Who is gonna pay 3500 for a pair of 90s ski goggles. I have never seen an ugly device from Apple. This is the first one.
Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer
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#932As someone who travels for work, this is well worth 3500. To wear these on flights, in small hotel rooms, etc. is definitely a game changer. I have no use for video games so the Quest stuff with the controllers never made sense. I think people that complain about the price are anchoring on the Quest price, same as people who anchored on MP3 player prices when the iPod came out at 10x the price. Even if the Quest was…
feel free to be optimistic about this and help the progress by being an early adopter.
although do not discount the skepticism made through objective observations. apple has tried ar for better part of a decade with limited success. ar/vr/mixed-reality headsets have come a long way but the realities of current technologies remain.
on the other hand, we've had established music players before ipod, people using internet-connected phones before the iphone.
in retrospect, google glasses wasn't a bad form factor all along than these ski googles!
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#933It's a VR headset, not a spatial computer.
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#934Is anyone able to watch Apple marketing without cringing or feeling uncomfortable? Part of it is the actors' exaggerated enthusiasm and practising what they've learnt at some bullshit, TED-style, influential speaking bootcamp. But it also makes me feel defensive. Like when a religious nutjob or cult leader tries to tell me the "good news" or something. I get the very same feeling as I have done on the few occasions I've attended church.
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#935Imagine being so dense to drop $3,500 on yet another Golden Cage from Apple.
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#936It would very obviously be useful for work if you can actually get high res, effectively unlimited monitor space. Maybe not for everyone, but people already spend $3500+ on monitor setups somewhat regularly (and employers definitely do this). Apple themselves sell a single monitor that costs $2300 when fully spec'd out (5k, but the point is that they know what people spend on monitors). I can't figure out why that wa…
My 27" $500 monitor smokes anything Apple has ever produced in the monitor space.
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#937As a runner and a tech enthusiast, the prospect of incorporating Apple's new gadget into my running routine piques my attention.
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#938DOA at the announced price of $3499. I don't think even the Reality Distortion Field can overcome the intrinsic problems with VR/AR, namely that most people simply do not want to deal with the hassle of strapping something to their face or clearing a sufficiently large area for room-scale experiences.
Never bet against the RDF, it's slightly diminished post-Jobs but still very much active and unbelievably (sometimes literally, to me) powerful.
Re: Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer
#939It would very obviously be useful for work if you can actually get high res, effectively unlimited monitor space. Maybe not for everyone, but people already spend $3500+ on monitor setups somewhat regularly (and employers definitely do this). Apple themselves sell a single monitor that costs $2300 when fully spec'd out (5k, but the point is that they know what people spend on monitors). I can't figure out why that wa…
2007: ‘There’s no way I’d watch my kid’s entire school play through a 4” screen just so that I could get a recording of it.’
2023: ‘I certainly wouldn't be wearing ski goggles while he blows out candles.’
We — perhaps not you, but humans — have shown a remarkable preference for watching the live event through a tiny screen so that we can have a recording of it for later.
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#940I 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…
For people who are loners, live alone and don't share anything with others. I guess if you enjoy sitting on your couch watching TV all by yourself all day this is it, yes.