That is a valid concern and an impending issue that should be addressed by Apple. It's already widespread on social media nowadays with people being recorded in public for TikToks for the sake of going viral. People don't really value privacy and I'd hope that is Apple's priority when it comes to sensitive data. Tbh, AR glasses made by Huawei or Google sounds like a nightmare to me.
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Tim Cook: Not Too Long From Now, You'll Wonder How You Led Your Life Without AR
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Steve Jobs: “Actually we don’t allow the iPad in the home. We think it’s too dangerous for them in effect.”
Tim Cook: “You’ll wonder how you led you life without augmented reality.”
You’re not only a drug dealer, Tim, you’re an enabler. F*** no, and f*** you.
Tim Cook: “You’ll wonder how you led you life without augmented reality.”
You’re not only a drug dealer, Tim, you’re an enabler. F*** no, and f*** you.
Older people scare you? If you’re lucky enough you’ll get to be one, one day… 😉
It's stuff like this that gets me depressed about the state of I.T. and computing. I've been in this field since the mid 80's and I've never seen the stagnation, hawking of dumb ideas and products, and overall drudgery that the industry defines itself as in recent years.
I mean, let's face it. When it comes to new products that truly innovated and moved the needle of what a person can do with tech, I'm hard-pressed to find much besides maybe 3D printing that qualifies?
This last decade has been a bunch of marketing of paying for subscriptions for software, paying for subscriptions for your stuff to be stored and/or run on somebody else's computer (cloud), and computer OS major releases that nobody gets excited over. (Windows 11 vs 10? Meh... who cares? Latest MacOS releases? Each one feels like they added 2 or 3 things that could have just been downloadable stand-alone updates, and a bunch of really minor stuff for the sake of change, and declared it the hot new thing.) They've been trying to push VR and now AR for years, and it's not gaining much traction. I'd bet my last dollar that this whole VR social media environment "Meta" wants to do is a flop.
Things like AR or even AI virtual assistants are only as good and reliable as your network connectivity, too. They're simply not able to do everything on the device you're using in your hands. It's, frankly, embarrassing how often my Amazon Alexa powered Echo Dots have issues and become "brain dead" due to wifi hiccups, server/cloud side issues, etc. Ask them to play streaming radio "everywhere" and there's a 90% chance the stream will just die off on at least 1 or 2 of them within 30 minutes or less. All of my Eufy wi-fi outdoor security cameras just decided to disconnect and refuse to stream video anymore, ever since Eufy pushed some firmware update out that messed with them. (How nice is that for a home security product you rely on doing the ONE job you have for it of capturing video?)
I know most of this has nothing directly to do with Apple, but Apple's caught up in the whole mess indirectly. It's just the state of the industry. If they think AR is going to be "huge and world changing"? I think they're in for a rude awakening. People will just get used to the assumption that augmented info is there for them and it'll fail on them, when it's needed most. Poor cellular signal maybe, or glitches on the cloud servers?
I mean, let's face it. When it comes to new products that truly innovated and moved the needle of what a person can do with tech, I'm hard-pressed to find much besides maybe 3D printing that qualifies?
This last decade has been a bunch of marketing of paying for subscriptions for software, paying for subscriptions for your stuff to be stored and/or run on somebody else's computer (cloud), and computer OS major releases that nobody gets excited over. (Windows 11 vs 10? Meh... who cares? Latest MacOS releases? Each one feels like they added 2 or 3 things that could have just been downloadable stand-alone updates, and a bunch of really minor stuff for the sake of change, and declared it the hot new thing.) They've been trying to push VR and now AR for years, and it's not gaining much traction. I'd bet my last dollar that this whole VR social media environment "Meta" wants to do is a flop.
Things like AR or even AI virtual assistants are only as good and reliable as your network connectivity, too. They're simply not able to do everything on the device you're using in your hands. It's, frankly, embarrassing how often my Amazon Alexa powered Echo Dots have issues and become "brain dead" due to wifi hiccups, server/cloud side issues, etc. Ask them to play streaming radio "everywhere" and there's a 90% chance the stream will just die off on at least 1 or 2 of them within 30 minutes or less. All of my Eufy wi-fi outdoor security cameras just decided to disconnect and refuse to stream video anymore, ever since Eufy pushed some firmware update out that messed with them. (How nice is that for a home security product you rely on doing the ONE job you have for it of capturing video?)
I know most of this has nothing directly to do with Apple, but Apple's caught up in the whole mess indirectly. It's just the state of the industry. If they think AR is going to be "huge and world changing"? I think they're in for a rude awakening. People will just get used to the assumption that augmented info is there for them and it'll fail on them, when it's needed most. Poor cellular signal maybe, or glitches on the cloud servers?
This thing is gana be the next HomePod
Nobody wants this. Nobody needs this. Nobody can afford this.
GOOD MORNING
Why y'all use that pic of me for this post bruh I look like a shriveled up dumpling smh put some respek on it
Why y'all use that pic of me for this post bruh I look like a shriveled up dumpling smh put some respek on it
It's gonna open up a whole new world for vision impaired people like me. If I had glasses that I could amplify and zoom in stuff, half of the problems I face because I've low vision would simply disappear with AR glasses. I'm so excited for it.
Mostly I use my iPhone to zoom in stuff, specially at the grocery store to read small product labels, to be able to see the menu at restaurants and so forth. AR Glasses would be a major life upgrade for me, I'm willing to pay whatever it costs for the accessibility features.
Mostly I use my iPhone to zoom in stuff, specially at the grocery store to read small product labels, to be able to see the menu at restaurants and so forth. AR Glasses would be a major life upgrade for me, I'm willing to pay whatever it costs for the accessibility features.
You're really forgetting about a great community of visual impaired people and low vision folks who could benefit from the accessibility features it would deliver. So yeah, someone out there wants this, someone needs this, someone can afford this. It's not because it's useless to you that automatically it's like that for everyone else.
Maybe, but my point still stands, not at $3k I won't.
No thanks I don’t need ads and subscriptions in my retina more than they already are.
Speaking at Università Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II in Naples, Italy, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that not too long from today, people will wonder how they led a life without augmented reality, stressing the "profound" impact it will have on the not so distant future.
At the university, Cook was awarded an Honorary Degree in Innovation and International Management and also sat down for a Q&A session with students. Responding to a question from a student on what future technologies excite him the most, Cook pointed to artificial intelligence, calling it a "fundamental, horizontal technology that will touch everything in our lives," ranging from innovations in the Apple Watch to "many other things" Apple is working on.
Cook, more importantly, stressed his excitement for augmented reality. Cook suggested that augmented reality's impact on the world will be as profound as the internet itself, saying people will wonder how they led a life without it. As he was speaking on augmented reality, the live stream of the Q&A session abruptly cut, so Cook's full comment on the subject is not publicly known.
Cook has in the past expressed his personal excitement for augmented reality and has hinted that Apple is working on AR/VR products. The company's first AR/VR product, a high-end headset rumored to be called "Reality Pro," is expected to be announced as soon as January. The headset has been in development for several years and will be Apple's first major new product since the "One more thing" introduction of the Apple Watch in 2014.
"Reality Pro" is rumored to feature a lightweight design, two 4K micro-OLED displays, 15 optical modules, two main processors, Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, eye tracking, and more. The headset will run the realityOS operating system, which was seemingly confirmed by App Store logs. The device is expected to cost somewhere around $3,000, with a more affordable option reportedly in the works.
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At $3k they will have an impossible time selling this.
Despite the rash of Luddism here, I would agree with Mr. Cook. It won't be the next wave of products, or the ones after that, but eventually AR is going to be as helpful an adjunct to daily life as smartphones are today, perhaps even more so.
Tim, what you meant to say was, "not too long from now, RICH PEOPLE will wonder how you led a life without AR". How can the average person justify spending $3k on a luxury entertainment item? A semester of state college for my kid or those new Apple AR glasses. Good lord.
I've noticed recently that COVID did a number on a lot of people in terms of aging. Timmy got hit hard based on the aging I see coming through the filters and pshop airbrushes.
I've noticed recently that COVID did a number on a lot of people in terms of aging. Timmy got hit hard based on the aging I see coming through the filters and pshop airbrushes.
Cool story, Tim. I am sure that will be fitted into my 2005 Toyota Yaris for minimal cost and no monthly subscriptions, right?
It will have a profound impact for people with disposable income, maybe in the next 50 years. Most of the world won't experience it.
It will have a profound impact for people with disposable income, maybe in the next 50 years. Most of the world won't experience it.
No one's forgetting that and no one is saying that it won't be a benefit for them. Big question: How will they afford it? What benefit will it be to the companies to sell it subsidised to such a tiny market segment?
Clearly AR will have mainstream adoption at some undefined point in the future. It won't be any time soon, and it will stay a novelty for rich tech savvy folk for quite some time.
Yeah because you speak for humanity…
not too long from today, people will wonder how they led a life without augmented reality,
Wanna' bet?