When Marques put it on the first time, I thought his nose was going to break from it
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Apple Vision Pro Reviews and Unboxing Videos Shared Ahead of Launch
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I wouldn't fret about that too much.
Some of the people who purchased the 160,000 AVPs over the weekend will likely create their own reviews.
"Makes me wonder what their own confidence is in the product."
Judging by the number of AVPs sold over a couple of days, I imagine Apple's confidence is pretty good. Not bad for a $3,500 brand new product in a new product category.
The sky isn't falling.
That’s Joanna Stern in general. She’s usually snarky and melodramatic though generally positive about Apple products. She took a rowboat out to an island in her review of the iPhone 14 Pro with the Dynamic Island.
Marques Brownlee does fair reviews usually and I saw nothing showing he was "paid off" here either. Not sure on the others as I only watched his, but I feel people are being a little too quick to dismiss these reviews.
Battery pack not having a removable cable is an odd decision.
It'll be a few years before anyone is doing anything really useful with these things.
They DO have enormous potential, especially for people in the research & development field. I also get that you have to release it to the unwashed masses for it to see widespread adoption BEFORE it really changes the world.
As with GUI at Zerox PARC or the Newton. It never really made a difference in the world until it was brought to the masses. These moves forward in technology were eventually world changers, but it took time and the vision (no pun intended) to make that leap forward.
I have no doubt that Apple has changed the game with this product. It makes all the other VR's look like toys in comparison. When it's twice as good at half the price (which is what happens with most Apple products) then it'll reach critical mass.
The potential is endless. The challenge was/is getting it off the ground.
Right now I don't want one as the cost/benefit ratio is just too low. This is an early adopter device.
PS. Someone needs to buy one and keep it in the original wrapping and box for about 15 years (or until right around January). Then, BOOM. That's when I'll cash in.
They DO have enormous potential, especially for people in the research & development field. I also get that you have to release it to the unwashed masses for it to see widespread adoption BEFORE it really changes the world.
As with GUI at Zerox PARC or the Newton. It never really made a difference in the world until it was brought to the masses. These moves forward in technology were eventually world changers, but it took time and the vision (no pun intended) to make that leap forward.
I have no doubt that Apple has changed the game with this product. It makes all the other VR's look like toys in comparison. When it's twice as good at half the price (which is what happens with most Apple products) then it'll reach critical mass.
The potential is endless. The challenge was/is getting it off the ground.
Right now I don't want one as the cost/benefit ratio is just too low. This is an early adopter device.
PS. Someone needs to buy one and keep it in the original wrapping and box for about 15 years (or until right around January). Then, BOOM. That's when I'll cash in.
I have zero interest in this.
If you do, I’m happy for you.
If you do, I’m happy for you.
Just finished The Verge's review and Nilay did a fantastic job. He calls out a number of limitations and realities of the technology being used right now. Very much worth the time to hear his perspective.
Interesting take from the CNET review is how the other person was able to control apps by doing the pinching tapping thing.
The St Elmo's fire fingers… 🙂
But again, the persona look off.
The St Elmo's fire fingers… 🙂
But again, the persona look off.
Watched the ijustine video. Classic polish we have come to know and expect of an apple product. Pretty impressive for a gen 1 product overall.
Those thumbnails are so freaking creepy! 😄
Wow that top strap is such a huge failure, especially after they put in so much work on the stretchy back strap, the top strap seems like such an after thought designed to mitigate the substantial weight and front weight loading. Will be interesting to see what devs come up with, for myself it still just looks like an overpriced VR headset. Sure it's the absolute best VR headset out, but I still am not seeing anything to indicate it's anything but a VR headset, just without a VR market/games yet (if ever).
PS Nice to see you get a "free" special cloth with this, lol.
PS Nice to see you get a "free" special cloth with this, lol.
Regaring the Verge's take. Yeah I think camera based mixed-reality is a temporary measure. Transparent OLED tech is getting pretty far and I would guess that is where we will end up.
Should be a bit cheaper without the external screen and less camera-tech, though it could become quite tricky to handle privacy. Maybe dual-layer OLED.
Should be a bit cheaper without the external screen and less camera-tech, though it could become quite tricky to handle privacy. Maybe dual-layer OLED.
These are essentially just marketing commercials, as the devices are sent by Apple and content is highly restricted. They can't actually give real opinions or risk losing their status with Apple, and therefore potential income from YouTube.
(Just an FYI for anyone new here.)
(Just an FYI for anyone new here.)
I 100% believe thats exactly what it is. They must have intended it to be just that single strap design at first.
AND YOU CANNOT HOT SWAP BATTERIES!! 🤣🤣🤣 All of you out here thinking you are doing work or watching movies on airplanes, are going to be big mad with your preorders. I wonder what the return process is like?
I'd be surprised if it's any different than any other product. You could spec a Mac to nearly 10k and return it the same way as a 1000 buck MacBook Air.
I didn’t. She was hovering her hands in the air to manually pinch things. It seems like she was unaware of the eyetracking and was trying to give her arms the most fatigue possible.
The problem is creating a transparent OLED that is also capable of getting bright enough to pass through the required optics. Not to mention making the world around you bright enough to see through the optics. The Sony OLEDs that Apple is using can reach 5000 nits, but only about 20% of that makes it through to your eyes.
15 years from now a sealed copy of the Vision Pro will go for $1,349,900.
Original iPhone went for 380x its MSRP.
gizmodo.com
Original iPhone went for 380x its MSRP.
An Original, Factory-Sealed, 4GB iPhone Just Sold at Auction for Over $190,000
This particular example was owned by a member of Apple's original iPhone engineering team.
gizmodo.com
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Really?!? That seems like a total rookie move for a company like Apple. Maybe they thought it was too complicated for users to handle. If true that would be truly awful with the very short battery life.
I cackled like a witch when the camera cut to Nilay sat in front of an open MacBook Pro, poking at thin air to type.
It is so completely ridiculous. LOL.
FYI: the reason to buy the Vision Pro now is the home audio/visual entertainment. There aren't any other products on the market that can deliver an equivalent experience for less than $3500.
My advice: Be very cautious and critical when watching these reviews. It has been said several times that Apple is deeply involved in most of these reviews to shape the early perception/opinion of Apple Vision Pro. If you watch a review 1 or 2 months from now, you’ll probably get an honest, objective review.