Gurman: Apple's headset will likely cost $2k and have two CPUs
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Re: Gurman: Apple's headset will likely cost $2k and have two CPUs
#2These rumor mills are tiring, especially when talking about pricing. If it ever comes out, we'll have concrete pricing and feature information.
Re: Gurman: Apple's headset will likely cost $2k and have two CPUs
#3Whatever they do, they must not call it iSight. It’s a painfully bad pun.
Re: Gurman: Apple's headset will likely cost $2k and have two CPUs
#4As much as I want a premium vr headset , 2k will be a bit steep. With the Occulus starting at $300 , Apple really needs to go under 1k if they plan to compete .
Re: Gurman: Apple's headset will likely cost $2k and have two CPUs
#5Back when Magic Leap was at the top of the hype cycle, a friend of mine did some napkin calculations to see what kind of computing power their headset would need to do what they were claiming they could do. The result was way out of the league of any known mobile processor at the time. I think closer to dual desktop GPUs of that era at least.
So this article is saying two M1 Pro CPUs. Ok, let's say that's sufficient. The batteries required to power two M1s are going to be pretty big. Not sure anyone is going to want all that weight (and heat!) on their head.
Maybe 5 years from now processing speeds and power consumption will be sufficient.
Re: Gurman: Apple's headset will likely cost $2k and have two CPUs
#6Whatever they do, they must not call it iSight. It’s a painfully bad pun.
I think they just call it "AR", Apple Reality. Your life inside Apple.
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#7Is Google going to have another stab at VR? I tried my 'cardboard' recently and none of the Google apps have been updated and some don't work any more (e.g expeditions). I don't understand why they put so much effort in originally and then just give up.
Re: Gurman: Apple's headset will likely cost $2k and have two CPUs
#8While there maybe a 2K version, I would be very surprised if that were the starting point. Rather like their other products they will offer higher-end versions. There is a lot of tech going into these that will make the base price a bit high since most people we consider this an accessory like a watch that's for fun, rather than something required like a phone or computer. I'm sure Apple will be able to condition people to a higher price point but for it to take off, will need to be low enough that enough people will buy it at the start. 2K no matter what it does would seem too high for an entry price when competitors are $300 even if this is drastically better. Think they'd need a sub 1K version.
Re: Gurman: Apple's headset will likely cost $2k and have two CPUs
#9As much as I want a premium vr headset , 2k will be a bit steep. With the Occulus starting at $300 , Apple really needs to go under 1k if they plan to compete .
I believe this will be a pro/development tool rather than a general consumer device (which is rumoured to come later).
Re: Gurman: Apple's headset will likely cost $2k and have two CPUs
#10Whatever they do, they must not call it iSight. It’s a painfully bad pun.
They already used the name iSight for a webcam.