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Apple Vision Pro is 'Over-Engineered Devkit,' Says Former Oculus Head
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If it is true that Apple Vision Pro 2 does not come before 2027, it makes sense to give the first version enough specs for years.
I suggest that everyone with time read the full blog post. It is very insightful and very complimentary towards what Apple has done and is also critical of much of Meta’s work.
Interesting bit of SV history, Hugo was caught up in the scandal that ended Sergey Brin's marriage. His ex, the Google Glass PM, was Brin's mistress. The fallout from that was him leaving Google for Xiaomi which was a huge loss for the Android team at the time. Didn't realize he ended up at Oculus a bit later on.
The fact that there are only maybe 5 whole people here that make that claim means you're in a freakishly small minority.
If I had spent $4,000 on it. I'd fight through the fatigue and tell the world I was comfortable even if I wasn't, too.
OR Apple did it purposely and knows there isn’t much that they can improve on since the displays are already maxed out. I predict the next AVP will be thinner, lighter, and have a newer chipset. That is all that really can be improved, and frankly, that is what Apple will most likely do for most future generations of AVP until screen technology gets better than MicroLED with pixels the size of red blood cells.
You’d be a douche nozzle for lying like that.
Coming up: Apple Vision Air. Collaborating with Jony Ive to make it lighter and thinner. Drawback is it's going to have a bump everywhere there's a camera...
In case some people miss it: that's a joke.
In case some people miss it: that's a joke.
I know, so I don't understand why people are doing it!
Exactly. This poster completely ignores the experience that the author of the article has. Saying that a Quest 3 is just as comfortable as an AVP is just ridiculous.
The person to whom you responded pointed out four things on which he thought the guy was in error. Comment threads like these are made for that kind of discussion.
No one is doing it. You’re just being a jerk by accusing people of lying.
You need to read some new reviews. The people who talk about how heavy it is do so comparing it to the quest 3. The difference in weight between the AVP and the quest 3 Is small. The quest pro is even heavier than the AVP
My ability to wear it without discomfort proves that absolute statements about discomfort are wrong. At least it does so to me.
But would you really do that? Fight fatigue and lie to the world? For what?
Why not just return it? That’s what I’d do. Simple.
Outside the internet I still don’t know a single human who’s even remotely interested in this. I maintain it’s a technological wonder, but as a commercial product for the masses it’s a complete failburger.
A bit of a clickbait title as the article is pretty balanced, but of course someone with a completely different market position would have some negative things to say.
Many of us already saw this as well. Its an initial product with few compromises at a price point that limits who can buy it. Its a bit similar to the original iPhone, which was priced at 3 times the cost of other phones, with less features initially, and then a year later got those missing features and lower the price.
I also suspect some of the "overengineering" is adding sensors they plan to use so that they don't screw over early adopters when the OS gains features.
Many of us already saw this as well. Its an initial product with few compromises at a price point that limits who can buy it. Its a bit similar to the original iPhone, which was priced at 3 times the cost of other phones, with less features initially, and then a year later got those missing features and lower the price.
I also suspect some of the "overengineering" is adding sensors they plan to use so that they don't screw over early adopters when the OS gains features.
Agree with all of this. Especially the comfort comparison to the Quest.
The passthrough is still low-res and Apple has the displays slightly out of focus to smooth out the image. However I think these were valid tradeoffs for increased dynamics and scene warping.
The one thing nobody is talking about imo is that the Quest has much better object position persistence. I'm hoping Apple can fix that in software.
I stopped reading when I got to “Android”.
There's nothing wrong with "Over-Engineered". On the contrary, it means the hardware will be able to receive many updates and improvements for years to come. Features not used today, may be used tomorrow.
I don't see the point of this whining.
I don't see the point of this whining.
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I read this as acknowledging Apple made generation 1 of the @VP to lay groundwork for future generations where the hardware will be higher resolution, lighter, faster and more efficient. It is somewhat of a Gretzky line, “I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” Moore’s Law and the technology will catch up and the development will be ready for a much wider spread adoption once the use cases are developed.
I’ll buy one once I find an architect to draw my next house and have the ability to interact with it on an @VP. Cost wise it should easily pay for itself in virtual design.
I’ll buy one once I find an architect to draw my next house and have the ability to interact with it on an @VP. Cost wise it should easily pay for itself in virtual design.
And it just sounds like Barra is an idiot.
Speaking reading, you clearly didn't read what I wrote. Either that or you completely misunderstood it.
What is coming at WWDC 2024 in June that Barra sounds so jealous about?