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Apple’s Vision Pro AR headset is finally here

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Re: Apple’s Vision Pro AR headset is finally here

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Post by gpanders »

joe5150 wrote: post #10

The "EyeSight" feature has weird implications for how Apple thinks this thing should be used. I'm not really sure I love the idea of making it "easier" for someone to leave the goggles on while interacting with me.

In contrast, for me this seems like the "killer feature" that differentiates it from the current generation of headsets. I've always been completely uninterested in anything AR/VR and a big reason for that is that these headsets make you feel so "cut off". The ability to see someone's eyes while they are wearing the headset reduces that feeling of isolation.

I agree that it will always be weird to just keep the headset on during an entire conversation or to just walk around with them all the time. But if someone is doing work or watching a movie or something with these on, and just needs to turn their head to talk to you for a minute, it's a nice feature to have.

Re: Apple’s Vision Pro AR headset is finally here

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Post by joe5150 »

hu3 wrote: post #24
joe5150 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would expect that glasses won't be necessary for most nearsighted users and farsighted users would probably have some kind of internal diopter adjustment.

There are other issues like astigmatism for example.

They just showed inserts for vision correction. They didn't specifically mention astigmatism correction, so not sure if that will be an option.

Re: Apple’s Vision Pro AR headset is finally here

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Post by rocketbop »

bentcorner wrote: post #47
joe5150 wrote: post #10

The "EyeSight" feature has weird implications for how Apple thinks this thing should be used. I'm not really sure I love the idea of making it "easier" for someone to leave the goggles on while interacting with me.

+1. Later on in the presentation they show a father taking pictures of his kids in 3d. Playing with your kids while wearing AR goggles is just beyond dystopian.

That image seemed very creepy.

Re: Apple’s Vision Pro AR headset is finally here

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Post by pdabbadabba »

atonse wrote: post #72
basisword wrote: post #32

I struggle to understand what some people were expecting. If it’s nothing more than putting screens in 3d space, it’s already worth it for me. I can sit on the couch, type on my MacBook, and look at multiple displays around me using the Vision Pro. As a bonus, I can still see what’s going on around me so nobody can come in and scare the shit out of me. Win win. I’ll take this content viewing device any day over a wei…

I'm curious about how it would work for people like me who are nearsighted. Do you get alternate lenses? Or do they correct the picture in software?

They just covered this in the stream. It has lens inserts.

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Post by numpad0 »

snailmailman wrote: post #74
joe5150 wrote: post #16

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I would expect that glasses won't be necessary for most nearsighted users and farsighted users would probably have some kind of internal diopter adjustment.

That is not the case with existing VR headsets. I'd be very surprised if apple has changed something to make that no longer the case. Without glasses, i can only really make out text if its inches from my face. With my quest 2 though, i cannot see anything in the headset without my glasses. The objects in the headset act as if they are several feet away. I cant see objects several feet away without my glasses. edit:…

I think the misunderstanding comes from the fact that the display is physically close to the face, despite them "focused at infinity" and users having to focus give or take ~10m/30ft out.

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freetanga wrote: post #86
confoundcofound wrote: post #62

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Yeah honestly I'm surprised and disheartened that Apple went this direction. This feels dystopian and less humane in many ways – an accelerant of the physical isolation that we've seen technology create. The shots of people at home alone talking to an empty room, the dad playing his daughters with the headset on, the woman grabbing a drink from her fridge. My hope is that this is a calculated step towards a more inte…

But if you feel anxiety you can download a 9.99 per month Mindfulness app, plug it to your 3.999 RSP headset, your 149.99 Bluetooth headphones and pretend you are in a Goop-approved Buddhist meditation landscape (in—app purchase at 9.99) Just like the actual Buddhist monks!

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Re: Apple’s Vision Pro AR headset is finally here

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Post by aeternum »

Method-X wrote: post #77
numpad0 wrote: post #48

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For some reasons, VR headsets are known to improve myopia and crossed eyes. I don't know for cataracts but myopia don't seem to be a huge issue wrt VR uses.

That's surprising. Does anyone have a source for this? I'd love to learn more.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5701049/

http://n3.sinaimg.cn/sina_vr/647a35e2/20170612/YingWenBaoGao...

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