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Guess I'll be the exception. Do I want to pay $2000? No. Do I want to pay $100? No. $10? No. However, a better question is will you pay $2000 for a VR system with x, y, z features and x, y, z capabilities, processing power, etc? Probably. But I need to know what those features are, what the capabilities are to ascertain if it is worth it to me.
They're talking about possibly 2X M2 processors in it (that alone is amazing if true)? Two 4K displays with illusionary 8K equivalence (how much do large 4K monitors cost)? A dozen cameras? Multiple LiDars? An OS and wares refined for developing AR and VR apps? If I can have all of that in one device with the refined simplicity and compliment to their entire ecosystem that Apple loves to deliver, yeah, I'll buy it, and I'll build for it.
I see a whole new market place opening up and endless possibilities, new tools, new ways of working, producing, creating, art, communication, gaming... we have an Oculus Quest, and update after update in software alone, it just keeps getting better, it's awesome, but I don't like Facebook or Meta. Plus, I imagine Apple will leap far past anything that Facebook is producing. So, for gaming, VR is absolutely the future. Meta knows it, Sony knows it, Unity and Epic know it, and Apple knows it. Whoever can deliver the hardware and software for it is going to win the gaming community and a LOT more.
Imagination isn't the limitation right now. If they can deliver all of that in a single device, it's going to be amazing. And that is indeed a concern. With the Oculus, while the games and apps keep getting better, the constraints are weight, size, and performance. It gets too warm to wear for long, like would be necessary to use for productivity. It also has very slight lag, imperceptible, but just enough to make your eyes and brain weary. If Apple can address the size, performance, resolution, and temperature issues, with all of that hardware in place, they'll have a winner. The world will just need to catch up with the imagination and vision.
They're talking about possibly 2X M2 processors in it (that alone is amazing if true)? Two 4K displays with illusionary 8K equivalence (how much do large 4K monitors cost)? A dozen cameras? Multiple LiDars? An OS and wares refined for developing AR and VR apps? If I can have all of that in one device with the refined simplicity and compliment to their entire ecosystem that Apple loves to deliver, yeah, I'll buy it, and I'll build for it.
I see a whole new market place opening up and endless possibilities, new tools, new ways of working, producing, creating, art, communication, gaming... we have an Oculus Quest, and update after update in software alone, it just keeps getting better, it's awesome, but I don't like Facebook or Meta. Plus, I imagine Apple will leap far past anything that Facebook is producing. So, for gaming, VR is absolutely the future. Meta knows it, Sony knows it, Unity and Epic know it, and Apple knows it. Whoever can deliver the hardware and software for it is going to win the gaming community and a LOT more.
Imagination isn't the limitation right now. If they can deliver all of that in a single device, it's going to be amazing. And that is indeed a concern. With the Oculus, while the games and apps keep getting better, the constraints are weight, size, and performance. It gets too warm to wear for long, like would be necessary to use for productivity. It also has very slight lag, imperceptible, but just enough to make your eyes and brain weary. If Apple can address the size, performance, resolution, and temperature issues, with all of that hardware in place, they'll have a winner. The world will just need to catch up with the imagination and vision.
Hmmmmm...or $2K for a true successor to the Amiga. (I had such high hopes for BeOS back in the day.)
Zero interest in this device. I wouldn’t pay the price. I’d be content to try it at the apple store for five minutes and enjoy reality.
Social media has long been a cess pool of trolls and worse. Social media based on VR will be even worse.
Social media has long been a cess pool of trolls and worse. Social media based on VR will be even worse.
No. At least not for a long time after it’s introduced. The iPhone was cool but I waited for the 5 before I got one. No point in being an early adopter if you’re ahead of the software AND hardware curve.
Ask me about it in 2030.
Ask me about it in 2030.
How many people would have been willing to pay 1000 dollars for a phone if you asked them 15 years ago?
There will likely be an artificial limit on supply (as with any new Apple product) to create the usual breathless "demand outstrips supply" headlines. Followed by an increase in supply and a quiet drop in price. Deja Vue all over again.
I will wait this one out for a long time. See AR/VRs first victim already with Facebook dumping 10 billion and losing over 200 billion in the stock market, Microsoft becoming directionless with Hololens. Apple should thread carefully and not get caught up in the hype of this. Just not seeing a killer app for this except for maybe maps.
Apple really should be focusing on the autonomous car and health as the two key game changers. Aim to have the Apple Car ready by 2027 as a 20th anniversary follow up to the iPhone. Launch the AR/VR headset as a 30th anniversary followup to the iMac.
Apple really should be focusing on the autonomous car and health as the two key game changers. Aim to have the Apple Car ready by 2027 as a 20th anniversary follow up to the iPhone. Launch the AR/VR headset as a 30th anniversary followup to the iMac.
AR has been in use for a long time, across many disciplines. Apple will do well in the field making it more accessible with better AR apps tapping wider markets.
Also... it won't be googles as depicted in the story.
LOL no that’s stupid as hell.
If they looked like regular glasses about five years from now I might spend $999-1299 depending on features and battery life. Are they going to replace my iPhone or Watch? How often will I need to upgrade them to keep current with software? I was first on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch but am going to wait and see with this thing.
If they looked like regular glasses about five years from now I might spend $999-1299 depending on features and battery life. Are they going to replace my iPhone or Watch? How often will I need to upgrade them to keep current with software? I was first on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch but am going to wait and see with this thing.
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2008 GMC Arcadia with reflect from the dashboard to windshield thing? That's not a proper HUD, has limited usability and terrible visibility. Can understand why you didn't mention it by name.
Mine worked great, showing relevant car information/data, navigation/gps, etc. You were expecting a helmet-based HUD, like on an F-35?
How much do you need? It's a passenger vehicle, not a targeting system.
I don’t think they want YOU to get one. They’re likely looking for a few million folks, maybe folks that don’t currently own anything with an Apple logo on it, to buy them. If you get one, I’m sure they’d appreciate it, but if you don’t, I think it’s fine with them.
About as useful to me as Apple's 🤣Plenty of options available for $10
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I'd rather spend $2,000.00 on a real-life experience. Not artificial reality.
