qirex posted:

the only good thing about this is tim isn't vain enough to keep investing in it if it's a huge flop

Last Chance posted:

I wish I could find the quote from Steve Jobs about AR glasses where he makes fun of the person suggesting them for use while biking and told the person to get a girlfriend to bike with instead

akadajet posted:

the best tech ceo lol

quote:

(One internal presentation suggested that people will wear the headsets to parties in the physical world, interacting with people through the external devices.)

post hole digger posted:

i will not wear the tim goggles

mediaphage posted:

lmao

thats a very microsoft use case, apple

anyway thats a funny joke by jobs but he also famously hated large phones and thats clearly not the way to success so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

anyway i figure even odds this is successful. it seems like they'll probably put out at least two versions based on past products. the question remains whether this is going to be an iphone mini (comparatively unsuccessful) or an apple watch (fine after 2 or 3 iterations)

Beeftweeter posted:

i think its gonna be more like the pippin

quote:

Apple knows this will take time. It initially hoped it could sell about 3 million units a year out of the gate, but it’s pared back those estimates to about 1 million, then to 900,000 units.

mediaphage posted:

i dunno, i think they'll sell a non-trivial amount no matter what, to be honest.

so i guess the question is: if they sell 900k of these a year, will they consider that a sufficient success to continue iterating? i honestly feel like if apple keeps developing on this they'll eventually have something that's worthwhile even if it's not in the beginning. a shocking amount of people buy new high-end iphones every year - we've completely normalized spending insane amounts of money on unnecessary high-end gadgets

mediaphage posted:

i dunno, i think they'll sell a non-trivial amount no matter what, to be honest.

so i guess the question is: if they sell 900k of these a year, will they consider that a sufficient success to continue iterating? i honestly feel like if apple keeps developing on this they'll eventually have something that's worthwhile even if it's not in the beginning. a shocking amount of people buy new high-end iphones every year - we've completely normalized spending insane amounts of money on unnecessary high-end gadgets

tbh i think the harder goal will not be selling these at least in the beginning - it'll be motivating people to keep using them which is the problem all other vr headsets face

FlapYoJacks posted:

I buy a new high-end iPhone every year, and like most high-end iPhone havers, I am sure they are trading in/selling their old iPhone so the upgrade only costs $200 or so.

Cold on a Cob posted:

ar glasses are stupid i was promised lenses installed in my eyes like some ghost in the shell poo poo

haveblue posted:

the idea that people would wear the headset as much as they wear airpods is an absolute lmao

that's not even plausible until it's as light and transparent as a pair of glasses

haveblue posted:

the idea that people would wear the headset as much as they wear airpods is an absolute lmao

that's not even plausible until it's as light and transparent as a pair of glasses

Jonny 290 posted:

that's correct tbh. i didnt trade in cause i wanted to keep my 13 around for webcam usage, but it was gonna be like 900 bucks off my 14 bill

Best Bi Geek Squid posted:

thankfully we yosposters won’t look like such “fuckin nerds” and “dumbass dweebs” if it becomes socially acceptable to wear big rear end helmets with Fanny pack batteries to parties

mediaphage posted:

actually lets go all-in on the opposite, this is the start of societal acceptance of wearing a full-face motorcycle helmet with built-in AR/VR, noise cancellation, and air filtering

next comes the kryptonian waste filtering body suits

never interact with the "outside world" ever again

mediaphage posted:

actually lets go all-in on the opposite, this is the start of societal acceptance of wearing a full-face motorcycle helmet with built-in AR/VR, noise cancellation, and air filtering

next comes the kryptonian waste filtering body suits

never interact with the "outside world" ever again

Jonny 290 posted:

This would be fine unless you are one of those i JusT wAnT tO sEe yOuR sMiliNg fAces!!!! people

FlapYoJacks posted:

mediaphage posted:

AHA

thats what the emoji screen is for

welcome to everybody being a grinning pile of poo poo for the foreseeable future, their face finally matching their spirits

mediaphage posted:

lol too many battery explosions for me to ever trust putting ar contact lenses in my eyeballs annnnnnytime soon

Cold on a Cob posted:

in my stupid sci fi brain they would be powered via harvested energy from my body (i have a lot to harvest)

mediaphage posted:

lol too many battery explosions for me to ever trust putting ar contact lenses in my eyeballs annnnnnytime soon

FlapYoJacks posted:

Don't worry! The new Apple VR headset running xrOS(TM) has an external battery that can explode in your pants instead!

Beeftweeter posted:

lol i was thinking about making an "apple headset exploded my balls" joke (or similar) and realized they're making an ar headset but banned porn on it

Best Bi Geek Squid posted:

lmao no way

that, beat saber, and alyx are literally the only demonstrated use cases for vr

Best Bi Geek Squid posted:

lmao no way

that, beat saber, and alyx are literally the only demonstrated use cases for vr

mediaphage posted:

also i’ve told this story before but one ces a company really wanted me to try out their adult software in a vr headset

like first of all pass second of all i am not going to watch porn in public while you all stare at me???

Beeftweeter posted:

*runs up to geniouse bar* i think my ar glasses are broken everyone is being overlaid with 🤣

Best Bi Geek Squid posted:

the first time I see someone wearing a vr helmet to a party is the last time I leave my house. don’t point out that I don’t get invited to parties and don’t own a house