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by anonyfox 3742 days ago
Personally I don't care much for VR in general. It's more like the new opium for the masses once it's affordable. While VR promotes escaping in virtual realities (hence, the name), Apple is looking for ways to improve your actual world with it's products (no marketing intended). This is where AR will matter, not VR. Google kinda pioneered here with Glass, Apple gave it a shot with it's wearable devive (watch), and I'm super excited what will come next!

Alone glasses that don't suck visually (people shouldn't notice the difference from a distance) and an all-day-battery-life would be features I'd spend $1000 upwards on, just because.

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I agree, im really looking forward to AR systems. They are just so much more useful then VR. Sure, VR has its places like gaming, movies, documentaries etc. but AR is something that could be implemented in our daily lifes to really enhance them. The social network could actually extend into the real world.
How is the Apple Watch an AR device?
How does it feel being such an Apple fanboy? :)