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For me, I think the killer app would have to be something that interacts with the real world. Watching movies, FaceTime, or browsing the internet won’t be enoug

For me, I think the killer app would have to be something that interacts with the real world. Watching movies, FaceTime, or browsing the internet won’t be enough for me to ever buy this. But maybe if there was something like a home repair or car repair app that could in real time identify and inspect the objects, give me visual and audio instructions on how to perform the repair, that could be a killer app. But I’m not sure the AI/ML side is good enough yet to enable that.

spogbiper 3y ago
The Microsoft Hololens demos included some examples of this. It certainly looked interesting example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIsjVaqdNpc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIsjVaqdNpc
- vaylian 3y ago
  Speaking of the MS Hololens: Is it still a thing and is there a community of 3rd-party developers around it? It showed a lot of promise when it was released.
  - pjmlp 3y ago
    Lets say I predict the same future for Apple's device.
  - bikson 3y ago
    Hololens are dead. Even their github is not updatel if i remember well 2 years.
  - ephemeral-life 3y ago
    They pivoted to military applications and I haven't seen much news about it. It looks like something out of the futuristic call of duty games. It looks super cool, but apparently soldiers didn't like it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Visual_Augmentation_System https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Visual_Augmentati...
  - spogbiper 3y ago
    https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871859/us-army-microsoft-ivas-ar-goggles-success-new-contract-hololens https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871859/us-army-microsof... Apparently they are still making them for military purposes
yunwal 3y ago
I think even if it were good enough to place some static instructions over a non-disruptive part of your field of vision, with a pleasant way to display embedded images or video, and a hands free control mechanism, I would find that incredibly useful for DIY projects and stuff.

spogbiper 3y ago

The Microsoft Hololens demos included some examples of this. It certainly looked interesting example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIsjVaqdNpc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIsjVaqdNpc

vaylian 3y ago
Speaking of the MS Hololens: Is it still a thing and is there a community of 3rd-party developers around it? It showed a lot of promise when it was released.
- pjmlp 3y ago
  Lets say I predict the same future for Apple's device.
- bikson 3y ago
  Hololens are dead. Even their github is not updatel if i remember well 2 years.
- ephemeral-life 3y ago
  They pivoted to military applications and I haven't seen much news about it. It looks like something out of the futuristic call of duty games. It looks super cool, but apparently soldiers didn't like it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Visual_Augmentation_System https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Visual_Augmentati...
- spogbiper 3y ago
  https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871859/us-army-microsoft-ivas-ar-goggles-success-new-contract-hololens https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23871859/us-army-microsof... Apparently they are still making them for military purposes

yunwal 3y ago

I think even if it were good enough to place some static instructions over a non-disruptive part of your field of vision, with a pleasant way to display embedded images or video, and a hands free control mechanism, I would find that incredibly useful for DIY projects and stuff.