Reminds me so much of the goggles in DOOM
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Reminds me so much of the goggles in DOOM
Now I wonder about the combination of "virtual personal FaceTime" and the person-sensing/eye-display-to-outside-people.
If you're in person using this around another person also using it, will it replace their head with the virtual persona version so you don't even see that they're wearing one, too?
If you're in person using this around another person also using it, will it replace their head with the virtual persona version so you don't even see that they're wearing one, too?
Virtual monitors is incredibly niche. Outside of the Mac Pro, Apple is not a company that makes niche products. Most companies are Windows based. How does this product even work with Windows, if at all? Unless the expectation is all work will be done on web based applications in the cloud?
My thoughts exactly. This is just Generation 1.
Yes - this has enormous potential.
However the convenient mass market device is still years ahead - while the original iPhone already was it, or at least the 3G was.
Lol. It's obviously "hard logic" for some. Selling 100K units won't do anything to drive component costs down. Not sure how 100K units = mass production either. So much for logic.
Apple needs Vision Pro to sell millions and millions of units. Apple isn't a charity. They didn't invest billions of dollars in R&D and work on this product for many years just to sell 100K units. 100K units sold would be a complete disaster. Get real.
except this already is more useful than a HoloLens. And looks way better with far more onboard computing power. I have used a HoloLens and it was cool. This is far beyond what a HoloLens can do. This can replace my laptop....Exactly. People not having a clue what they are talking about and comparing low end junk devices. It's like comparing a feature phone to the iPhone. There is a market there for high-end devices, like you've shown. It may be small but it will serve to filter the tech and features down to the mainstream in time.
This company are making high-end VR/AR headsets close to the the Vision Pro, with the computing focus and are targeting enterprise. They're working with some of the world's largest corporations. Even their devices don't look to come close to the Vision Pro but their highest spec model is €6495.
It's not for everyone yet and it's not meant to be. And that's fine. The annoyance of dumb self obsessed fanboys particularly on this forum, who behave exactly as expected and previously demonstrated getting aggravated because Apple isn't 1000% focussed on their needs 1000% of the time.
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The much more realistic view and feel will give a wow effect. But I think in the long run it will be similar to 3D TVs. People become bored quickly and don’t like to wear additional stuff.
I'll be OK with talking to someone wearing this when this outward-facing EyeSight screen is pretty darn good and almost bezels-less. Those thick black bezels and the weird screen colour (why doesn't it look like a truly transparent piece of glass btw?) make the experience a bit... meh.
I know that it's an incredible piece of gear and some didn't even bother trying to implement something like EyeSight. Kudos to Apple for trying.
But I would still prefer that you remove your headset while having a conversation with me, sorry.
I know that it's an incredible piece of gear and some didn't even bother trying to implement something like EyeSight. Kudos to Apple for trying.
But I would still prefer that you remove your headset while having a conversation with me, sorry.
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I feel like if someone is going to have a conversation with me while wearing the Apple Vision Pro Headset. I'm going to get offended and disrespected. I want to see actual eyes, not a glass screen.
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Apple missed the timing with the pandemic here. It would have been a hit for sure four years earlier.
A lot of things are niche... until they're not. Apple is obviously betting that they won't be in the future. Personally, I'd love to work outside from time to time without having to worry about glare and fiddling with a laptop. People that spend a lot of time on planes and trains and hotels would certainly benefit. And then there are the multitude of specialized AR applications that developers can deliver across various industries.
As far as "Windows-based" companies. The obvious answer is the same way that iOS and Mac devices currently work in enterprise. Yes, there are Windows-only programs. But the vast majority of enterprise jobs don't need more than Office and the web. Both of which are available on Apple devices.
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It's a standalone computer with an M2. Think iPad Pro replacement maybe MacBook air. If work will let me it will be my next laptop.
I really think people need to stop comparing headsets (in general) to phones. The phone was a tool that basically everyone on Earth already knew 1) why it was important, and 2) how to use it. Mobile phones were already a big thing. The iPhone made the experience much better. There's very little similarity to the current situation with headsets. Existing headsets are still very niche. The vast majority of humanity does not use them, nor do they see a need for them. It's a completely specious comparison.
I too habe the feeling that the development took longer than expected. There was this meta hype some time ago. Now everything is about AI.
This will not sell in millions and Apple knows this - this gives Apple the option to learn and build future devices.
Lol. Sure. They spent billions of dollars to "learn". Like I said, they aren't a charity. Get real.
so all are in agreement that this is the best headset.
Now Apple, you have like ~ 9 months to really show us how why we want/need one. There is huge potential and the average Apple consumer needs use cases beyond entertainment (3D TV, gaming)...
Now Apple, you have like ~ 9 months to really show us how why we want/need one. There is huge potential and the average Apple consumer needs use cases beyond entertainment (3D TV, gaming)...
They are. It will take time, but HMDs will be the most commonly used display/computer interface within 15 years. iPod came out in a world where mp3 players were harder to use than portable CD players, with worse quality sound, slow usb 1.1 sync, no easy sync/management software, small flash storage that often only held a couple hours of music, etc. iPod was expensive, large and clunky, only worked on Macs that had FireWire, but it had software that worked, it held your entire music collection, and most importantly it got better fast. I’d be willing to bet Apple spent less money as a percentage of market cap or cash on hand developing VisionPro and VisionOS than they did on the iPod, and certainly than they did on the iPhone. It could be the newton moment of AR, a product too compromised by current tech but that fundamentally knew where the future was going, or it could be the iPhone moment of AR, either way, it’s valuable experience at an affordable development cost that puts apple in position for the future of consumer hardware sales. Someday we won’t by buying phones, watches, iPads, Macs, glasses, sunglasses, headphones or TVs, but a set of AR glasses (not MR goggles like VisionPro) and various peripherals. The experience of having exactly the display you want/need wherever and whenever you want is too much of a gamechanger.
It's honestly not that far from this concept. Say by Gen 3 you can get to this form factor.When it actually gets to this form factor, it will be game over.
