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Apple Reveals 'Vision Pro' Headset and visionOS

Thought it would be glasses, not a scuba mask. Don't imagine it will sell much until they get it much lighter weight and socially less obtrusive. Very interesting decision for them to go public with this right now, considering they could have delivered a similar product for years. Wonder what made now the right time? Did they decide there would be no great leap forward, so better to step out and let software and tech mature together over the next decade?

It's obviously the next step in where we're headed, but imagine this will look just and silly and bulky in the future as it does now.
 
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I stick by what I've said all along. This thing is an absolute joke. Ugly, overpriced, need a fanny pack trash. Starting at $3,499...get out of here Apple. Again, this is going to flop so hard. If I ever see someone in public wearing this, I'm going to laugh so hard at them! Unbelievable that this is an Apple product. This is the best they could do. Sad.
 
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sunapple said:
I laughed when at some point prior in the presentation they announced a feature for iPhone/iPad that tells you when you have been staring at the screen for too long to prevent eye strain. But Apple Vision Pro can be "worn all day". Who would like to guinea pig this?
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Yeah exactly, first they were talking about "vision health" and then later this "all-day-worn Vision Pro headset" .. quite ironic not gonna lie. They also specifically mentioned myopia and I'm actually myopic 💀
 
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thadoggfather said:
Did I hear correctly that with external battery pack, it only lasts 2 hours? so this really is a tethered to the wall product

given how buggy iOS is these days, I can't imagine how buggy an experience this thing will be out of the gate probably frustratingly and embarrassingly more so

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Apple CEO Tim Cook and COO Jeff Williams have been pushing to get Apple's $3,000 mixed reality headset shipped this year.
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Makes for a good rumor, but I can see this being reality
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Not even long enough for SOME (maybe most now?) movies!
 
Mr. Dee said:
The part that looked ridiculous was the mother packing her luggage in the hotel and talking with her daughter. Just seem like such an unlikely scenario and she looked ridiculous with it.
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Or while making breakfast while your kid tries to play with you...or interacting with your young children while they play together.
Media consumption? Yah if you're alone and lonely. The entire point of media consumption with a "Home Theater" experience is the experience WITH others. Not alone. Maybe that's just me.

Most of the use scenarios are just not applicable to most households or average consumers.

I'm just lost as to who this marketed to. VR/AR is already very niche product and isn't growing. This device is priced outside of most to get them to enter this market.

Just a very confusing product to be spending so much time and resources for.
 
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Mr. Dee said:
The part that looked ridiculous was the mother packing her luggage in the hotel and talking with her daughter. Just seem like such an unlikely scenario and she looked ridiculous with it.
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Probably true, IF the battery only lasts TWO hours (and how long will it take for that to degrade), one isn’t going to be wearing it all the time just around the house.. and IF it only lasts two hours, then just how much of a 2 hour movie am I going to watch on a transcontinental flight? I might get 1:45’ish? I guess we’re going to be carrying batteries, or always counting on plugging it in somewhere.
 
sunapple said:
It is an entire computer, so it could replace your laptop. You can use it wired for watching movies for example. Not really a prototype but it is for sure the start of a new thing that will keep evolving.
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It runs iPhone and iPad apps tho, just like the iPad Pro didn't become the laptop replacement it was prophetized to be (not for all at least) due to the limited use cases where it can be useful.

This thing isn't without merit, but so far it sounds a lot like strapping an iPad to your eyeballs to consume apps and media.
 
SpectatorHere said:
Thought it would be glasses, not a scuba mask. Don't imagine it will sell much until they get it much lighter weight and socially less obtrusive. Very interesting decision for them to go public with this right now, considering they could have delivered a similar product for years. Wonder what made now the right time? Did they decide there would be no great leap forward, so better to step out and let software and tech mature together over the next decade?

It's obviously the next step in where we're headed, but imagine this will look just and silly and bulky in the future as it does now.
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I am actually impressed by how much work went into this, the software seems really far actually. It's all new from ground up, I doubt they had anything remotely close to this ready years ago. I even think a delay is possible from "early 2024".

The mask seems weird until you realise that the biggest feature is the ability to 'tune' your surroundings in and out using the dial. Even dimming the light in the room when looking at a photo. That would be hard without the padding.
 
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EdT said:
For everyone saying that they are disappointed, what the hell did you expect? I would want real answers not "Apple Sucks" or something similar. It appears to be a full blown computer, headphones, video screen that is capable of interacting with computers, streaming services and wireless phone systems that is apparently as easy as current individual devices are able to.

I DON'T KNOW if that is true, and I can't personally justify buying one right now but looking at the incorrect information people are putting into their replies here ("how can someone see your eyes") being a common one I don't think you either watched or at least didn't pay attention to the presentation.

I still think its too expensive for me but unlike the original HomePod which wasn't stereo and couldn't connect to most streaming services when released it looks like Apple at least learned something from that experience. POTENTIALLY, it could replace multiple devices, including a home computer *** and a streaming device so although expensive someone who wants the latest and greatest might want to buy one, and as long as there are no 'gotcha's' it may sell enough to catch on, eventually.


*** How much memory does it have and is that why it STARTS at $3499 because adding memory is really expensive and do all of your connections need to be wireless and what if you want to watch a stream (say Netflix) WITH someone else in your household....there are a lot of questions I would have but its not the obvious boondoggle that I thought it would be. Maybe it IS a not very obvious boondoggle but who knows?
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Can you connect it to a PC and play VR games with it? If not, it really sucks.
 
Well, there we go.

Thoughts from a seasoned Apple watcher:

  1. It still makes people look like a Doofus, just like all VR headsets thus far. And the fact you need a battery pack is like those old jokes from the 1970s about amazing digital watches that had built in TVs, but how you had to drag around a few car batteries to use them.
  2. They focussed a lot on work tasks in their demo. But workplaces are incredibly conservative with tech, especially the larger ones. Most haven't even embraced tablet computing, despite that being over a decade old, for example. Where I work it's basically Dell laptops and Microsoft apps. That's it. The IT guy will literally laugh if you ask for an iPad, for example. It's going to be a LONG time before you'll walk into an average office and see people wearing headsets.
  3. Where are people going to use the headset? Nobody's going to use it outdoors, or in a cafe, for example (for fear of getting mugged, if nothing else – it's a $3.5K device that can be ripped off your head incredibly easily – my wife rarely wears expensive jewellery of that price outdoors for the same reason). In other words, it's only really for intimate spaces like the home. And in our intimate spaces we tend to be with others. Right now my wife is sitting a few feet away from me, for example. Why would I want to cut her out and enter a different reality that she can't be part of? Even an augmented reality? This might be the Achille's Heel of AR. It's a personal tech, but it wants to be community tech involving your surroundings and the people in it. I'm not sure Apple's found a way to square that circle.
  4. I can never, ever use this because of my eye conditions that mean I have to wear both contact lenses and glasses for full vision. Apple's already published a list of people who shouldn't use it, and there's some pretty mundane conditions on there. I think it's going to physically impossible for many people over 50 to use this.
I know this always happens. People crap all over Apple products when they're first launched. But all the concerns people had before the launch are still there.
 
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vladid said:
The final promo movie showed a woman immersing herself into the VisionPro with earbuds, so I guess that's a yes.
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Exactly, looks like a really well designed product. Integration with AirPods is possible when noise cancellation is needed and speakers are being used on day to day basis
 
TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️ said:
What happens if you fall asleep while wearing Vision Pro?

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It becomes a $3500 sleep mask.
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