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Apple's Internal Survey About Smart Glasses Hints at Future Product Plans
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Apple should give out free phones turn all the cameras and microphones on all the time.
Data collection problem solved. Free phone calls and internet for me and data collection for them to sell to anyone of their choosing. What a world to live in.
Data collection problem solved. Free phone calls and internet for me and data collection for them to sell to anyone of their choosing. What a world to live in.
At this point no miracle will happen.
Vision Pro was the final bubble burst, it told us Apple had no clue of what to do
The vision pro was. It was very apparent when they presented Vision Pro with a suit of 2D apps, and no improvement on the core of VisionOS 2
Maybe it would be like Boston Dynamics, sold and quickly caught up by competitors.
It needed strong support from the founders who have near infinite decision power, like Mark Z
Agreed. And not only does a phone used as a camera block vision somewhat, it requires one to focus on the phone, not on the view.
Heads up displays in cars work just fine and actually add to the safety of driving.
From the linked article:
"...drivers may spend 0.5sec to 1.0sec glancing at the new display compared with 1.0sec to 2.0sec for a central infotainment screen or as much as 2.5sec to view a third-party smart device.
By coincidence, 2.0sec is a key timescale in relation to driving safely. The well-established ‘two-second rule’ is designed to make judging a safe distance easier by picking a spot on the side of the road and counting the time it takes to pass it after the car in front has."
Why would it be any different with AR glasses?
Agree.
Spatial computing has so many potential benefits that we can't even envision yet (much like we couldn't envision Uber or Snapchat before the iPhone came around).
I think Apple agrees on AR and I believe Tim Cook has said something to that effect in the past.
The issue is that the tech isn't ready for mainstream.
In the meantime, VisionOS gives Apple the opportunity to test the spatial computing OS in real world conditions.
You can only work on something in a lab for so long before you need to test it in the real world agains your assumptions.
Getting the OS and UX right are crucial components as technology catches up to make a viable AR product.
If they could just nail recording video well from glasses… I think that would be the biggest selling point.
Just don’t get too wrapped up in the AI stuff (which can be a fun secondary feature). But don’t lose focus on the important thing: Being able to record video from your eye level and simply by turning your head with your hands-free…. It’s kind of awesome.
Not to mention having a FaceTime video call, where your friend can see what you are looking at.
Just don’t get too wrapped up in the AI stuff (which can be a fun secondary feature). But don’t lose focus on the important thing: Being able to record video from your eye level and simply by turning your head with your hands-free…. It’s kind of awesome.
Not to mention having a FaceTime video call, where your friend can see what you are looking at.
I bet you'll be less distracted then when looking down on your phone while walking 😉
Essentially they have neither product at this time as Vision was a tremendous flop. They chose unwisely where to dump the resources.
How is AR useful for the average person? I really struggle to find something that can't already be done nearly as well with the iPhone?
What would be the use case for me to buy an expensive pair of glasses that I'm more likely to break, scratch or lose over using my iPhone?
Not trying to be an ass but really curios.
Hmm. A focus group made up of Apple employees. Likely a self-selecting group too. Not exactly representative of the market.
Hey Apple, your customers are out here!
Hey Apple, your customers are out here!
You think they priced it at 3500 and thought they would make it a massive consumer hit? LOL1
You think there's nothing of value or learning there that might be useful later? LOL2
Shortsighted and ignorant. There are currently around 12 million hard of hearing or deaf people and that’s just in the UK. Extrapolate that world wide and provide glasses that have realtime text translation of conversations as well as couples with the new AirPod pro hearing features and you have an instant mass adoption multibillion dollar market.
There’s probably a reason you don’t make the big decisions.
Discreet recording sounds awesome
course ya they wont allow that so there will be some obnoxious light or something. So sick of people holding phones over their heads at concertsIt will fail and be a waste of money.
As someone who wears glasses, I change mine every couple of years for a different look and colour.
Glasses are a personal choice.
I would not want to be wearing heavy glasses all day long.
It is the same as the ring idea, who wants to wear a clunky ring that does not a lot.
Come up with a new phone idea instead.
As someone who wears glasses, I change mine every couple of years for a different look and colour.
Glasses are a personal choice.
I would not want to be wearing heavy glasses all day long.
It is the same as the ring idea, who wants to wear a clunky ring that does not a lot.
Come up with a new phone idea instead.