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Re: Traveling with Apple Vision Pro

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Post by woodrowbarlow »

pmarreck wrote: post #62
woodrowbarlow wrote: post #14

tangent, but: i think reclining your seat in economy class is incredibly selfish. i wish they'd weld them all.

A little bit of reclining means the difference between my head drooping forward or to either side if I fall asleep (very uncomfortable) or staying in a vertical position with the weight slightly on the back of the head (far more comfortable). This is really a case of "don't hate the player, hate the game" (be mad at the airlines for packing people in like sardines, don't be mad at the people for trying to take a bit…

(for the record, i don't get mad at people over this and i don't think people should get mad at others for this.)

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Post by anal_reactor »

sylens wrote: post #27

Just reading this blog makes me feel like it is actually not a great device to travel with. For me, a good travel device is one that takes up minimal room when packing to the point where it becomes easy to forget I even have it in my bag. The Vision Pro typically requires its own dedicated spot on top of your carry on as you go through the airport - kind of the opposite. The author talks about just packing it with a…

Yes exactly.

Re: Traveling with Apple Vision Pro

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Post by outcoldman »

Have AVP since day one. I have traveled probably 5-6 times on planes since then. One for the first one I took it with me. Sure, it was a nice experience to watch a movie. But I would rather to watch the same movie or tv show with SO, than to watch it in a questionable better environment. The main issue, it is heavy and bulky for traveling.

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Post by darknavi »

cybrox wrote: post #84
DutchRanger wrote: post #18

I take out my earbuds even saying Hi to the bus driver I can't imagine talking to a flight attendant while wearing a VR device. It seems very uninterested in the person you are talking to. Could be just me but I think a lot of older generations share this experience. It is not hard to take out your earbuds or take off your VR device to show you are paying attention to the person you are talking to.

There's a huge shift in this field at the moment. I personally find it disrespectful to talk to people while wearing headphones/earbuds and I'd still consider myself young but a lot of younger people, especially u25 seem to find this completely normal. I'm not sure I like this development. Ignoring the "disrespectful" part, it has become accepted to toy with your phone while listening to someone and let's be honest,…

What about earbuds aiding in hearing? Lots of scenarios where earbuds can help with hearing and not impede it. I use AirPod Pros on flights for cancelling out the loud background noise of the plane but it makes talking to others much easier.

Re: Traveling with Apple Vision Pro

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Post by kccqzy »

nordsieck wrote: post #31
latexr wrote: post #7

> Be it by train or by plane, it offers an unparalleled opportunity to selectively tune out your environment and sink into an engaging activity like watching a movie or just working on your laptop. The more time passes, the less I can shake the feeling that the world would be better if we tuned out our environment less. > But damn, based on how well it all works now, you can just tell by the 4th or 5th generation, Ap…

> The more time passes, the less I can shake the feeling that the world would be better if we tuned out our environment less. That may or may not be true in general, but air travel is one of the most oppressive environments people regularly find themselves in. Being in an extremely crowded environment with very little personal space is psychologically uncomfortable for a lot of people. And it's basically not possible…

> Being in an extremely crowded environment with very little personal space

I don't disagree with you but I can tell you don't take the NYC subway or Paris metro or the London Underground with any regularity. If you think an airplane is "extremely crowded" then you have no words to describe actual mass transit.

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Post by leeoniya »

latexr wrote: post #7

> Be it by train or by plane, it offers an unparalleled opportunity to selectively tune out your environment and sink into an engaging activity like watching a movie or just working on your laptop. The more time passes, the less I can shake the feeling that the world would be better if we tuned out our environment less. > But damn, based on how well it all works now, you can just tell by the 4th or 5th generation, Ap…

> it offers an unparalleled opportunity to selectively tune out your environment and sink into an engaging activity like watching a movie or just working on your laptop.

https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Buddha_Box

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Post by plandis »

latexr wrote: post #7

> Be it by train or by plane, it offers an unparalleled opportunity to selectively tune out your environment and sink into an engaging activity like watching a movie or just working on your laptop. The more time passes, the less I can shake the feeling that the world would be better if we tuned out our environment less. > But damn, based on how well it all works now, you can just tell by the 4th or 5th generation, Ap…

> The more time passes, the less I can shake the feeling that the world would be better if we tuned out our environment less.

I’m curious what you do on a 6 hr plane ride that’s not tuning out your environment?

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Post by dfxm12 »

sylens wrote: post #27

Just reading this blog makes me feel like it is actually not a great device to travel with. For me, a good travel device is one that takes up minimal room when packing to the point where it becomes easy to forget I even have it in my bag. The Vision Pro typically requires its own dedicated spot on top of your carry on as you go through the airport - kind of the opposite. The author talks about just packing it with a…

A kindle/book/tablet seems superior in this regard. You get your entertainment for the plane and you don't have to worry about unpacking it on the plane, being precious with a very expensive piece of equipment and they are negligible in terms of lugging around/storing in your hotel. You can even reasonably use these if you have a little down time waiting in a line, during quick trips, will be without power for a while, etc.

Re: Traveling with Apple Vision Pro

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Post by isodev »

> unparalleled opportunity to…

Well, the Vision Pro has no substantial unique features which aren’t available via the older Quest even.

Sure, Apple over-engineered the lenses to the point of excluding people who don’t conform to the prescribed possibilities… and the App Store is limited to pedestrian experiences of 2D apps rebuilt to work on visionOS and a handful of cool VR/MR apps.

All that aside, I wouldn’t travel with something so expensive and fragile. Putting on and off, looking for where to place it while talking with staff / other people… sounds very uncomfortable.

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