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[EviLore]

(unofficial mockup)

Prosser says the glasses will be called "Apple Glass" and will start at $499, with prescription lenses available for an additional cost. In line with previous rumors, he says Apple Glass will rely on a paired iPhone for most of its functionality, allowing the glasses themselves to be as slim and light as possible.

According to Prosser's sources, Apple's original plans involved unveiling Apple Glass at the annual ‌iPhone‌ event in September or October, but restrictions on in-person gatherings could push the debut back to a March 2021 event. A second report from DigiTimes offers a similar timeline, indicating that "small-volume production" could begin in the first half of next year, with a launch sometime later in the year.

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• 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

 

[Cunth]

Genius. They’ve done it again

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

(Some) Stuff we saw in sci-fi movies when we were kids is starting to happen

 

[JimboJones]

The Future

 

[diffusionx]

But how do you see lmao

 

[Hotty Botty]

But how do you see lmao

See what?

 

[JimboJones]

I can't imagine it having significant functionality, unless they have hidden a lot of bulk with whatever design they come up with plus even if it is ugly i'm sure apple will make it fashionable.

 

[McCheese]

$499 seems surprisingly cheap for a new flagship product, I presume the charging case will be a separate $199, and applecare+ "you fucking sat on it!?!" protection for $100.

The sad part is they won't even allow a deep learning x-ray vision app on the appstore

 

[Skyr]

The key to success will be how compact and close the design to regular size glasses will be.
The tech doesn’t need a lot of space if the processing is done on the phone.
The problem is ofc battery size. It will be interesting how they will balance it all out.

 

[Ironbunny]

An actual first product from apple that I could see myself buying. Will be interesting use cases these will have.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Traffic casualties will increase by 50000000% next year.

 

[-Arcadia-]

Social networks and such can be overwhelming as it is.

Really cool for some, but the last thing I want are those things elbowing their way even more into my life, and literally being unable to escape them. I presume Apple will have a switch to instantly cut off everything, but the temptation, something I struggle with just on a phone, will still be there.

There needs to be a time to disconnect, and just enjoy the real world and your current surroundings, without the internet and long-distance communications constantly intruding.

 

[buizel]

So that's how we get to 1984s final form. Trick people into paying to surveillance themselves.

 

[Soleil rouge]

Whatever happened to Google Glass? Didn't they offer many of these features?

 

[Yoda]

I wonder what the use-cases will be. Off the top of my head:

• Read only Notifications
• Notifications w/quick response (via Siri?)
• GPS
• Track details when Apple music switches tracks (kind of a notification)
• Augmented reality? I don't think they can do what w/the frames shown due to their size though.

Being 100% dependent on your phone seems like a limitation due to style over function. But given the reception to Google Glass I understand their hesitation to make them look like anything other than glasses. Ideally someone would have to ask "are those the apple glasses?" vs. someone knowing right away when seeing them.

Honestly the watch is a hard sell and that seems an order of magnitude more useful than these, and it's kind of a similar product. The main difference I can see if the style of notifications. With the watch, you get the benefit of not need to whip out your phone to see if you care enough about the notification to read it. With the glasses I guess you'd cherry pick notifications which are super important to pop up in your face (ex: plane boarding).

I'm REALLY curious how much prescription lenses will cost. I assume they need special work in order to be compatible. These could easily get into the thousands of dollars and thus becomes event a tougher sell imo.

 

[Stouffers]

Traffic casualties will increase by 50000000% next year.

And transplant patients will get their new organs. Circle of Life.

 

[kaijuubruce]

perfect for stalking with contact tracing activated

 

[plushyp]

Prosser says the glasses will be called "Apple Glass" and will start at $499, with prescription lenses available for an additional cost. In line with previous rumors, he says Apple Glass will rely on a paired iPhone for most of its functionality, allowing the glasses themselves to be as slim and light as possible.

Why am I not surprised? Another Apple product intentionally designed to suck people into their quicksand ecosystem.

But how do you see lmao

Jaden?

 

[Classicrockfan]

 

[Skyr]

I wonder what the use-cases will be. Off the top of my head:

• Read only Notifications
• Notifications w/quick response (via Siri?)
• GPS
• Track details when Apple music switches tracks (kind of a notification)
• Augmented reality? I don't think they can do what w/the frames shown due to their size though

maybe it’s dumb but here is what I’m thinking about.

You have an argument/conversation with someone about a specific topic. A mic picks up on it and process’s the data through a neural network. It finds solutions or answers to questions which come up during the conversations and displays it in real time onto the screen.

I know these kind of A.I. applications aren’t that good yet but it could be a pretty powerful combination in the future.

 

[haxan7]

should have some cool practical augmented reality applications. Like seeing putting a piece of furniture in your house and walking around it before buying it.

 

[triplestation]

enhance ass

*iron man sounds*

 

[TheMan]

Augmented reality is the future and I think it will become ubiquitous (at least in the first world) once the tech shrinks down considerably, ideally to something like a contact lens. So many potential applications. For some it will be a nightmare though. Imagine the effects on anxiety and depression :/

 

[MaestroMike]

Will I be able to see peoples power level ??

 

[greyshark]

How is this different from the failed Google Glass?

 

[ValiantTraveler]

Will I be able to see peoples power level ??

Came for this!

 

[Ironbunny]

How is this different from the failed Google Glass?

Its not projected or addon screen. These will have the screen on the glass itself. Plus the renders what have been shown make these look like normal glasses and not some futuristic and cumbersome 80's retro glasses.

 

[Robot Carnival]

it still has to be attach to an IPhone, so that's useless for me.

 

[Yoda]

maybe it’s dumb but here is what I’m thinking about.

You have an argument/conversation with someone about a specific topic. A mic picks up on it and process’s the data through a neural network. It finds solutions or answers to questions which come up during the conversations and displays it in real time onto the screen.

I know these kind of A.I. applications aren’t that good yet but it could be a pretty powerful combination in the future.

Sounds like a promising idea, "Make me sound smart during conversations!" only on the app store!

 

[Weiji]

This was the best idea google ever gave up on.

Apple will blow this out of the park. Get ready for everything’s recoded all the time.

Privacy is over. Thought reading coming by 2025 (thought crime detection in 2040)

 

[diffusionx]

See what?

in front of you. That mockup has a fucking picture gallery taking up the whole eye. Can't see shit.

 

[Grinchy]

It's kinda strange to just straight up call it Apple Glass. What's next? Their own internet service called Apple Online, AOL for short?

 

[-Arcadia-]

So that's how we get to 1984s final form. Trick people into paying to surveillance themselves.

On the bright side, covering up huge swathes of your face just became incredibly socially viable, and will remain that way for a long time.

That’s kind of more my worry. Not millions of people surveilling themselves, but everyone, with a device that looks like a common necessity. Combine that with everyone carrying around potential hot mics, and you have a surveillance state’s dream.

Something like the London camera system, and the unease it gave people, pales in comparison.

 

[-Arcadia-]

maybe it’s dumb but here is what I’m thinking about.

You have an argument/conversation with someone about a specific topic. A mic picks up on it and process’s the data through a neural network. It finds solutions or answers to questions which come up during the conversations and displays it in real time onto the screen.

I know these kind of A.I. applications aren’t that good yet but it could be a pretty powerful combination in the future.

Great. So this, in real life, with woke sources streaming to their vision.

The distance is the only thing that’s stopped me from murdering these people so far. Pray for me.

 

[GAMETA]

Cool concept but I'll wait for Android's version.

As for uses: GPS, landmark information, additional notes for anything, assisted security in driving, conference calls, watching stuff, reading stuff, games, apps, funny apps, fighting power apps... even porn.

I mean, if it can overlay virtual 3D images in a real 3D environment, it can be used for anything. It's basically holograms.

 

[Rentahamster]

Looks hot

I guess iGlass was too normal sounding.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

This thing scares me.

 

[Kamina]

I cant see too many people willing to pay 500 for a HUD gimmick.

 

[Cunth]

Great. So this, in real life, with woke sources streaming to their vision.

The distance is the only thing that’s stopped me from murdering these people so far. Pray for me.

You wouldn’t punch a man with Apple Glass would you?

 

[EviLore]

To clarify, these leaks suggest Glass will have LiDAR rather than a camera, so as not to violate personal privacy.

 

[Ovek]

Just what I want... my already expensive prescription glasses going out of date every year.

 

[Chittagong]

I first played with the tech that eventually became Hololens in 2005. It was rudimentary, but already then it was enough to see that AR would one day change the world.

Back then contextual data or social media didn’t really exist, so the use cases I imagined where working on a confidential presentation in the airplane, or laying on your back watching a film on the ceiling.

One of the most complex issues was the question of how would we control the interface. Phone seemed like a distraction and not intuitive, because you would have another screen to attend to. But Apple Watch, that may work.

 

[Husky]

To clarify, these leaks suggest Glass will have LiDAR rather than a camera, so as not to violate personal privacy.

thank fuck, this was my single worry the moment I saw the thread

 

[Furlong]

Seems a bit sad to me that some people are so frightened by reality they need to hide behind a screen in order to make it tolerable.

 

[Alx]

To clarify, these leaks suggest Glass will have LiDAR rather than a camera, so as not to violate personal privacy.

True lidar embedded in glass frames doesn't sound realistic. But since Apple bought Primesense (providers of the first kinect sensor), it's likely that they're using their tech in that device, just like they did in their iPhones since X.
I can see how not having an RGB camera would reduce some privacy issues, although it would also remove some of cool uses of AR (like automatic translation of content, QR code reading, ...)

As far as I'm concerned I'm waiting for the Kingsman holo-conferences.

 

[Falcs]

As much as I absolutely hate Apple and all their products, I'm actually kind of excited by this. Not because I want it, I'd never buy an Apple product, but because I fully appreciate their influence in the tech industry and in the general public.
This kind of needs to happen to give AR tech a boost. Bring on the competitor products.

 

[Punished Miku]

Social networks and such can be overwhelming as it is.

Really cool for some, but the last thing I want are those things elbowing their way even more into my life, and literally being unable to escape them. I presume Apple will have a switch to instantly cut off everything, but the temptation, something I struggle with just on a phone, will still be there.

There needs to be a time to disconnect, and just enjoy the real world and your current surroundings, without the internet and long-distance communications constantly intruding.

In theory, we all currently carry around all the knowledge in the world in our palms now. All that's really left is bringing that knowledge closer and closer to the brain. Now you'll leave it in your pocket and not use your hands or the screen. Then you'll have a chip. Then you'll have a neural link and control it with your brain. Then you'll theoretically know everything.

But yeah, this looks a long way from that. Eventually your google search will just be with your brain, and you'll see or think the answer.

 

[Grinchy]

I think it would be pretty fucking sweet if, say, you're using GPS in your car, and your glasses use AR to project almost like a videogame route "on the road." Not only would it look amazing, but the functionality could provide the safety of keeping your eyes where they're supposed to be while also knowing exactly where your next turn is.

Or other common examples like you're at the store, and your shopping list is projecting almost like your own personal secret hologram in front of you and as you grab the items, they disappear from the list.

 

[DESTROYA]

I think it would be pretty fucking sweet if, say, you're using GPS in your car, and your glasses use AR to project almost like a videogame route "on the road." Not only would it look amazing, but the functionality could provide the safety of keeping your eyes where they're supposed to be while also knowing exactly where your next turn is.

Or other common examples like you're at the store, and your shopping list is projecting almost like your own personal secret hologram in front of you and as you grab the items, they disappear from the list.

And then you run over a pedestrian trying to cross the street while you were concentrating on all the cool lines in the road pointing to your destination.
Or spam you with advertisements on products you don’t need as you walk by them .

 

[Grinchy]

And then you run over a pedestrian trying to cross the street while you were concentrating on all the cool lines in the road pointing to your destination.
Or spam you with advertisements on products you don’t need as you walk by them .

I feel like a line projected on the road is way less of a hazard than constantly looking down at a GPS screen.

Hopefully it's all moot in the end and we finally get fully self-driving cars. Humans can't be trusted to drive properly in the first place.