Amazing tech, can't wait for it to get smaller and cheaper in the next few iterations.
Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer
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#262I will happily go on the record as saying that this will be as revolutionary as the iPhone, perhaps even more so. --- EDIT: To clarify this statement... - For personal/entertainment use it largely replaces the need for a TV, soundbar, or home cinema. - For business use, the days of multiple displays and screen management seem set to be a relic of the past. I look forward to coding in an IDE which isn't constrained to…
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#263The weird price fixation and doomerism here is weird. People said the AirPods were overpriced; half my uni has one. People said the AirPods Max were overpriced, and I see it all the time in co-work spaces and libraries. People said the M1 Pros were overpriced; they're literally everywhere, used by almost all of the professionals I know. People said the Pro Display XDR is excessively overpriced; more than a few consum…
There's a ton of hidden bias in this assessment. Have you considered that you either live in a wealthy area or are surrounded by people who are more prone to seeing having iDevices as a status symbol? Because
> People said the AirPods Max were overpriced, and I see it all the time in co-work spaces and libraries.
Is absolutely not true in my experience.
> People said the M1 Pros were overpriced; they're literally everywhere, used by almost all of the professionals I know.
And how many of those laptops are corporate assets that were provided by their employer? How many of those professionals actually use Macs anywhere outside of work?
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#264I was a bit surprised to see the "virtual monitor/TV" use case featured so heavily here.
A bigger TV/more monitors is neat, but I doesn't feel particularly revolutionary. Also, if that is what you are after, you don't need a $3,500 device.
I imagine that is just where they are at with the device right now, rather than an indication of where they are going.
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#265If apple really believed this were a revolutionary product they would have done the entire keynote with every presenter wearing and using the device. The fact they didn't is a major tell... This thing has sunk cost fallacy written all over it and I'll be shocked if it even makes it to a version 2 of the device. They likely had so much time and talent engaged in the creation of it over the last few years that they fea…
No? That would make a very shitty demo since you are looking at it on a 2D screen.
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#266It's really, really expensive. But after watching that video, I might have to get one.
The appeal of having a portable display of arbitrary size but great resolution anywhere I go... that's pretty worthwhile.
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#268The weird price fixation and doomerism here is weird. People said the AirPods were overpriced; half my uni has one. People said the AirPods Max were overpriced, and I see it all the time in co-work spaces and libraries. People said the M1 Pros were overpriced; they're literally everywhere, used by almost all of the professionals I know. People said the Pro Display XDR is excessively overpriced; more than a few consum…
> People said the AirPods were overpriced; half my uni has one. People said the AirPods Max were overpriced, and I see it all the time in co-work spaces and libraries. People said the M1 Pros were overpriced; they're literally everywhere, used by almost all of the professionals I know. People said the Pro Display XDR is excessively overpriced; more than a few consumers I know bought it.
The salient difference between those devices and this one is: none of those require software developers to do anything special to support them.
Granted, Apple had some success in the past telling developers considering a Mac port of their software "these are not the droids you are looking for."
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#269First one of these things I’ve wanted. They’re honestly the only company that could pull this off. Meta has been doing some draft devices and Google will follow as hard as they can, but the UX, ecosystem integration and leverage with partners makes this a whole new animal.
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#270Apple: We're concerned about myopia from holding screens too close to your face. Also Apple: Strap a pair of 4K displays an inch from your eyeballs!!!
Funny, the moment they showed the vision health feature, I immediately thought they'd come back to that later to tell us that computing using a headset is in fact better for the eyes (because of the lenses that shift the focal distance).