Meta cancels high-end mixed reality headset after Apple Vision Pro struggles

Post by aurareturn » Sat, Aug 24, 2024, 4:21 AM UTC

HeatrayEnjoyer wrote: post #215

m3kw9 wrote: post #128

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Is just too pricey and a bit cumbersome for masses, the tech is good and we could all use it even just for some experiences that can only be done in VR

Their decision to use glass for the housing is stupifying. It's on your head and swinging around, it should be absolutely as light as possible.

Post by maeil » Sat, Aug 24, 2024, 4:31 AM UTC

aurareturn wrote: post #230

conductr wrote: post #225

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I want to believe you but until the price range becomes below $1000 or so there’s virtually no market. It’s a toy. People don’t need a teleportation device. It’s fun to play with, like a toy. It doesn’t really solve enough of a “real” problem to justify the current cost. It’s also too expensive to be given as a holiday or birthday gift by most family members. I believe the “just give it a few years thing” but only if…

I think it will have a market at $2000. MacBook Pros are 50% of Mac sales and they start at $2000.

Post by EasyMark » Sat, Aug 24, 2024, 4:37 AM UTC

Animats wrote: post #227

As Carmack (the game guy, head of Oculus, etc.) says, until the headgear gets down to swim goggle size, it's not going to get any traction, and until it gets down to eyeglass size, it's not going mainstream. The Apple Vision Pro was an unexpected dud. Something more eyeglass sized, with phone-like functionality and good design, would have been more in line with Apple's aesthetic. Instead, it was another half brick on…

Post by Iulioh » Sat, Aug 24, 2024, 4:39 AM UTC

staplers wrote: post #232

conductr wrote: post #225

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I want to believe you but until the price range becomes below $1000 or so there’s virtually no market. It’s a toy. People don’t need a teleportation device. It’s fun to play with, like a toy. It doesn’t really solve enough of a “real” problem to justify the current cost. It’s also too expensive to be given as a holiday or birthday gift by most family members. I believe the “just give it a few years thing” but only if…

until the price range becomes below $1000 or so there’s virtually no market. Probably because it's cheaper to fly and literally be somewhere and actually enjoy it rather than exist there for a minute or two and then get bored.

Post by Iulioh » Sat, Aug 24, 2024, 4:41 AM UTC

conductr wrote: post #225

screye wrote: post #53

A counter point on premium VR headsets. They are teleportation devices. I've used every popular VR device, but one Vision Pro experience stood out - 'The Haleakala environment'[1] It was literally like being transported there. I know because I had been in that exact spot a few years before. I have a rich visual memory which served as reference, and no exaggeration, it felt like was there. I was immediately in tears.…

I want to believe you but until the price range becomes below $1000 or so there’s virtually no market. It’s a toy. People don’t need a teleportation device. It’s fun to play with, like a toy. It doesn’t really solve enough of a “real” problem to justify the current cost. It’s also too expensive to be given as a holiday or birthday gift by most family members. I believe the “just give it a few years thing” but only if…