Dbrand's Always-On 'Aperture' Case Protects Your Vision Pro Without Interfering With Sensors and Buttons

[G5isAlive]

My lenses are absolutely made from glass

Cool. The minority are glass but you wisely invested in their superior resistance to scratching and greater optical qualities.

First equation learned in high school physics: F= M x A. M = mass, which we will approximate as weight, I think we agree eyeglasses weigh substantially less than the 650 grams of AVP, but let’s be precise, average weight of glasses is 30 grams, or 21.66 x lighter. A as you know for a freely falling object is equivalent to gravity, 9.8 m/s2, and is constant here. So the force of your glasses hitting the ground is roughly 21.66 x less. To be equivalent you would need to throw them such that their velocity is greater than 212 m/s or roughly 400 miles per hour at time of impact . Which would guarantee you a job as pitcher for your favorite baseball team.

Force as you know is required to shatter a crystalline lattice, ignoring for now glass is actually a liquid it approximates a lattice in our time frame, so not enough force, no shatter.

The shattering coefficient can vary with a number of factors but the force required is linearly related to thickness. Your eye glasses are a couple of mm thick, at least (hope your eyesight isn’t worse), and I think this is a fair approximation because too much thicker and they are too heavy. The thickness of an avp glass is less than 0.4 mm, or 5x less than your eyeglasses.

I think you see where this is going, the much lighter mass and greater thickness of your glasses protects them from simple falls. We can split hairs on some of my assumptions but the result is the same. Fun fact, it’s been calculated if the glass on the iPhone was just 1mm thicker it too would be impervious to falls. Built in failure point? Or calculated risk in the quest for thinness?

Does this answer your question?

Edit: to be honest I’m not sure what point you are trying to make with your questions, that the dbrand case is superfluous? Clearly cases for most of our apple products is a huge market so some people feel the need to put cases on almost anything Apple.

 

[Haiku_Oezu]

But how will people see my beautiful iSight eyes? 👁️ 👁️

 

[nathansz]

Cool. The minority are glass but you wisely invested in their superior resistance to scratching and greater optical qualities.

First equation learned in high school physics: F= M x A. M = mass, which we will approximate as weight, I think we agree eyeglasses weigh substantially less than the 650 grams of AVP, but let’s be precise, average weight of glasses is 30 grams, or 21.66 x lighter. A as you know for a freely falling object is equivalent to gravity, 9.8 m/s2, and is constant here. So the force of your glasses hitting the ground is roughly 21.66 x less. To be equivalent you would need to throw them such that their velocity is greater than 212 m/s or roughly 400 miles per hour at time of impact . Which would guarantee you a job as pitcher for your favorite baseball team.

Force as you know is required to shatter a crystalline lattice, ignoring for now glass is actually a liquid it approximates a lattice in our time frame, so not enough force, no shatter.

The shattering coefficient can vary with a number of factors but the force required is linearly related to thickness. Your eye glasses are a couple of mm thick, at least (hope your eyesight isn’t worse), and I think this is a fair approximation because too much thicker and they are too heavy. The thickness of an avp glass is less than 0.4 mm, or 5x less than your eyeglasses.

I think you see where this is going, the much lighter mass and greater thickness of your glasses protects them from simple falls. We can split hairs on some of my assumptions but the result is the same. Fun fact, it’s been calculated if the glass on the iPhone was just 1mm thicker it too would be impervious to falls. Built in failure point? Or calculated risk in the quest for thinness?

Does this answer your question?

Edit: to be honest I’m not sure what point you are trying to make with your questions, that the dbrand case is superfluous? Clearly cases for most of our apple products is a huge market so some people feel the need to put cases on almost anything Apple.

Indeed my point, poorly and crassly made, was meant to be that the case is superfluous and that the idea that every product that Apple manufactures requires a protective case case is silly at best and predatory at worst

 

[G5isAlive]

Indeed my point, poorly and crassly made, was meant to be that the case is superfluous and that the idea that every product that Apple manufactures requires a protective case case is silly at best and predatory at worst

Great, why all the questions? Teaching by discovery can work but is time consuming, and your point was not made with false equivalencies, eye glasses and the AVP are not even apples and oranges, more like apples and peas... As has been previously noted, different people have different tolerances to risk and how their equipment shows wear. No apple device NEEDS a case if proper care is given. That some people WANT a case is fine. Me personally, I roll my eyes at all the discussions of minor wear and tear, could care less if there is a micro scratch on my MacBook case, and I can count the time I have dropped my iPhone on one hand in the almost 18 years I have owned one. Yes I use a case on it. shrugs. silly? maybe. predatory? nahhh. sorry, I still have a brain and free will. Now my sons, early on didn't have an iPhone they didnt eventually shatter the screen even with a case. Agency. I noticed that frequency dropped once they started buying their own.

Thanks for stating your point. I disagree. And I think the 100's of millions that do buy cases would disagree too.

Edit: I can't help but appeal to logic. Not sure how Apple would design any product that didn't eventually show scratches or scruff marks with use, and essentially be bullet proof, but I do know if they could it would be a LOT bigger, heavier and more expensive. Is that what you want?

 

[nathansz]

Not sure how Apple would design any product that didn't eventually show scratches or scruff marks with use, and essentially be bullet proof, but I do know if they could it would be a LOT bigger, heavier and more expensive. Is that what you want?

I guess I just don't understand what is so terrifying about a tool or toy showing some scratches and scuff marks

 

[G5isAlive]

I guess I just don't understand what is so terrifying about a tool or toy showing some scratches and scuff marks

On this we totally agree! I accept normal wear and tear on all my devices as long as its doesn't affect function. Every time someone says 'finger print magnet' about a laptop color I shake my head, I never wipe down my midnight MBA M3, and have never had anyone complain or comment. It developed a natural light patina that looks fine. Like my leather wallet. Now a solitary fingerprint on a constantly wiped down surface, that does look strange. I do keep my screen moderately clean, but thats about function not form.

But judging from this website, you and I are a minority, might as well comment on every case for every product. I don't know if we can say Apple induced this state or society for raising kids that think life is fair and perfect. But that's philosophy, I am more comfortable with physics equations!

edit: though I agree that if were were to judge covers on appearance, this one is about the ugliest I have seen. But beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. I do admire it for engineering take on the function. I wouldnt let how it looks stop me if I felt I needed one, but in a year my AVP that I use about 25 hours a week is actually looking more pristine than my other apple devices. I think it's because I don't carry it around outside its travel case much.

 

[pksv]

What is the result of scratches, small falls, bumps, etc that need to be avoided?

How old are you?

I guess I just don't understand what is so terrifying about a tool or toy showing some scratches and scuff marks

Here, the question should rather be reversed. Why wouldn't you want your device in perfect condition, free from cracks and scratches that, in addition to visual damage, will also interfere with the proper operation of sensors? We are not talking about jeans or a leather wallet where patina and abrasions add character to it but about a very delicate electronic device with thin glass all around it.

I find it very strange that some people need an explanation of what protection cases are for.
I think your posts are just to farm engagement, I refuse to believe they are serious.

 

[nathansz]

Why wouldn't you want your device in perfect condition, free from cracks and scratches that, in addition to visual damage, will also interfere with the proper operation of sensors? We are not talking about jeans or a leather wallet where patina and abrasions add character to it but about a very delicate electronic device with thin glass all around it.

wanting to keep a tool or toy in perfect visual condition is both pointless and unrealistic

as far as impeding proper operation, if a slight scratch is going to impede the devices operation then it is either poorly designed, or not meant to be used in a manner that is going to cause it to be damaged in such a way. like a camera with an exposed mirror say. or cables without sheaths

How old are you?

older than you if I had to guess

old enough to understand that nothing remains in "perfect condition"

 

[pksv]

if a slight scratch is going to impede the devices operation then it is either poorly designed, or not meant to be used in a manner that is going to cause it to be damaged in such a way. like a camera with an exposed mirror say. or cables without sheaths

And what does it matter in the case of a device that is already available on the market, which someone has in their hand and wants it to work properly for as long as possible?

wanting to keep a tool or toy in perfect visual condition is both pointless and unrealistic
...
old enough to understand that nothing remains in "perfect condition"

Yes, so your solution is to speed up this process?

older than you if I had to guess

I'm afraid you're wrong. You ask the questions of a five-year-old, I can assure you I am not four.

I thought I had seen everything on the internet, but having to explain to someone why people buy protection cases or covers is something new even for me 😁

 

[nathansz]

I thought I had seen everything on the internet, but having to explain to someone why people buy protection cases or covers is something new even for me 😁

you didn't actually explain anything, just asked some rhetorical questions

if you believe that this case has an actual useful purpose you should be able to clearly, concisely and convincingly elucidate that purpose

 

[johnsawyercjs]

if you believe that this case has an actual useful purpose you should be able to clearly, concisely and convincingly elucidate that purpose

The main useful purpose is that it might protect the glass from cracks, or even shattering (though the glass is laminated, it could happen) if you drop it on a hard surface, and outright cracks are more unsightly than scratches and scuffs, and there are at least four sensors (cameras, infrared, and/or LIDAR) behind the glass whose view might be occluded to some negative degree by scratches, scuffs, and certainly cracks if they're located immediately in front of these sensors. Cracked glass could also eventually fall apart and expose the electronics. Just protecting the glass from cosmetic scratches is a nice thing for many people even though you don't find it useful. I have a case and screen protector on my iPhone and my Apple Watch (not the same one on both), to increase the chances that they'll get full trade-in or resale value if/when that time comes, but if they get some minor scratches and abrasions anyway (as they have), I don't sweat it. If I had an AVP, I might not bother with a cover over the glass and just take my chances, but I don't mind other people feeling differently.

Besides, why would something like this dBrand cover need a practical purpose? Some otherwise normal people like to customize their things in weird ways, and that's the look dBrand is going for.