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> Apple CEO Tim Cook has previously said that he regards augmented reality as “a big idea, like the smartphone,” IDK about the timeline, but inevitable that th
by hyperpallium 7y ago
> Apple CEO Tim Cook has previously said that he regards augmented reality as “a big idea, like the smartphone,”
IDK about the timeline, but inevitable that they'll want to do it.
A heads-up display enables larger displays and smaller devices, and seems inevitable to me, too.
Google Glass seemed to fail because of privacy. But subtracting the camera was too much for Google engineers to bear... in contrast, Apple has a history of subtracting features when necessary. They can also design cool eye-wear.
The only problem with my theory is that, without a camera, it isn't "AR"...
- woah 7y agoThe problem with Google Glass was that it was completely useless. The only feature it had was taking pictures with the camera and viewing notification pop ups one at a time. If it had a use, then the awkward start where people got mad about the camera would be remembered as a brief anomaly, like horse riders getting mad about cars.
- hyperpallium 7y agoWas the display that low-res? You couldn't watch video, browse the web, read pdf's, lookup maps etc? EDIT It was 640×360. 360p is low, but typical for mobile youtube not so long ago. You can get an 80x45 xterm, with an 8x8 font.
- woah 7y agoYou could theoretically have done any of those things, but it really would have sucked.
- hyperpallium 7y agoIs it just the resolution (which could be improved) or something else?
- woah 7y agoAlso that it was a tiny screen with terrible colors and some weird iridescent stuff going on because of the mirror system.
- criddell 7y agoWhy do you say Google Glass failed? They are still developing and selling it. A new version was just release six months ago.
- MetalGuru 7y agoSeems they are selling it to enterprises. Can you buy one pair as a regular consumer?
- criddell 7y agoThey don't sell them directly at all. You have to go through a dealer.
- hyperpallium 7y agoMore, failed as "a big idea, like the smartphone". Google launched it like that too.
- criddell 7y agoBy that standard Magic Leap, Hololens, Oculus, and the others are all failures too.
- hyperpallium 7y agoWell, yes. They failed to be the next big thing. (Maybe they are profitable in a small market, or maybe they are living on VC?) 20-30 years ago, there was a flurry of VR devices... Hasn't ML been caught in fraud a couple of times now?