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Apple CEO "cares about nothing else" Than Building Breakout AR Glasseswww.roadtovr.com/report-apple-meta-augmented-reality-glasses-race/
292 sats \ 7 comments \ @k00b 29 Apr tech
I was surprised to hear this because somehow my perception was that everyone had backed off of AR.
“Tim cares about nothing else,” the source told Bloomberg. “It’s the only thing he’s really spending his time on from a product development standpoint.”
I also had missed the Orion prototype.
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222 sats \ 5 replies \ @freetx 29 Apr
I'm unconvinced there is a giant market for AR glasses.
Perhaps eventually.... or maybe not....maybe people are happy to just check their phone every so often.
Kinda like "3D TV", that was something the industry tried to push for 30+ years and it never caught on....because people are ok (and maybe prefer) 2D TV watching...
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40 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 29 Apr
Yeah, I'm far from convinced. Not impossible that there is a significant market but I think the tech still has a way to go before it will stick let alone be as widespread as smart phones.
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65 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 29 Apr
I'm also unconvinced, but I have to admit that I also was unconvinced and underwhelmed by the iPad, but OH how wrong I was about that...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 29 Apr
That's funny. So was I.
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15 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 29 Apr
3D is a good comparison because this feels like an evolution of that - more digital immersion. Technology's arrow seems pointed that direction. It's hard to tell what kind/level of immersion will satisfy the market though.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 29 Apr
I'd buy them if i can flash the firmware, run open source only, and it should not make me look like the borg, even though resistance would in fact be futile.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @3a42879d5f 2 May
Ever since I saw Ghost In the Shell, I've wanted their techwear display technologies to be real.
Use cases I want:
  • Adblock in real life-- replace billboards and other propoganda with pictures of cats.
  • Anthropophobia filter-- replace strangers with dark coloured cylinders.
  • Navigation HUD-- See a compass, my destination, and my buddies' location
  • Tachikoma assistant-- sometimes annoying, but their help comes in clutch when you need it most
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