The concept of a VR headset whose headstraps are as comfy and well-designed as the Apple Watch bands is extremely compelling, ngl https://t.co/RiO7d0mB7m
— Em (@lazerwalker) February 4, 2021
??New: @alexeheath saw images of the planned Apple VR device & shows you what he saw in this piece, plus a slew of specs & other details he & @waynema picked up.
— Amir Efrati (@amir) February 4, 2021
How many of you think you’d pay $3,000 for an Apple VR device? https://t.co/oO0XdhP80y
nothing like publicly testing price points. $3k ain't it, @tim_cook. https://t.co/Yut0QDBsAX
— drew olanoff (@yoda) February 4, 2021
If this drawing by @theinformation of a possible new mixed-reality headset from @Apple is even close to correct, it would be the ugliest, clumsiest product from the company since its first laptop in 1989, IMO. Information piece is at https://t.co/hpVzyLqunt pic.twitter.com/OQEmqvMkNZ
— Walt Mossberg (@waltmossberg) February 4, 2021
Apple is planning a high-priced mixed-reality headset and @alexeheath & @waynema have a LOT of details.
— Laura Mandaro (@lauramandaro) February 4, 2021
Wearing a headset for work always seemed migraine- inducing but maybe there's hope: https://t.co/4K883lhpTW pic.twitter.com/740DpdbRPs
That is an Apple Watch band on a pair of Oakley ski goggles https://t.co/L4JMAq3Hyz
— Raymond Wong??? (@raywongy) February 4, 2021
At this price point and with the mixed-reality chops, this would be Apple's answer to Microsoft Hololens, which is essentially an enterprise product. https://t.co/JSMI4qUP3Y
— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) February 4, 2021
I’m gonna need another job. https://t.co/PT5I8H98Mo
— Jeff Cannata (@jeffcannata) February 4, 2021
honestly i can see this making sense if essentially it's seen as a super high-rez, high end monitor but it better be the most comfortable VR headset of all time https://t.co/YE8N8mDq7F
— Gavin Purcell (@gavinpurcell) February 4, 2021
Apple is not usually the company that dumps expensive R&D projects onto the public. Very strange. Who is this for? https://t.co/H4OXi6fqDO
— Patrick Klepek (@patrickklepek) February 4, 2021
More seriously, everyone (including Apple obviously) knows that a $3k headset is not going to sell in high volumes. I guess Apple figured the way into this market is through specialised use cases in industry, before technology can miniaturise down into something consumer focused.
— Benjamin Mayo (@bzamayo) February 4, 2021
I don’t know the difference between augmented reality and mixed-reality but this is a lot closer to launch than a car https://t.co/9ETxuTLtd6
— Harvey ?? (@realharveymark) February 4, 2021
This is definitely sounding Varjo-esque. Haven’t tried their latest headset, but it costs $3000-$5000 https://t.co/6bp8mfqyWo https://t.co/g2PHOBpysf
— Scott Stein (@jetscott) February 4, 2021
$3K sounds like a lot, but 8K displays and iPhone-level performance would be better than the CPU and monitor setup I have now. I still say that a sufficiently powerful headset can emulate and replace any prior computing paradigm https://t.co/n5i8qOVHLS
— Elliot (@Loh) February 4, 2021
New: I’ve seen internal Apple renders of its mixed reality headset. It’s a sleek, curved visor with swappable headbands and over a dozen cameras. Artist mockup of the renders: https://t.co/KMuncsbr7b pic.twitter.com/0FF5G87bwi
— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) February 4, 2021
I don't know, I'd already be happy with a MacBook that can properly monitor a 4k external monitor without having to worry if I connect it on the left or right USB-C port. https://t.co/fDGo5fJEBK
— Felix Krause (@KrauseFx) February 4, 2021
Boom!
— Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) February 4, 2021
The landmark Apple Visor patent has just been submitted to the US Patent office.
MONITORING A USER OF A HEAD-WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
This includes a new Chin interface.
New report to clients and soon https://t.co/Ruqey1OhxQ members!https://t.co/fbnbCbUsx3 pic.twitter.com/OLLxo9qyK3
Their competitor in this space is in the market already at 1/10 the price with an extremely solid product. https://t.co/nrR7CuBXbJ
— John E Warren ♿️? (@FloppyAdult) February 4, 2021
Curious how that band design would work. Also- what about audio? (AirPods the assumed solution?) Would passthrough be good enough that flipping up wouldn’t be a need? https://t.co/APrW0M23Sw
— Scott Stein (@jetscott) February 4, 2021
The Pimax headset is $1300. I wonder what the bells and whistles here are supposed to do. https://t.co/crqkghTR3c
— Kahlief “BHM=Better Have Money” Adams (@Kahjahkins) February 4, 2021
Great scoop from @alexeheath and @waynema about Apple’s secret AR plans. But also, sorry, if someone came to Steve Jobs with this prototype he’d burst into tears and do an Odwalla hunger strike. https://t.co/pFJ4IMFlgs pic.twitter.com/J9RcL9y5hl
— Tom Dotan (@cityofthetown) February 4, 2021
Exclusive: We have new reporting about an Apple mixed-reality device, including a drawing based on a prototype. What do you think? Is this a potential design that could attract more customers and make VR and MR mainstream?@alexeheath @waynema https://t.co/wvT9dYy8A2
— Jessica Lessin (@Jessicalessin) February 4, 2021
If they can't overcome the motion sickness problem (and no company has yet), I'm not sure this will do well -> Apple is planning a $3,000+ mixed-reality headset w/8K displays, eye-tracking tech, & 12+ cameras to track hand movements & show the real world https://t.co/MdtzpXBGNy pic.twitter.com/TzChzHT9BD
— Glenn Gabe (@glenngabe) February 4, 2021
looks like my snowboarding goggles https://t.co/Ao8LnHdRxA
— alex (@alex) February 4, 2021
One of the most interesting things about this is the lack on physical controllers, meaning nil compatibility with all at/vr gaming content out there rn. Thinking about how few devs customized content for $1K Valve Index features, how many will redesign experiences for a $3K hmd? https://t.co/TKk5y1yCzi
— Lucas Matney (@lucasmtny) February 4, 2021
AirPods Max turned 90 degrees ? https://t.co/uDEGwM8Gzs
— Mike Murphy (@mcwm) February 4, 2021
You had me at VR and lost me at "could cost $3,000" https://t.co/C0i2KrrJhE
— Taylor Lyles (@TayNixster) February 4, 2021
Other details about Apple’s headset, which it hopes to ship next year:
— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) February 4, 2021
- has discussed pricing it at $3,000
- working on thimble-like device for your finger to help control it
- has advanced eye tracking
The Oculus Quest 2’s passthrough mode, but crystal clear instead of black and white and grainy https://t.co/lLJf0xedOc
— Kyle Russell (@kylebrussell) February 4, 2021
Apple really said “Watch + AirPods Max” https://t.co/EMFNm1FNUk
— ????? (@DylanMcD8) February 4, 2021
Apple thinks it can sell 250,000 $3000 XR headsets per year ? https://t.co/dDogQ8p8H5 pic.twitter.com/T0nPJJXAbh
— Janko Roettgers (@jank0) February 4, 2021
Me in 2016: VR's only going to get cheaper from here!
— Kyle Russell (@kylebrussell) February 4, 2021
Me in 2021: I'm going to drop $3K on Apple's headset and then $12K so I can have two 8K cameras to shoot stereoscopic footage for its crazy display
Not sure you understand what mixed reality is. Unless those 8K displays can let natural light through, they are VR, not MR. Analog->Digital->Analog is VR. https://t.co/pDbL7pvdqE
— ? (@Kosmatos) February 4, 2021
I continue to get great value out of my @theinformation subscription.https://t.co/CdRIvtSkwz
— David Heaney (@Heaney555) February 4, 2021
I really hope Apple knows what it's doing and isn't putting the cart before the horse
— Raymond Wong??? (@raywongy) February 4, 2021
Gonna need some really good reasons to invest $3,000 in a headset... unless it's for devs/enterprise which would be so weird for Applehttps://t.co/6e0sGhGNNZ
$3,000 Apple mixed-reality visor could debut in 2022 with premium featureshttps://t.co/XuPLblSdbV
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) February 4, 2021
How much?! https://t.co/kBlK8vaqBI
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) February 4, 2021
VRゴーグルの想定だったけど、MR(AR)となると、完全に @koyataroo の出番では・・・?
— 渡邉 洸(Ko Watanabe) (@ko_watanabe_tw) February 5, 2021
$3,000 Apple mixed-reality visor could debut in 2022 with premium featureshttps://t.co/kKfeSE1cPZ
Appleが$3,000(約30万円)のMixed Realityメガネを2022年にリリースするかもしれない。
— Tetsuro Miyatake (@tmiyatake1) February 5, 2021
VRヘッドセットと違って、完全VRではなく、AR要素が強いらしい。
これは過去に噂になっていたApple Glassとは別プロダクトらしい。https://t.co/jJjXU5ChHd pic.twitter.com/PCZ7U5vLUT