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0 pointstlrobinson10y ago0 comments

When your product has been featured in nearly every science fiction movie of the last few decades does "the market" really need to be proven?

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chao-10y ago

Given the former omnipresence of flying cars in science fiction movies, I would say yes.

tlrobinsonOP10y ago

Flying cars don't exist. That's a technology problem, not a market problem.

slavik8110y ago

There have been a number of flying cars over the years, such as the Model 59H AirGeep II. They're just expensive and impractical, so nobody ever builds more than a handful of them.

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beambot10y ago

To be fair... consumer-grade lightfield displays (or whatever you want to call the MagicLeap display) don't exist yet either -- so it's a technology problem too.

Except that Magic Leap's technology problem has had $1B in investment capital thrown at it -- much more than flying cars, no?

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sycren10y ago

I agree and interestingly I think the first technology problem that needed to be solved was not the flying element, but instead with autonomy self driving capabilities, which we will soon see within the next 3-5 years.

chrdlu10y ago

Not yet, but there are startups working on them!

http://www.gizmag.com/flying-car-zee-aero/29890/

haydenlee10y ago

Aren't helicopters effectively flying cars?

ceejayoz10y ago

Yes?

Looking cool on TV doesn't mean it'll sell. Movie OSes have every keystroke and action make a sound and use 48pt font for everything. I wouldn't bet much on such an OS selling in the market.

jlarocco10y ago

There's a big difference between being really cool and being something people will pay for.

The tech demos are undeniably, but after "Wow!" my second thought was, "If I'm not a gamer, why would I buy this?"

jodrellblank10y ago

Because they will be able to put ads in front of your face all the time.

And that means that first, they'll make it do enough desirable things that you will accept ads.

And those will make you want it.

jlarocco10y ago

That's not a very convincing argument and doesn't answer the question at all. I already can't think of a reason I'd buy one, and telling me it'll be full of spam isn't helping.

I'm also a little disappointed they've raised so much money if their long term goal is just spamming people in "augmented reality".

TeMPOraL10y ago

Case in point: PADD -> iPad.

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chao-10y ago

Given the former omnipresence of flying cars in science fiction movies, I would say yes.

tlrobinsonOP10y ago

Flying cars don't exist. That's a technology problem, not a market problem.

slavik8110y ago

There have been a number of flying cars over the years, such as the Model 59H AirGeep II. They're just expensive and impractical, so nobody ever builds more than a handful of them.

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beambot10y ago

To be fair... consumer-grade lightfield displays (or whatever you want to call the MagicLeap display) don't exist yet either -- so it's a technology problem too.

Except that Magic Leap's technology problem has had $1B in investment capital thrown at it -- much more than flying cars, no?

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sycren10y ago

chrdlu10y ago

Not yet, but there are startups working on them!

http://www.gizmag.com/flying-car-zee-aero/29890/

haydenlee10y ago

Aren't helicopters effectively flying cars?

ceejayoz10y ago

Yes?

Looking cool on TV doesn't mean it'll sell. Movie OSes have every keystroke and action make a sound and use 48pt font for everything. I wouldn't bet much on such an OS selling in the market.

jlarocco10y ago

There's a big difference between being really cool and being something people will pay for.

The tech demos are undeniably, but after "Wow!" my second thought was, "If I'm not a gamer, why would I buy this?"

jodrellblank10y ago

Because they will be able to put ads in front of your face all the time.

And that means that first, they'll make it do enough desirable things that you will accept ads.

And those will make you want it.

jlarocco10y ago

That's not a very convincing argument and doesn't answer the question at all. I already can't think of a reason I'd buy one, and telling me it'll be full of spam isn't helping.

I'm also a little disappointed they've raised so much money if their long term goal is just spamming people in "augmented reality".

TeMPOraL10y ago

Case in point: PADD -> iPad.

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