Maybe, but I have seen some VR devices back in 90s and those were not that different in terms of dimensions. I guess VR/AR device dimensions could be a lot smaller, but the physics is the limit... and what about batteries?
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Maybe, but I have seen some VR devices back in 90s and those were not that different in terms of dimensions. I guess VR/AR device dimensions could be a lot smaller, but the physics is the limit... and what about batteries?
I’m just waiting to hear about that deadly rash in the perineum…
EDIT: this was clearly a joke, guys…
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I bought it! I am actually going to enjoy being one of the first real Androids! With great power, comes great responsibility!
...and your junk might fall off.
Don't say I didn't warn you
Well if you strap it on down there, sure.
Typical boilerplate lawyer advised rhetoric to protect Apple from more lawsuits.
We’ll be learning about a few others in the forums, in time.
Repeating something I posted in another article:
I played around with some random numbers in the page Zeiss has set up for determining if your prescription is supported.
It rejects anything with prism outright, but for more common SPH and CYL corrective lenses, it looks like they'll accept up to -10.25 SPH or -4.5 CYL alone, and there's some equation that limits how much of the two can be combined (I assume due to how much glass is necessary to provide the correction).
For example, if you had -10.0 SPH you can't get more than -1.5 CYL, but if you have -5.0 SPH you can get up to -3.75 CYL.
All of which to say that they will make inserts for moderately severe myopia and/or astigmatism, but there is definitely an upper limit above which you're out of luck, and if you have both, the limits of how much can be corrected are narrower.
It occurs to me that an annoying side effect of the US treating corrective lenses as medical prescriptions is that, if you were just above the limit, you can't just say "Eh, it's a little soft, but I can get by fine" and get something close to what you need. I can get by without prism without double vision for a while, my eyes just get tired, but I can't make the call that I'm okay with that because it's not what my prescription says, so they won't sell it to me.
I played around with some random numbers in the page Zeiss has set up for determining if your prescription is supported.
It rejects anything with prism outright, but for more common SPH and CYL corrective lenses, it looks like they'll accept up to -10.25 SPH or -4.5 CYL alone, and there's some equation that limits how much of the two can be combined (I assume due to how much glass is necessary to provide the correction).
For example, if you had -10.0 SPH you can't get more than -1.5 CYL, but if you have -5.0 SPH you can get up to -3.75 CYL.
All of which to say that they will make inserts for moderately severe myopia and/or astigmatism, but there is definitely an upper limit above which you're out of luck, and if you have both, the limits of how much can be corrected are narrower.
It occurs to me that an annoying side effect of the US treating corrective lenses as medical prescriptions is that, if you were just above the limit, you can't just say "Eh, it's a little soft, but I can get by fine" and get something close to what you need. I can get by without prism without double vision for a while, my eyes just get tired, but I can't make the call that I'm okay with that because it's not what my prescription says, so they won't sell it to me.
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Did you ever read the warnings, etc for nearly every prescription medication? If you did, you'd never take another med in your life. Apple is being responsible and also protecting themselves from frivolous lawsuits by doing this. I don't blame them.
The Nintendo 3DS had warnings about not using it if you were under a certain age. I am sure somewhere in the documentation are age limits too. Also how long to safely wear them. Telling you not to sleep with them on. Basically all the stuff people will be doing with it anyway.
"If your medical provider confirmed that it's safe for you to use Apple Vision Pro, use the device seated and start with a less immersive experience," says Apple. "Use the device over short increments of time and take frequent breaks."
Oh God, here we go... It reminds me of the UK government smoking campaign: "If you must smoke, leave longer between each inhalation and leave a longer butt." It must be quite galling for Apple to have to release health information at its release that makes it sound like a dangerous drug.
Oh God, here we go... It reminds me of the UK government smoking campaign: "If you must smoke, leave longer between each inhalation and leave a longer butt." It must be quite galling for Apple to have to release health information at its release that makes it sound like a dangerous drug.
Being an active member sometimes feels like a condition.
What if I'm on an airplane seated next to someone with a pacemaker?
I guess since laptops don't interfere with them, the pacemaker would have to be very very close.
I guess since laptops don't interfere with them, the pacemaker would have to be very very close.
Doesn’t that rule out…(checks notes) everyone? Literally everyone?
Oculus has a whole “Safety Center” but it’s more about not banging your head into things. The health and safety information is in the manuals which are prominently linked on the main page. Small text and legalese but also probably legally required (or at least strongly recommended to fend off lawsuits.)
https://www.oculus.com/safety-center/quest/
psychological conditions? I bought one because of my psychological condition
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Awaiting a demo on Feb 2+ so I can judge it first hand with my own eyes instead of jumping to any conclusions based upon extreme pessimistic or optimistic assumptions & imagination.
Praise be to first-hand objectivity vs. finding the defendant guilty or innocent before a trial.
Is it going to have a...what iz it?...prop 65? California cancer warning? Sounds like there may be a lot of chemicals in the parts if they don't want your skin to touch it.
It looks like this device will simply be incompatible with my eyes if the eye tracking can't handle strabismus. I also lack depth perception and stereopsis but that hasn't bothered me during the few times I've used a VR headset. AR could be different though because of the passthrough feed.
