Wasn't the Apple Vision pro discontinued?
Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
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Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#12Wasn't the Apple Vision pro discontinued?
Clearly not.
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#13It's still crazy to me that they put an M5 chip in this thing, but to run Mac apps you need a Mac. Just let the face computer be a computer!
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#14This part suggests Apple warming up a little to Oculus-style VR controllers:
> With support for the PlayStation VR2 Sense controller, players get a new class of immersive games with high-performance motion tracking in six degrees of freedom, finger touch detection, and vibration support.
Previously they seemed to be committed to finger controls only.
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#15Anyone using one? If so, what for? (please give details) I got an oculus quest 2, was blown away by it for 1-2 hours, but never really picked it up again. The games were fun but very shallow, and never tried any practical uses. Would love to use VR for working on a plane. Currently use a laptop, but my neck sometimes gets sore from looking down. VR has the potential to 10x the screen real estate and prevent having to…
I have one. I use it primarily for keeping my drawer full.
That said, it's AMAZING as a home theater replacement, other than an issue with internal reflections in the optics. So in dark scenes it gets a bit annoying.
If I lived in an apartment, I would absolutely use it in place of a large TV that eats up a lot of my space. Especially coupled with the airpods MAX and spatial audio. Watching a 4k 3d movie in it is mind-blowing. Most 3d you've ever seen was really 50% of 1080p, so it's a whole new world. Some of the Apple original content is also great. The thing with the submarine is amazing.
Personally I already have a full sized home theater, so I just use that. However, I'm willing to bet that in 5 years when it's time to upgrade the home theater I'll probably just be turning it into a library with some seats I can use a VR headset from. Who knows, maybe it will be a descendant of the AVP.
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#16I expected them to give up on it.
Props for not pulling a google, but I guess that isn't a high bar?
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#17I expected them to give up on it. Props for not pulling a google, but I guess that isn't a high bar?
They have given up on it. This is simply a chip replacement. It's likely cheaper than keep producing M2s just for this thing.
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#18Anyone using one? If so, what for? (please give details) I got an oculus quest 2, was blown away by it for 1-2 hours, but never really picked it up again. The games were fun but very shallow, and never tried any practical uses. Would love to use VR for working on a plane. Currently use a laptop, but my neck sometimes gets sore from looking down. VR has the potential to 10x the screen real estate and prevent having to…
I still use mine one or two days each week, just as a monitor replacement. Most of that time is spent in Neovim :)
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#19> Apple Vision Pro with the M5 chip and Dual Knit Band starts at $3,499 (U.S.), and is available in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage capacities. Apple being stingy with storage (and RAM) isn’t new, but the base $3.5k spec with only 256 GB is extreme. EDIT: clarity
You're not paying $3.5k for the SSD.
They didn't said that.
Re: Apple Vision Pro upgraded with M5 chip
#20Anyone using one? If so, what for? (please give details) I got an oculus quest 2, was blown away by it for 1-2 hours, but never really picked it up again. The games were fun but very shallow, and never tried any practical uses. Would love to use VR for working on a plane. Currently use a laptop, but my neck sometimes gets sore from looking down. VR has the potential to 10x the screen real estate and prevent having to…
> Would love to use VR for working on a plane.
I immediately wonder how much of my carry-on allowance will be taken up by a VR headset. These things are still fairly clunky.