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posted by martyb on Saturday May 30 2020, @03:35AM   Printer-friendly
from the eye-see-what-you-did-there dept.

CNet:

First came VR. Then came a wave of AR headsets that were high-priced and full of promises of wild mixed reality worlds. Apple now seems to be readying its own pair of smart glasses, at long last, seven years after Google Glass and four years after the debut of Oculus Rift. These reports have extended back for several years, including a story broken by CNET's Shara Tibken in 2018.

Apple has been in the wings all this time without any headset at all, although the company's aspirations in AR have been clear and well-telegraphed on iPhones and iPads for years. Each year, Apple's made significant strides on iOS with its AR tools.

The article dives into these topics at some depth:

  • Normal glasses, first, with a normal name
  • Lower cost than you'd think?
  • iPhone-powered
  • A world of QR codes, and maybe location-aware objects
  • Apple's newest iPad has the sensor tech it needs
  • How bleeding-edge will the visuals be?
  • Look to AirPods for ease of use -- and audio augmented reality
  • Apple Watch and AirPods could be great Glass companions
  • Could Qualcomm and Apple's reconciliation also be about XR?
  • Expect the iPhone to support other VR and AR, too
  • Launch date: Still could be a year away

Will Apple Glass succeed where Google Glass failed?


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  • (Score: 2) by wirelessduck on Sunday May 31 2020, @01:09PM (2 children)

    by wirelessduck (3407) on Sunday May 31 2020, @01:09PM (#1001338)

    Does anyone bother with QR codes anymore? I used them a few times, but very rarely. It would be interesting to see a resurgence due to AR glasses. Maybe they could be made denser now that cameras are better.

    Ever been to Asia? China, Japan, etc. QR codes are everywhere. China's financial system (WeChat Pay, Alipay, etc.) relies on QR codes for financial transactions between two people or customer->shop/restaurant/etc. Regular bank accounts are small fry in comparison over there.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Sunday May 31 2020, @01:31PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Sunday May 31 2020, @01:31PM (#1001346) Journal

    Mobile payments have been slower to catch on in the U.S. Lots of cards and cash still.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/29/why-mobile-payments-have-barely-caught-on-in-the-us.html [cnbc.com]

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    • (Score: 2) by wirelessduck on Sunday May 31 2020, @02:08PM

      by wirelessduck (3407) on Sunday May 31 2020, @02:08PM (#1001359)

      And still lots of Chip+Sign (no pin!?!) or even cheques for everyday purchase, at least as of a few years ago. I guess that explains the popularity of Apple/Google Pay platforms there compared to other countries that have more extensive debit card payment systems.