I think you’re right here it’s one of the main hurdles, especially when you can have a pile of type c cables and have no idea what functionality each has if they’re not labelled clearly. Which most aren’t.
How was it needed though I guess is the question? Everyone was already moving to type c on their own, including apple. The only places you would generally see other usb types was printers (which don’t seem to be on the list) and cheap devices to keep costs low.
Even the claims for the need for this seemed to be a little over exaggerated. How many cables types did most people have? Maybe three at most? Yet the politicians were waving around dozens in their hands.
People are still going to have a cable per device, so it won’t reduce waste there. And since an option for a charger is also a requirement of this legislation, if it can’t be added as an additional cost, people are more likely to opt in for a charger as well. Which may likely increase waste not reduce it.
So I really don’t know what’s being accomplished with something as overbearing as a new law
As a simple mechie, my problem with USB C is it’s weak AF design. I have one, and only one, on my laptop. So when the dock is plugged in, that’s it. When that large docking cable gets bent, well that’s a busted dock and laptop.
Now, 3.5mm line-in, that’s a well designed connector. Props also to magsafe.
Genuinely never noticed how well $AAPL has done vs $GOOGL. Plus the current FX climate, whomever invested even just 3 years ago must be super happy right now.
The possibilities of AR are incredible though - particularly as our sensor technology advances apace.
I can see possibilities in military for sure, with AR night vision or edge-detection, heat detection or movement detection. Imagine radar augmented reality or the ability to see where rounds are being fired from on the battlefield!
They could offer live plant or bird ID, structural measurements for architects, the list goes on.
At the same time I somewhat agree. The sticking point is the clunky nature of headsets - and until the functionality outweighs this - or we invent HUD contact lenses, the public may be unwilling to use them.
Now I just need some excessively rich friends who will let me play with their set when they come on the market! Any takers
Agreed. I suspect that it will more likely to be industry specific applications, training or similar use rather than general.
Like most technology it goes through various iterations before it has its golden age. Remember the first mobile phones?! The size of a brick with 5 or 10 minutes talk time and no signal! I would never have guessed that I would now be writing this on one!
Apple glasses would be a more compelling device imo, since it’s a smart, light and small glasses, perfect for day by day routine without looks like a weirdo haha. However it’s been a long run since they revealed the idea and no news has come since then.
I’m sure we’ll see different things in the future, but this kind of headset is a step forward in some respects.
Keep in mind we’re talking about the upcoming generation where Google have added a awareness type mode to android to stop people walking into poles since they all have their phone in their face all day everywhere
So it’s not like people don’t have a screen on front of their face a lot already
