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>I don't think there is a consumer market for head mounted AR anymore - if there ever really was.

All it takes is a killer app to come along. AR music instrument instruction is my bet. If Apple released this one app along with the glasses it would become a massive hit.

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This already exists (at least for piano) on Quest. One of the few cases where I think the Quest Pro’s color passthrough really shines.

https://youtube.com/shorts/eeMte5UbFJ4?feature=share

That sounds like a massive gimmick to me. Something that looks cool in demos, but doesn't really translate well into practical use.

Might as well just buy a keyboard with lights built into the keys.

See Meta's recent VR commercials. They have a virtual mixer that they use in a "jam session" but it looks completely impractical to use.

Driving, I think. Google maps overlayed onto the real world is pretty killer. Maybe night vision delivered as an IR image overlay.

I really hope it's not legal to drive while wearing a consumer AR headset. You would need to guarantee the device can't fail in ways that block important parts of your vision, and also prove that it is not a distraction hazard (which seems impossible)

Depends on the type of AR, passthrough or real vision with overlay like the Hololens

Even for a HoloLens type device, if the device fails in such a way that it’s projecting white across the entire field of view, you may not be able to see through it.

sure, but you can very easily and quickly flip them up

for anything glasses like, you can simply take them off

I am thinking Pokemon or Yugioh. One killer app and you have people sold.

I would think that’s the coolest thing ever. I’m also not spending $4000 on it.

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