Caviar as they describe how not everyone wants their eyes seen so they came up with this great idea.
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Caviar's 18-Karat Gold Custom Apple Vision Pro Won't Start at $3,499
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Can’t they just work directly with the 4 people who will buy this?
They did it. They figured out a way to make you look like an even bigger ****** than you already do wearing a Vision Pro.
Oh you know full well there are 'influencers' already lining up to get their hands on this to show it off on 'social media'
$40,000 for a product that in all likelihood will be obsolete in less than a year when Vision Pro 2 comes out.
Caviar, a company known for making luxury variants of popular tech gadgets, intends to release a custom Apple Vision Pro plated with 18-karat gold next year that will inevitably set you back more than Apple's $3,499 starting price.
The device's headband is made from Connolly leather, and features a gold visor cover attachment inspired by "Tom Ford flip-up glasses and Gucci ski masks."
"Judging by the public's reaction, not everyone appreciates having their eyes displayed on the external screen. With Caviar's version, you can preserve your privacy if you wish," says the company.
The Apple Vision Pro CVR Edition by Caviar will be a limited edition release of 24 units, with an estimated early 2025 launch. The starting price is "available on request," according to the website, but elsewhere the device is advertised for around $40,000.
Caviar also recently listed a custom iPhone 15 Pro that has been modified to match the look of the Vision Pro. That costs a mere $8,060 and can be pre-ordered today from the Caviar website.
Article Link: Caviar's 18-Karat Gold Custom Apple Vision Pro Won't Start at $3,499
This is even more absurd than the people who paid $10,000 for the 1st gen Apple Watch.
Oh finally, an Apple Vision Pro that actually shows the world my true self!
So how much will the Apple Card payments be per month?
So how much will the Apple Card payments be per month?
Or, or, just hear me out on this, it sounds crazy, but I could just go and buy a normal Vision Pro direct from apple and save 36500 dollars
This is just a way to take money from people who have too much. It's also instant free viral marketing. I'm guessing it will be popular in cultures where it's important not just to be wealthy, but to actually show that you are wealthy.
You have to hand it to them. Genius.
You have to hand it to them. Genius.
There's that word again. Heavy. Why is everything so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the Earth's gravitational pull?
What a strange title. Why WOULD a customization cost the same? Are they supposed to do it for free?
Sometimes, it's even more important to look rich when you're not:
LOL
I think this is true in western cultures where the person in the Lamborghini is leasing it, and the people wearing Prada and Louis Vuitton have maxed out credit cards that they can barely afford to make the minimum payment on. Related to the Zuckerberg pic - There's a great YouTube video somewhere about quiet luxury in the show Succession (i.e. the 'if you know, you know' crowd). Those flip-flops may have cost him a gazillion dollars...
IMO - These monstrosities from Caviar are aimed at other societies, who really do like to show their wealth in this way.
There are a couple of layers of irony here... There's paying 40K to cover up a low-res screen (with good tech intentions) that has a risk of cracking anyways (not sure if I should be thankful for the cover or not...) There's the idea that covering up the screen, which was intended to make the device appear approachable by showing your eyes, is even more seclusive than VR/AR already is. There's spending this much money on something your eyes will always be looking at, yet you will never actually see the gold-plating you paid for while using it because of the very nature of the device. There's also something that could be said about how wearing a golden sleep-mask is like being literally blinded by excessive wealth and how rich people waste it on frivolous purchases, like gold-plating an already-expensive headset...
You really think people who can afford to throw away $10k on a gold plated version of an already extremely expensive gadget worries about the resale value?