Augmented reality, adding digital information to the real world, seems much more promising than VR. I can see TONS of applications (translations, interior design, directions, face recognition and so much more. But this headset can only be a baby step in that direction (no one will wear this in public). AR will be a massive thing and everywhere in 20 years.
I can’t see many use cases for VR in the personal area, maybe there is opportunity in the professional world.
But I am just an unemployed retiree sitting at my desk, so what do I know.
I'm with you. Maybe I could find a use for this device when I am wearing my bathrobe standing in my front yard holding my coffee cup and shaking my fist at the speeders passing by my house. AR could help me identify those whippersnappers, log their speed, turn them over to the police for prosecution - and then look for matching police records to see if any of those juveniles have been trespassing on my lawn. Kids these days. All they will want it for is to get directions over to Shelbyville...where we always went back in the day, after we tied an onion on our belt. That was the style in them days.
Suddenly I am very interested in this device. Hope Tim offers a seniors' discount and a users guide that can be published in AARP magazine. And it would be a stress relief medical device too! Send the bill to medicare!
I can’t see many use cases for VR in the personal area, maybe there is opportunity in the professional world.
But I am just an unemployed retiree sitting at my desk, so what do I know.
I'm no visionary and am in the same boat at a similar desk. It's a very light desk so as not to rock the boat. Not a gamer so computer generated wonder is low on my wish list. Give me travelog video of IMAX proportions and I'm happy. Let me fly through the Grand or Waimea Canyons. Or do a HALO jump, ski down Everest, or other first person travel and adventure. Put me behind the wheel of an F1 car or on a motorbike at Isle of Man TT. All in 4-8K immersive glory at 60+ fps. Movies and TV shows would be enhanced with good goggles as well. VR could be very entertaining but I have no interest at this time in AR.
Me either. I know I’m an old fuddy-duddy but I just don’t see these devices catching on with the mass market. Yes, there will be limited market of gamers and such but wearing these in public will create all manner of negative social reactions, just like Google Glasses did. But we’ll see I guess.
There would need to be a compelling use case outside of gaming for these devices to become prevalent. I'm interested to see if Apple has such a use case that would make the masses desire a device like this.
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Suddenly I am very interested in this device. Hope Tim offers a seniors' discount and a users guide that can be published in AARP magazine. And it would be a stress relief medical device too! Send the bill to medicare!
There would need to be a compelling use case outside of gaming for these devices to become prevalent. I'm interested to see if Apple has such a use case that would make the masses desire a device like this.