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Re:Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again by nothis on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @07:57PM (#20570454)
They're big on services, which would point towards some AI thing but the next step that seems relevant in this area for an Apple-like product is probably general, reliable, human-like AI which is too far off. So my bet is on AR. VR went nowhere but its tech might push AR into something usable. I can totally see Apple producing a Google Glass like device and getting it right, somehow.
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Re:Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again by erikpukinskis on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @09:21PM (#20570910)
They do have ARKit going, which sets them up with a platform to do it on.

They also have the H1 chip in the AirPods, which could potentially be a stepping stone to streaming video from your phone to your headset via an H2 chip.

I don’t see them doing a stand-alone device, or a device with a cable, for awkwardness/dorkiness reasons.

Glasses that are indistinguishable from normal glasses but just pair with your iPhone is the play.

They will make a fortune on premium frames.

Seems like battery size is the limiting factor, but who better than Apple to squeeze a crazy amount of battery into a tiny space. Then there’s heat though. That’s a tough one.

Doesn’t feel like a “this year” thing to me. Feels like a “we’ll release it when the battery/chip tech hits a sweet spot” thing.

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Re:Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again by olah_1 on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @09:22AM (#20574200)
>They're big on services

Except for iCloud services, which are an embarrassment to technology.

Their contacts management has a 10 year old bug with syncing images and God only knows how they wrote their web app interfaces.

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