Very viable Home Theater option???? So...when my friends and family want to watch a movie together (TOGETHER is a key word when it comes to "Home Theater") on a 100" 4K HDR TV....then what?
Some of the things I'm reading on here, just wow.
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Apple Reveals 'Vision Pro' Headset and visionOS
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Some of the things I'm reading on here, just wow.
I'm sure there will be Watch Band style straps sold with different fits and materials.
Because it is effectively the PS5, PSVR, and an iPad thrown in for good measure all on one lightweight headset that is designed by Apple.
It may be a reasonable price but it isn't cheap. Depending on how well it works in reality might make it more than a niche device but it's still going to be a luxury purchase for most average people, including me. The fact that its probably a full blown computer as well might make it more palatable, but how and where is the memory and how do you connect it to streaming devices or home networks?
As I said earlier, I was more impressed than I thought I would be....but the devil is in the details. Need to find out what nasty secrets they DIDN'T tell us that can turn it from a real bad experience to something great, for only X dollars more.
Love it. I am sure it will be very good technically. Price obviously blowing peoples minds. But it looks way better than the Magic Leap and Hololens.
I think the main thing people are not seeing is that this is a MacBook with an infinite screen. It has the power and capabilites.
there was little in the way of VR / gaming content shown. But I am sure it can do that, right?
I think the main thing people are not seeing is that this is a MacBook with an infinite screen. It has the power and capabilites.
there was little in the way of VR / gaming content shown. But I am sure it can do that, right?
I hope that the VisionPro will have keyboard, mouse support + full Mac applications.
I'm in! At $3500 with today's feature set I'm in the "flop hard" pool in the consumer space.
They showed use cases for that: watching a movie on the plane. Using it as an external big ass monitor in a co-working space. But yeah, you won't be grocery shopping in this.
Also don't forget, it starts at $3,499. In Apple speak that means it's not the one you will want/need so add $1k more.
Maybe I’m too old, but I don’t see the allure of this. Who wants to sit at work/home with this thing on your head?! Plus, 2 hour battery seems like Apple has some work to do.
Sure, if you connect your Macbook to it. How else would Apple convince you that you NEED multiple devices?
I watched the introduction and couldn't help but laugh when I saw this thing: like a mix of ski and scuba goggles - bonus: the "see through" eyes that seem slightly larger than real-life LOL. Then I noticed the tether that every shot tried so desperately to hide - in hair, scarfs...anything. By the time I saw the price I already knew this was DOA - the $3500 was just the flowers on the grave.
Don't get me wrong: from a technical perspective, Apple did an amazing job. But this product is done in by its form factor - nobody wants to be even more isolated than they already are by wearing dorky goggles, tethered to some batteries in your pocket no less - and by the lack of a killer app. You heard the word "replace" a lot during the presentation - it can "replace" a large screen TV (not mentioned, of course, is that it can only do so when you're alone)...it can replace multiple monitors so you can work with more of your apps (of course, interacting with those apps is a lot more clumsy than with a physical keyboard and mouse/touchpad)....I kept looking for the metaphor that best fits this product as presented - "jumped the shark" came to mind. Apple just threw everything it had at the board and hoped that something will stick to make this product succeed. But I really don't see a standout feature I'd pay $3500 for. Heck - I don't see a standout feature I'd pay $1000 for. Now - if this had been presented in a nice pair of stylish AR glasses without an insane tether to an external battery, I might have been convinced....wait another 3-5 years, I guess.
Don't get me wrong: from a technical perspective, Apple did an amazing job. But this product is done in by its form factor - nobody wants to be even more isolated than they already are by wearing dorky goggles, tethered to some batteries in your pocket no less - and by the lack of a killer app. You heard the word "replace" a lot during the presentation - it can "replace" a large screen TV (not mentioned, of course, is that it can only do so when you're alone)...it can replace multiple monitors so you can work with more of your apps (of course, interacting with those apps is a lot more clumsy than with a physical keyboard and mouse/touchpad)....I kept looking for the metaphor that best fits this product as presented - "jumped the shark" came to mind. Apple just threw everything it had at the board and hoped that something will stick to make this product succeed. But I really don't see a standout feature I'd pay $3500 for. Heck - I don't see a standout feature I'd pay $1000 for. Now - if this had been presented in a nice pair of stylish AR glasses without an insane tether to an external battery, I might have been convinced....wait another 3-5 years, I guess.
Quality wise, it's does seem much more polished compared to existing headsets. But it barely seems as productive.
And it's seem too dedicated to the AR side of mixed reality, vs VR. I'm just not spending that much on a headset if I can't get engulfed with some games as well.
Also, I wonder about the latency of hand use, since there's no controllers.
And it's seem too dedicated to the AR side of mixed reality, vs VR. I'm just not spending that much on a headset if I can't get engulfed with some games as well.
Also, I wonder about the latency of hand use, since there's no controllers.
Hmm, 100", or 100'? Because 100" isn't even close to what this offers. And a 100' 4K HDR TV would cost as much as a whole household's worth of these.
You're simply trying to be a stick in the mud in a room full of excited people, and you think it's THEIR fault.
This is why they are announcing it now but launch it in 6 months time. This will allow developers to build in the open.
It will take 12-24 months before we see truly ground breaking applications for it. In the meantime, it’s backwards compatible with iOS apps which is great.