less expensive to do Timothy Leary's version of AR/VR.
And the mass layoffs at Meta should be an indicator that no one wants / needs this.Yawn - boring. The whole AR/VR thing has been rumored for years and it is still a niche product. Zuckerberg has gambled on it too soon. Who even uses the AR features on their iPhone/iPad? Not many.