The latest price reports from The Information have the cost pushing $3,000, which is in the territory of business-focused AR headsets like the HoloLens 2, or business creative VR headsets like those from Varjo. That lines the product up as a Mac Pro type device, well out of most people’s price range.
Apple’s headphones, the AirPods Max, should have indicated the pricing will climb high. At $550, they cost more than a PlayStation 5. They’re just headphones. A pair of smart glasses, or an advanced VR headset, would be a lot more advanced.
iPhone-powered, of course (optionally)
Qualcomm’s AR and VR plans have been telegraphing the next wave of headsets: Many of them will be driven by phones. Phone-powered glasses can be lower-weight and just have key onboard cameras and sensors to measure movement and capture information, while the phone does the heavy lifting and doesn’t drain headset battery life.
Comments
0 comments