Video: Would You Pay $2000+ for Apple's AR/VR Headset?

[BusanAA]

For me its a hard nooooooooooo.... That's way above my pay scale.....

However, I wouldn't be surprised if YouTube reviewers such as 'Max Tech' or 'iJustine' would rant and rave about how great these AR/VR glasses are...

 

[Soccertess]

Everyone wants it to be cheaper so that isn't a good question. The question really depends what new capabilities it can offer. Honestly, many will choose PSVR2 or alternatives to fit their gaming rigs unless Apple is offering something new.

The problem is Tim Cook is very disassociated with the public. He doesn't understand consumers and the products under his leadership have been are weak and insanely priced (10k apple watches), with low quality dongles really destroying the experience.

That being said, I don't want to be boxed in to the Apple ecosystem. I wouldn't be surprised if their AR/VR is more than 2k, and ONLY works with products sold through their App store.

I BET YOU you couldn't use it for your PS5, XBOX, and i could see no HDMI plug. Look at what they did with their speaker, they didn't even have an audio in! So for me, it's probably a hard pass because I'm tired of high priced products that only work with their ecosystem and shut out alternatives. Tim has really pushed Apple to be the new Microsoft of the 90s.

Drop the mic...

Peace!

 

[Flood4]

Pretty sure Apple themselves release this 2000$ price so when they will release the thing at 999$ we will say « not that bad » instead of holly cow,
That’s expensive

 

[topdrawer]

i'll consider it if i can side load it

 

[Mr.PT]

Yeah. Unfortunately, We won’t be throwing out the software our employees have decades of experience working with and all our secondary consultants use. The $2,000 price for these isn’t the issue at all, that’s a drop in the ocean. But the loss of productivity switching platforms is going to cost tens of thousands of dollars each month.

In my region almost everyone is Revit. A tiny bit of Archicad and Vectorworks quite literally I’ve never heard of anyone using who isn’t a broke student.

Apple really needs to get on board with Revit. There’s a whole industry waiting to buy these things if they were compatible with software professionals use.

Unfortunately it’s the other way around; Autodesk is the lame one who is well known for disregarding Apple users. Personally I feel Revit is built for engineering. You should not be restricted by your consultants software. Compatibility is now well assured across most BIM software and in EU will be mandatory. Also suggest you look up Bricsys CAD/BIM, very autodesk alike and user friendly, better in some cases and has perpetual license.
PS: I guess broke student in your area are pretty wealthy…

 

[Mr.PT]

I have a 24" Wacom, but an Apple Pencil on a Mac monitor that could fold down would be amazing. I like the feel of the Apple Pencil on iPad much better then the Wacom, but the experience isn't as good through sidecar and it would be nice to have a much larger display on Mac. Talk of an A13 in an upcoming display makes me wonder if it might include Apple Pencil support. I'm not sure what else they would use it for unless it could also double as an Apple TV.

I guess you’re using your wacom mainly as editing tool. Maybe universal control will allow for a better experience? I’m not sure though. Touch interface isn’t ergonomically useful in vertical, specially with pencil, so a magnetic detachable display ‘à la Magic Keyboard’ would be great 😊. Surprisingly I’ve been using my iPad as my TV: once you use the “XDR Liquid Retina” everything else feels blurry…so If Apple release a 27/32” “affordable” display that allows you to discard the apple tv box, has pencil support and is magnetically detachable, I’m all in.

 

[Mr.PT]

I see that like placing a cast iron skillet in the oven. In the old days, the pilot light would help to cure the skillet. Today, there’s no pilot light but there are still those that do it because “It’s what you do.” If she’s the kind of person that HAS to have ALL tabs and applications closed when she’s done, then it could very well be that a Mac would be better. Some folks just won’t “get” the iPad.

She already made it clear to me.😏

 

[Deepshade]

Well, at least they realised it had to be curved. Unlike the 'slab on the wrist' watch, which still looks like an iPhone shrinkydink - rather than someting you that 'fits' the body.

 

[ds2000]

Probably not but I wouldn't have paid over 1k for a phone 3 years ago

 

[mrapplecored]

No.
That's way over the price for the parts and costs. The R&D costs Apple has to factor into future sales and lessons learned. Early adopter tax is not necessary if Apple views this as a long term product category. Generate a groundswell of sales and users, Apple can afford to swallow the lower initial profit margins, or losses even.
Gen. 2 or 3 might be a sale!

 

[ninecows]

Once they can make a pair of glasses like these I might consider it.

But 2000$ just to look ridiculous? No thanks. Not paying that amount for prototypes

 

[ninecows]

All the mock-ups I’ve seen of these so far are just like what “smartphones” were like before the iPhone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard or stylus.

It will never be anything else than a gimmick or niche product until they look like and work a regular pair of glasses

 

[arkitect]

Possible uses (whether good or bad):
-personal navigation, including inside buildings like airports to the gate, the next restroom, and factories like looking for parts and tools.

But I can just use my unassisted eyes to find those things.
I don't need to strap a VR headpiece to my eyes… I just, you know, read the signs.
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[AndiG]

At one time, Microsoft was the biggest company in the world, I believe, and look what happened to them.

Microsoft turned itself into a service company and cash cow. When you're talking about the cloud there is no way bypassing Microsoft. Microsoft just took Blink and turned it into Edge. Blink was taken from Webkit.

And now Apple struggles with Safari. Safari is named to be the new IE, full of bugs and incompatibility.

The bad thing is that Apple doesn't learn. Tim, Phil and the whole gang behind "lock competition out and lock users in" should leave Apple and make room for new people with new ideas.

 

[lowkey]

Unfortunately it’s the other way around; Autodesk is the lame one who is well known for disregarding Apple users. Personally I feel Revit is built for engineering. You should not be restricted by your consultants software. Compatibility is now well assured across most BIM software and in EU will be mandatory. Also suggest you look up Bricsys CAD/BIM, very autodesk alike and user friendly, better in some cases and has perpetual license.
PS: I guess broke student in your area are pretty wealthy…

Yeah auto desk sux. But here in Australia Revit is not just for engineers. It’s the vast majority of Architects, especially larger firms.

If Apple wants professionals to use these things, it’s up to them to get the major software players on board. The industry isn’t going change platforms to buy an Apple headset.

 

[Rygaard]

It Depends... If i want a VR headset I would do just about anything to get one that is not tied into Facebook, or not get it at all.

There is NO way I will EVER buy oculus rift AKA Meta AKA Facebook - the fact that you can not use it without signing in via Facebook , no way.

And yes I trust Apple Way more to guard my privacy ! (and no you don't have to agree)

So comparing the price without know exactly what it does, is just stupid.

But if the hardware / experience match the price tag - then no problem

 

[PC_tech]

I mean we all expect Apple when Apple does something that it is done RIGHT the first time and not the second. Since AR VR market hasn’t really taken off really even in this day age yet aka mass appeal; is because it hasn’t been done RIGHT yet. If Apple indeed does this right and I’m sure fingers crossed they will and show us an experience/product we never knew we wanted and is actually useful cool etc then maybe that price tag will actually mean something. And even if so we all know they will release an iphone XR equivalent headset that’s cheaper after gen 1 or 2 anyways if it succeeds. They need to price high on this OG product initially anyways as they are effectively pricing the market with their hoped unfounded success if this succeeds. They are a “luxury“ company in all? Frankly if they are going to be implementing a 3000 ppi display into this thing as a VR/AR experience supposedly needs to be done right. In itself would be groundbreaking and actually shows they are serious. As I don’t see any of the completion doing anything close to that… So even though I don’t have the money but if I did Id say price is just too step no matter how good :/

What exactly is “right” to you? You and others are making a lot of assumptions over this…

 

[PC_tech]

If the device allows for me to uses prescription lenses (my eyes suck), I’ll seriously consider paying up to 3k.

Trying to learn Swift development and a little graphic design this year. Want to be in position to potentially develop an app on the system. Know I’m probably biting off more than I can chew.

You can buy prescription lenses for the oculus right now….

 

[PC_tech]

Considering I've not yet found the Oculus' price, a fraction of $2000, justifiable... no.

I don't trust Timmy's follow-through on a product; he's an operations man, not an entrepreneur. Look at the HomePod for an example.

300 is to rich for your blood? ?

 

[PC_tech]

I can't see spending more than $200 or so for this.

It's about as necessary as an apple watch, but unlike the watch there's no way that they are as light as a regular pair of glasses, so they're not unnecessary but also worse than existing glasses. I'm just not seeing the use case for these.

They aren’t necessary at all…..

 

[PC_tech]

The people mocking the device now, or it’s price, will be crying in their mom’s basement when Apple dominates the global market with next-level experiences that Oculus can only dream of

Keep dreaming ?

 

[PC_tech]

300 is to rich for your blood? ?

As if the AirPods aren’t the most successful wearable computing device on the market? Oh, the AirPods totally count as wearable computing, even if they’re just accessories and not stand-alone devices. Especially when you consider the computing required for the always-on Hey Siri and the spatial audio features. That’s some serious computing power for an audio accessory.

Serious computing? They are headphones ?

 

[wonderings]

I can't imagine Apple doing anything all that new to make me even think about dropping $2K on a VR headset from Apple. You can guarantee it will only be Apples App store that it can use (probably not a bad thing). Side loading will not be a think, or it will but it will definitely not be something supported by Apple and they will try and block it. I am pretty impressed with the Quest 2. I can use it as stand alone with Quest 2 apps or if I want to get more intense I can use Air Link to wirelessly play games run by my much more powerful PC. So it is flexible, wireless and cheap for what you get. I am much more interested in a Quest Pro or Quest 3 then I am anything Apple comes out with. I can see Apple bringing a wider field of view which is always a good thing, but other then that I can't really imagine what they are going to do to bring something new to VR.

 

[PC_tech]

$2000 is pretty expensive for something like this, but for me it really depends on the device’s capabilities. If all it can do is improve on the same old b******t that Oculus Quest and Vive are already doing, then no way. The main stream market has already spoken on that technology, and almost no one is interested in it.

If, however, an Apple headset brings something new and useful to the scene, I might be compelled to spend $2000 on it. Who knows what that could be… Maybe if the headset gave me virtual work spaces, and could tie in to my Mac and other devices? Maybe if It could do pass-through MR to present helpful augmentation for real-world activities? Maybe if it could use Apple’s SLAM technology along with real-time object capture to scan environments and objects that I want to share with other people via iMessage? Maybe if it had a nice UI on top of SceneKit to allow people to build experiences that they could share with each other? I would part with $2000 for that.

Almost no one huh? Why do you and others insist on making things up? Seriously? You have literally no clue what you’re talking about ?

 

[PC_tech]

Name just one thing Apple dominate the global market with. Just one!

They only thing Apple dominates in is taking money from people