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[Apocryphon]

Google Glass this ain’t.

 

[SF Kosmo]

Jesus Christ. It’s literally just a fancy AR headset.

Not even VR.

What's fascinating here is that it is ABSOLUTELY a VR headset, probably one of the most capable on the market, but Apple is TERRIFIED to even speak the word VR. Like they're convinced the whole segment is toxic but they've sunk this much R&D into it, so let's pivot and pretend it's HoloLens.

On the one hand, they are focusing on things that the device will deliver, that won't depend on promises of games and metaverses that may not come, but on the other hand, "What if I had a computer and a big TV in my house" may not be the dream-like fantasy Apple thinks...

 

[Sleepwalker]

Yeah the tech is absolutely insane.

This thing is gonna cost 2000 bucks, lol.

Rumored price is $3500 lol well see

 

[AJUMP23]

Yeah the tech is absolutely insane.

This thing is gonna cost 2000 bucks, lol.

add a grand.

 

[BeardGawd]

Unity integration is huge

 

[rofif]

Yeah the tech is absolutely insane.

This thing is gonna cost 2000 bucks, lol.

I say more.

 

[Apocryphon]

Too much emphasis on ‘work’ for this to have consumer pricing.

 

[dem]

So there is no controller interface?

Just gestures?

No rings? lol

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Too much emphasis on ‘work’ for this to have consumer pricing.

It's literally called something something Pro.

 

[BeardGawd]

Optic ID for Porn is the thing I didn't know I wanted

 

[dem]

Now to talk work into buying one for...
research...

or something

 

[BeardGawd]

So there is no controller interface?

Just gestures?

No rings? lol

You can use any game controller or mouse and keyboard.

 

[Forsete]

So there is no controller interface?

Just gestures?

No rings? lol

You can play games with a PS5/Xbox XYZ controller, but only on a virtual TV (which I bet will look beautiful).

 

[dotnotbot]

Watching all this probably feels like black magic for people who haven't tried VR yet

 

[dem]

You can use any game controller or mouse and keyboard.

Yes I got that...

But no apple input method?

 

[Represent.]

As much as we moan and complain. This IS the future. Point blank.

This is an iPhone level announcement.

 

[BeardGawd]

Yes I got that...

But no apple input method?

That would have been nice. A one handed controller of some sort

 

[rofif]

3499 holy fuck

 

[Apocryphon]

Not even this year

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Can my digital persona live on after I die?

Only if you buy the appropriate subscription tier.

 

[midnightAI]

Wow, that build up to justify the price

 

[dem]

starts at 3499
Yikes.

Thats damn near $5000 in Canuck bucks.

That's just... no happening.

I'll wait for Apple Vision pleb edition

 

[TVexperto]

LMAO DOA

 

[AJUMP23]

3499......HA HA HA

 

[SJRB]

3500 dollars

 

[Sonik]

3.5K, this is fucking hilarious

 

[Apocryphon]

Gotta give people chance to save up for it I guess.

 

[Represent.]

Game changer imo.

very impressed.

3499 is a steal. You can spend more on a 77" OLED. Are you people foreal? Lmao.

 

[midnightAI]

Game changer imo.

very impressed.

I think you stand alone

 

[Syphon Filter]

more fads and gimmicks from apple

 

[justonething]

Early next year is more dissapointing than the price.

 

[kruis]

Good luck tying to sell a consumer device that's perfect for making 3D movies of your family, playing games and watching movies in a virtual theater for $3500.

 

[Apocryphon]

3499 holy fuck

Same price as HoloLens 2.

It’s interesting, but not $3500 interesting.

 

[SJRB]

I think you stand alone

Not really. The technology is as unbelievable as its price point.

It's truly an amazing achievement of engineering.

 

[Represent.]

I think you stand alone

Im watching with a bunch of people in real life and literally all of them say they want one.

3499 is cheaper than a 77-88" OLED TV.

 

[near]

I wasn't part of the target market anyway.

 

[SF Kosmo]

This was a bizarre presentation. They went out of their way to show NOT ONE fucking thing I can't already do. Oh, I can watch movies and browse the web and run apps? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP.

The hardware looks cool, but Apple's vision for how people will actually use this is incredibly boring and I don't think all that compelling in day-to-day situations. Maybe cool for travel, but that's not enough for a device that costs as much as a used car.

 

[AJUMP23]

Toast is right.....this product price burned it.

 

[Represent.]

But yea if this fails, VR will never take off. This is it

 

[iorek21]

As impressive as this is, I think it's so stupid to wear a helmet for that. Imagine attending a video conference with this shit on your face... jeez no.

Will consider using this and VR when they menage to make it smaller like glasses or something.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Price is just too much.

 

[Dr. Claus]

This was a bizarre presentation. They went out of their way to show NOT ONE fucking thing I can't already do. Oh, I can watch movies and browse the web and run apps? SIGN ME THE FUCK UP.

The hardware looks cool, but Apple's vision for how people will actually use this is incredibly boring and I don't think all that compelling in day-to-day situations. Maybe cool for travel, but that's not enough for a device that costs as much as a used car.

Have you seen Apple? Ever? They never do something that no one else does. They just do what everyone else does, but better or in a simple, clean, and unified way.

 

[AJUMP23]

Game changer imo.

very impressed.

3499 is a steal. You can spend more on a 77" OLED. Are you people foreal? Lmao.

One is for an individual niche product the other is a entertainment device that all people can use.

$3500 is outrageously high.

 

[dem]

I actually think its cool at shit..
and if they can bring the price down to 1k for a pleb edition eventually... that would be cool.

But I think at this price... Meta aint sweating.

 

[midnightAI]

Game changer imo.

very impressed.

3499 is a steal. You can spend more on a 77" OLED. Are you people foreal? Lmao.

And most people don't purchase 77" OLED's, I get it's got impressive tech, but as I told Eddie ages ago, this isnt really for general consumers, it certainly isn't for games (which is all I'm interested in), it's mainly for pro use (it's in the name)

 

[eddie4]

screen savers, widgets, clocks, picking up the phone while person is leaving a voicemail

 

[FunkMiller]

Game changer imo.

very impressed.

3499 is a steal. You can spend more on a 77" OLED. Are you people foreal? Lmao.

Virtually everything they just showed it doing, you can do on a Quest 2.

 

[BeardGawd]

As for the 2 hours of battery life. Can't we just get bigger battery packs? I think this looks great. Price is crazy tho but Apple fans are used to spending thousands for highend stuff.

 

[midnightAI]

But yea if this fails, VR will never take off. This is it

Bull/hyperbole, just because Apple will be launching a non gaming focused AR device that has nothing to do with the future of VR

 

[Dr. Claus]

And most people don't purchase 77" OLED's, I get it's got impressive tech, but as I told Eddie ages ago, this isnt really for general consumers, it certainly isn't for games (which is all I'm interested in), it's mainly for pro use (it's in the name)

Exactly. This isn't for general consumers anymore than a Macbook Pro, Mac Studio, or Mac Pro are. They are for very specific groups of people.