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  • Apple expected to launch AR Glasses in early 2020

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    There is also a potential dark side to AR depending on how it is implemented.
    Hopefully Apple will help steer it toward the right direction as useful and beneficial.
    I see sensor info, notifications, messaging, navigation, and media consumption as being good possibilities.

    However, if Apple is able to make it successful - there may be other companies that follow that may be all about monetizing user's privacy.



    GeorgeBMacwatto_cobra

  • Apple expected to launch AR Glasses in early 2020

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    gatorguy said:
    Disper said:

    So if it can be modular with changeable frames (as EsquireCats mentioned already) and usable as regular glasses/sunglasses that could be an option why i could see owning one.
    ...change the opacity from clear to dark as needed (maybe transparent oled) it might make sense.



    Warby Parker was all in doing this as a partner with an earlier "smartglasses" design a few years ago and would probably still be interested. As far as lightening/darkening that's easy. I have several pairs of cheap $17 glasses that do that: Photochromic lenses.

    Doing time, sensors, maps overlay, etc, that was done years ago too. The earlier product failed for only one reason: Fear of the embedded camera driven by media (if not "others").
    If that fear has diminished over the last 6 years then now might be better timing for such a product in the marketplace. 
    It would be nice if dark or light could also be adjusted manually - like electronically - including the option to turn darkening off completely so it was only clear.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple expected to launch AR Glasses in early 2020

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    It would be an impressive accomplishment if Apple could get wide adoption of AR glasses.

    They did it with iPod - wide use.
    They did it with iPhone - seemingly from out of nowhere.
    They did it with iPad - some critics claimed it would be a dud.
    They did it with Apple Watch - some critics claimed it would flop.
    AppleTv - moderate adoption.
    However to me they were successful designs - i have four of them (minus iPod).

    AR glasses would be another new class of device for them.

    These type of cultural tech changes can occur because of the increase in chip performance - also often driven by Apple.
    We are now near the envelop where this type of mobile AR tech is possible - as can be seen in Oculus Quest for example - a stand alone full function vr device.
    How Apple could make AR into something that people would want to use daily or even weekly would be interesting.

    Alot of people wear glasses, so if it can be unobtrusive enough to replace their glasses that might be a piece of that market there.
    People wear sunglasses - again maybe some market.

    If they can use some kind of tech that made the glasses as comfortable/light as RayBan frames - but something bulky i don't see as much.
    If they can make the tech turn off if not wanted, and can change the opacity from clear to dark as needed (maybe transparent oled) it might make sense.
    Maybe it could end up doing some of what the watch does, sensors, time, appointments, maps overlay, etc.

    So if it can be modular with changeable frames (as EsquireCats mentioned already) and usable as regular glasses/sunglasses that could be an option why i could see owning one.


    watto_cobra

  • Here are the Apple TV+ shows that you can watch at launch, and what's coming soon

    DisperDisper

    So let's put this in perspective.
    Apple makes a new streaming service with new original content of movies and series and is going to charge $4.99 per month.

    When i subscribed to Netflix i always had trouble finding something i wanted to watch for some reason, and i would often end up searching for longer that it would be to actually watch a show before finding something.

    I often rent movies on Vudu because i find the Rotten Tomato reviews more helpful than other rental services.
    A new movie rental for HD or UHD is usually $6.21 after taxes.

    And no you don't hear me complaining "I spent five dollars WHERE'S MY BACK CATALOG WHAUUA!"
    "I spent five dollars it has to be the same model as Netflix!".

    Apple will probably put out new entire series likely every month for only $5.
    If you buy a series at Best Buy they can go from $25 to $50.
    The Walking Dead Blu-Ray Season 9 is $59.

    This whole 'money is more important than quality argument or whauua' is not really a good position.
    Technically it is actually a fundamentally unhelpful self position.
    That is why when you see people try to create or encourage something good - there are flocks of people who 'just can't wait to get on the internet to tell people who care about something real that they are 'dumb' or 'don't get it' because blah blah blah money."

    Money is not the only value system - why, because technically at fundamental level it actually is the absence of one when it is used to encourage the overturn of quality in any of its forms.

    ricmac