iacrenter
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Any TIers interested in buying this?
I'd personally wait until a GEN 2 or 3 model before pulling the trigger. Waiting a couple years would give Apple more time to refine the product and 3rd party companies a chance to design killer AR apps.
This rumor has been around for a few years but a new online leak by Jon Prosser adds more details:
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/05/19/apple-glasses-price-prescription-lenses-rumors/
"The marketing name will be "Apple Glass"
The glasses will start at $499 with the option for prescription lenses at an extra cost
There will be displays in both lenses that can be interacted with using gestures
The glasses will rely on a paired iPhone, similar to the original Apple Watch
An early prototype featured LiDAR and wireless charging
Apple originally planned to unveil the glasses as a "One More Thing" surprise at its iPhone event in the fall, but restrictions on in-person gatherings could push back the announcement to a March 2021 event
Apple is targeting a late 2021 or early 2022 release"
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...-price-point-lidar-announcement-in-late-2020/
"Prosser even claims he has seen a video of a prototype version of Apple Glass, and with the caveat that anything could change on the prototype, he shared a few more details. First, he claims "all data is processed on the iPhone" and gives the first-gen Apple Watch as an example of similar functionality. Presumably, that means the glasses will need to be paired to an iPhone at all times and that the glasses would, at a minimum, lack Internet connectivity. Prosser says the frames were plastic and could be charged wirelessly with an included stand. There was no camera on the device due to privacy concerns.
Prosser says the right temple houses a lidar sensor, which is most likely building on the miniaturization work Apple did on the 2020 iPad Pro. The iPad Pro has a lidar sensor in the camera array, which plugged in to Apple's SDK and gave existing ARKit apps more solid tracking. There has been plenty of speculation that Apple's current AR work is designed to smoothly transition developers to AR glasses apps, and this would line up with that speculation.
Prosser says the prototype displayed information in both lenses, and the UI is called "Starboard," a good companion name to iOS' "Springboard." The device was "controlled via gestures on and in front of the device" and could "scan proprietary Apple QR codes," which presumably would have to be specially designed, since, remember, there's no RGB camera. Currently, there is no option for sunglasses.
Apple's AR glasses have been rumored for years, and you can probably find reports out there claiming a launch date this year, next year, or the year after. A 2017 report from Bloomberg claimed AR glasses would be ready in 2020. Reports from last year claimed Apple's AR glasses would be pushed back to 2023, but that rumor describes a "sleek" and "standalone" headset. This rumor is splitting the difference with a late 2021 or early 2022 release date, but the glasses aren't standalone?you'll need an iPhone in your pocket."
I'd personally wait until a GEN 2 or 3 model before pulling the trigger. Waiting a couple years would give Apple more time to refine the product and 3rd party companies a chance to design killer AR apps.
This rumor has been around for a few years but a new online leak by Jon Prosser adds more details:
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/05/19/apple-glasses-price-prescription-lenses-rumors/
"The marketing name will be "Apple Glass"
The glasses will start at $499 with the option for prescription lenses at an extra cost
There will be displays in both lenses that can be interacted with using gestures
The glasses will rely on a paired iPhone, similar to the original Apple Watch
An early prototype featured LiDAR and wireless charging
Apple originally planned to unveil the glasses as a "One More Thing" surprise at its iPhone event in the fall, but restrictions on in-person gatherings could push back the announcement to a March 2021 event
Apple is targeting a late 2021 or early 2022 release"
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...-price-point-lidar-announcement-in-late-2020/
"Prosser even claims he has seen a video of a prototype version of Apple Glass, and with the caveat that anything could change on the prototype, he shared a few more details. First, he claims "all data is processed on the iPhone" and gives the first-gen Apple Watch as an example of similar functionality. Presumably, that means the glasses will need to be paired to an iPhone at all times and that the glasses would, at a minimum, lack Internet connectivity. Prosser says the frames were plastic and could be charged wirelessly with an included stand. There was no camera on the device due to privacy concerns.
Prosser says the right temple houses a lidar sensor, which is most likely building on the miniaturization work Apple did on the 2020 iPad Pro. The iPad Pro has a lidar sensor in the camera array, which plugged in to Apple's SDK and gave existing ARKit apps more solid tracking. There has been plenty of speculation that Apple's current AR work is designed to smoothly transition developers to AR glasses apps, and this would line up with that speculation.
Prosser says the prototype displayed information in both lenses, and the UI is called "Starboard," a good companion name to iOS' "Springboard." The device was "controlled via gestures on and in front of the device" and could "scan proprietary Apple QR codes," which presumably would have to be specially designed, since, remember, there's no RGB camera. Currently, there is no option for sunglasses.
Apple's AR glasses have been rumored for years, and you can probably find reports out there claiming a launch date this year, next year, or the year after. A 2017 report from Bloomberg claimed AR glasses would be ready in 2020. Reports from last year claimed Apple's AR glasses would be pushed back to 2023, but that rumor describes a "sleek" and "standalone" headset. This rumor is splitting the difference with a late 2021 or early 2022 release date, but the glasses aren't standalone?you'll need an iPhone in your pocket."