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[-] Sarmyth@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

I think the fundamental problem with the AR glasses is something that can't be overcome.

I think its easy to see the utility to owning a pair of glasses that look good and provide real time information as desired for what you are looking at or hearing.

HOWEVER, I think very few people will want the product these co.panies will make. This will be a method to throw ads literally in front of your eyeballs. Enshitification is too big of a thing now and so any new product is tainted by the expectation it will rapidly turn to garbage at a high price to you.

Also, while we may think we can be trusted, we dont trust anyone else having all that info, I dont like the obvious privacy implications that these can present. Filming with them is also terrifying.

[-] YouAreLiterallyAnNPC@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

So, just to be clear, that 'something that can't be overcome' is.. checks notes capitalism?

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[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 22 points 2 weeks ago

And I care zero about ever purchasing those things.

[-] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 20 points 2 weeks ago

Good, I wanna see Apple flop just like Meta's VR nonsense did.

[-] REDACTED@infosec.pub 11 points 2 weeks ago

Why do you people hate VR?

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[-] drmoose@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

How is Quest a flop? Or are you talking about something else?

Bot quest and ray band products are huge success dominating their respective markets.

I really wish people were more serious about these markets so it can be done well from the get got rather than starting to be fixed and regulated 2 decades later.

[-] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 weeks ago

Having borrowed a quest 3 last week I’ve almost pulled trigger on buying one.

The only thing holding me back is.. it’s Meta.

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[-] Imperor@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

This AR obsession is utterly baffling to me. There are so few real applications and the hardware requirements are insane so it's not something that will get widely adapted anyway. Sure in a decade or so it might have matured enough to have shed all these issues, but AR/VR feels like a really out of touch thing to prusue, especially if you look at the garbage ideas they have on how to use it - virtual meetings??

I get movies and games on these, possibly even some recording and porn, but these are not their B2B wet dreams anyway.

[-] LiPoly@lemmynsfw.com 11 points 2 weeks ago

In theory, there’s a Million awesome business applications for it.

Let’s say you’re in construction and your glasses tell you exactly what to build where and how.

You’re a waiter and the glasses tell you which table ordered what, needs attention, etc.

You’re a network engineer and the glasses show you on every port which device is connected.

And don’t even get me started on the military applications.

Of course we’re not there yet. But that’s why they’re so obsessed with it. They want to be the first.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago

In the current US political climate, giving everyone glasses with always-on cameras run by big tech companies seems particularly dangerous.

[-] LiPoly@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

I agree. But unfortunately, nobody gives a flying fuck.

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[-] osef897@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

overlaying ads on literally everything could be the end goal.

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[-] thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I’d really just like some glasses that simulate multiple monitors without needing special software. That’s all I want

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[-] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

What should they be pursuing now? They have state of the art chips, tablets, phones, laptops and even all in one desktops, the only thing they don't have are TV's, at this point why not try to conquer the next frontier. even if it takes a decade?

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[-] flop_leash_973@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

There are a lot of things at Apple that I, as the paying customer, would rather Cook care more about than AR/VR boondoggles.

[-] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Google already made AR glasses and they failed. Not because the product was bad, but because AR is stupid and has such a niche case that it's practically worthless.

[-] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Guess what Tim Apple? No one wants them just like no one wanted your stupid headset that I honestly can't even remember what it was called.

[-] loutr@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Well I do want this, augmented/virtual reality is exactly the kind of shit I dreamt about as a kid during the 90's, and having a huge screen available anywhere I go is pretty fucking cool.

But yeah, I used a VR headset exactly once for like 5 minutes, and there's no way in hell I'd buy one from meta or apple. If Valve releases good XR/AR glasses I might consider it.

[-] drmoose@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I love VR and have multiple devices but the platforms are still really bad. There's so much jank amplified by all of the greed by Apple and Meta. For example on Apple's VR device you can't have multiple users - they were so greedy that they thought they'd sell multiple devices per household.

Can't wait for Valves Deckard or whatever next VR project they're working on. Steamdeck is everything a handheld should be and if they can finally nail that in VR it would be awesome.

[-] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

It sounds cool in theory, but modern tech companies aren't going to make what you wanted as a kid. Whatever they make will be heavily enshittified.

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[-] IllNess@infosec.pub 9 points 2 weeks ago

Being able to keep a screen in front of the user at all times is the goal. This is one step closer to replacing the eyes Cyberpunk style.

This is why Siri and Apple Intelligence is so important to Apple, getting away an actual keyboard will make this more addicting. They can decide what to show you before you even start thinking about it!

Corporations would love being able to not only know where you are at all times, but now they have the tech to see exactly what you see!

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

it’s not that complicated, the goal is to create another hit product that everyone wants like the ipod and iphone.

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Next courageous Apple creation:

[-] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Such a prescient episode.

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[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Classic Tim Apple.

[-] Gudl@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago
[-] maki@lemm.ee 7 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Prandom_returns@lemm.ee 29 points 2 weeks ago
[-] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not on Reddit. You might hurt someone’s feeling and be accused of threatening violence.

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[-] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's the smartwatch bullshit all over again.

1 in 10 have one

9 in 10 don't care and never did

[-] torrentialgrain@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

Wdym lol smartwatches are everywhere now.

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[-] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like it's a CEO's job to care about all aspects of the company he is supposed to lead.

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Nope. Only profit.

[-] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

I would love to have a good pair of ar glasses to play games on my Steam Deck with. Connect a controller, and not have to hold up the heavy Deck itself.

But given Apple's propensity for walled gardens and lock-in, and Meta putting manipulative spyware into everything they make, these hypothetical glasses won't be coming from either of those companies.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I've got prosaspoagnosia, I just want them to display little name tags under the faces of people that I know.

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[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Does anyone even want AR glasses? I don't.

[-] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 week ago

yes, not from apple though. That's a guarantee they would be useless for a tinkerer

[-] untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

id get them if they were from framework or something and ran some open sourced AR software

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[-] StarlightDust@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

This is just another attempt to capture even more control over our attention - advertising everywhere. Of course Apple wants it

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[-] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

This guy is so behind the curb. Doesn't he know that the latest fad is ~~NFTs and blockchain~~ AI?

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