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I was shocked when it was announced even though there were rumors of it for years. To me it just doesn't look like an apple product... I just never thought they

I was shocked when it was announced even though there were rumors of it for years. To me it just doesn't look like an apple product... I just never thought they would ship an actual VR headset like this, I figured they would be going towards something like a more refined/perfected version of google glass.

consumer451 3y ago
I agree, it is a surprise. Vision Pro feels niche, at least for now. In some ways, Meta's new smart glasses almost seem like something more along the mass market "lifestyle" concept that Apple would normally go for. With Large Multimodal Models coming online now, it really seems like that Meta product has a lot of room to grow. Recognizing the world around you, and giving you very intelligent audio feedback on it seems pretty darn useful. Especially in a form factor that people have already accepted out in the public. The LMM -> audio playback interface seems like a great way to get around the display issues for a sci-fi Google Glass. But I suppose Apple will likely be later to market in that space as well, with an even more perfect product. That's assuming they can go from Siri to leading edge LMM.
GeekyBear 3y ago
> I figured they would be going towards something like a more refined/perfected version of google glass. Long term, when the tech is there to do that, sure. 2017: > Apple CEO Tim Cook said that it will be a while before the technology available for augmented reality glasses rises to Apple’s standards, according to British Vogue. “There are rumours and gossip about companies working on that, and we obviously don’t talk about what we work on. But today I can tell you that the technology itself doesn’t exist to do that in a quality way,” Cook told Vogue. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/11/apple-ar-glasses-tim-cook-says-tech-wont-be-ready-any-time-soon.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/11/apple-ar-glasses-tim-cook-sa... They keep iterating on it in-house, and keep finding that the tech still isn't ready. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/apple-glasses https://www.tomsguide.com/news/apple-glasses

consumer451 3y ago

I agree, it is a surprise. Vision Pro feels niche, at least for now. In some ways, Meta's new smart glasses almost seem like something more along the mass market "lifestyle" concept that Apple would normally go for. With Large Multimodal Models coming online now, it really seems like that Meta product has a lot of room to grow. Recognizing the world around you, and giving you very intelligent audio feedback on it seems pretty darn useful. Especially in a form factor that people have already accepted out in the public. The LMM -> audio playback interface seems like a great way to get around the display issues for a sci-fi Google Glass. But I suppose Apple will likely be later to market in that space as well, with an even more perfect product. That's assuming they can go from Siri to leading edge LMM.

GeekyBear 3y ago

> I figured they would be going towards something like a more refined/perfected version of google glass. Long term, when the tech is there to do that, sure. 2017: > Apple CEO Tim Cook said that it will be a while before the technology available for augmented reality glasses rises to Apple’s standards, according to British Vogue. “There are rumours and gossip about companies working on that, and we obviously don’t talk about what we work on. But today I can tell you that the technology itself doesn’t exist to do that in a quality way,” Cook told Vogue. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/11/apple-ar-glasses-tim-cook-says-tech-wont-be-ready-any-time-soon.html https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/11/apple-ar-glasses-tim-cook-sa... They keep iterating on it in-house, and keep finding that the tech still isn't ready. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/apple-glasses https://www.tomsguide.com/news/apple-glasses