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Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by lobsterthief »

Hamuko wrote: post #72
plagiarist wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"iPad? Why did they name it after a tampon hahahaha never getting one of those. Similarly priced laptops are more powerful and have a keyboard." TBF the early models weren't as good and didn't have the keyboard and Apple Pencil of today.

They also ran iOS without really much adaptation for the form factor. Now it's called "iPadOS" and has functionality that differentiates it from an iPhone. You can even dual screen the thing if you're a weirdo.

I love using it as a second screen when I’m out at a coffee shop. It works so seamlessly and I can throw Slack on there while I code, without looking like a complete weirdo

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by gvurrdon »

ghaff wrote: post #80
pavlov wrote: post #9

The last time Apple introduced a new general purpose computing device was the iPad, 14 years ago. This one just doesn’t feel as big. When the iPad was introduced, everyone was shocked by the very low price and the sleek form factor compared to previous Windows tablet devices. Those are exactly the weak points of the Vision Pro: it’s very expensive and very heavy, according to reports. The hands-on sessions that Apple…

The iPad was arguably rather a pre-1.0 version when it came out. And I must say I rarely use mine around the house. I'm admittedly not a kid that writes papers on an iPhone and doesn't even want a laptop but it's just much easier to use a laptop for searching/writing/etc. Doing much less travel than pre-COVID, I'm not even sure I'll replace my iPad when it goes out of support. A MacBook Air and Kindle combo does most…

I've found that all I ever use it for is to look at chord charts at jam sessions as it's easier to see than my phone.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by nerdjon »

dougmwne wrote: post #95
nerdjon wrote: post #24

Must admit, as this got closer I contemplated getting it more and more. Especially as I find myself using my laptop a lot on the couch and bed. Just the ability to have a larger screen without worrying about my physical Mac screen is a fairly large selling point, plus any other features. I assume there has not been anything about the ability to have multiple virtual Mac screens has there? That would likely make this…

Early reports are that the Vision feels quite heavy to wear. That’s almost certainly going to make it a bad choice for virtual screens for more than an hour or so.

From what I can tell it is about the same weight as the Valve Index which I have been able to wear for a fairly extended period of time while doing physical activities.

If I can wear that while being physical I can probably handle the Vision Pro for extended periods.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by astrange »

mdgrech23 wrote: post #79
sytelus wrote: post #29

I was going to impulse buy it but then they have put so many barriers that impulse buy is not possible. You must measure your face and have eye prescription ready! Wtf? I am in my bed and not going to do that for the privilege of pressing buy button. Now it’s not surprising that it’s still not sold out.

I thought it was crazy you're supposed to download an app to measure your head to get your band size when I have two soft tape measures laying around.

The shape of your face and how big your nose is also matters.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by rob74 »

godzillabrennus wrote: post #64
supafastcoder wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> shitty browser Well, well, even the iOS Safari that shipped with the first iPhone was miles ahead of anything else out there.

People who used a blackberry can understand how big of a jump the iPhone was for mobile browsing.

TBF back then no site was optimized to be viewed on a small screen, only after the iPhone and then Android came along did we get "mobile-friendly" or even "mobile-first" sites...

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by nerdjon »

saagarjha wrote: post #62
nerdjon wrote: post #24

Must admit, as this got closer I contemplated getting it more and more. Especially as I find myself using my laptop a lot on the couch and bed. Just the ability to have a larger screen without worrying about my physical Mac screen is a fairly large selling point, plus any other features. I assume there has not been anything about the ability to have multiple virtual Mac screens has there? That would likely make this…

The built-in feature does just one I think.

Yeah that is all we saw in the marketing, and I figure if it was possible they would have shown it since that would be a killer feature.

I am guessing there may be some wireless bandwidth issue with transmitting more than one screen but idk. Guess we will see if it just happens to not have been shown

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by ChrisMarshallNY »

KeplerBoy wrote: post #88
frou_dh wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To a first approximation, that's what it still is all these years later. The software might be called iPadOS now but it's not fooling anyone that it's much different to iOS.

It is iOS in all but name, isn't it? Same version and basically same changelogs?

I'm an Apple developer.

When I release my apps, I only do so as iOS, and that runs on iPadOS.

In the code, I check for the environment, in some cases, and do things differently, if it's an iPad.

Re: Apple Vision Pro available for pre-order

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Post by dougmwne »

PedroBatista wrote: post #42

It's an expensive toy for rich people. The good news for Apple: there are quite a few rich people in the World and Apple is a respected brand. I also thought the Apple Watch was a gimmick, but apparently they have been selling tons of those. This Vision Pro thing is different from the watch but also might not be that different, just "up scale".

It seems like it’s also a dev device. Reports are that Apple is working on cheaper versions so the Vision pro provides an early adopter market and high spec device for developers. In a few years when they go for a mainstream launch there will already be an app and game ecosystem.

Different from a watch, some kind of mixed reality wearable will eventually replace phones and laptops, I am sure. It might still be several decades till the technology fits in a pairs of eyeglasses.

Consider this your 2050 preview, like the Apple Newton to your iPhone.

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