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Apple Glass?

 

I genuinely don't believe this, thus I'm not inclined to post it in tech news.

https://www.macrumors.com/2020/05/19/apple-glasses-price-prescription-lenses-rumors/?fbclid=IwAR0JPK81wH2C8rvA80xGc2mBWoIoUZNyvMpM0JX6hjWFORAwKUwJcI6zNvk

  1. lewdicrous

    lewdicrous

    @Den-Fi bullet points from the article.

    Spoiler
    • 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

     

  2. ARikozuM

    ARikozuM

    As someone who wears glasses all day every day, except when doing combat drills, I would take these at a moment's notice as long as they would be under $1000 for Rx lenses and have a steel frame. 

  3. SenKa

    SenKa

    This has been rumored for a long, long time. I believe it's happening, though the timeline seems ambitious IMO.

     

    As somebody who has adamantly refused to wear glasses despite needing them... I very well might give these a shot if the AR bit is any good.

  4. ARikozuM

    ARikozuM

    AR? 

     

    I'd be good if it just had a weather app that blares a red "Take cover! Light drizzle incoming!" message. #FloridaWeather

    Spoiler

    A light drizzle here is like 2 minutes of heavy rain followed by sun burning you. 

     

  5. SenKa

    SenKa

    @ARikozuMFlorida gang! I also included that as part of AR, having something of a "heads up display"

  6. TempestCatto

    TempestCatto

    Eh - I decided to make a post anyways. Why not I guess *shrug*

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