Good news for left-handers. The solo knit band is likely reversible (able to turn upside-down) for users to turn the Fit Dial with their left hand

[EyeRiseCardioPhoneMount]

After looking at a couple images of the Solo Knit Band, it seems like the clasp that connects the band to the Vision Pro is symmetric on the left and right attachment points. This likely means you can turn the entire band upside-down so that the Fit Dial can be accessed with the left-hand for us southpaws.

Sadly, the battery seems to connect only on the left side by the left Audio Pod so we'll have the wire dangling by our dominant arm.

 

[MockT]

That is good news. However, I don't know that I will use the solo knit band. I am not even sure whom it's really for when the dual loop exists. Probably people with complicated hairstyles.

I would be kind of interested to know if one can combine the top dual loop with the solo knit band.

The battery only connecting on the left should be manageable. I am sure I can just have it cross my neck and run down my right side.

 

[mattopotamus]

As a lefty, I am so used to living in a right hand world that I'm basically ambidextrous.

 

[ckurt25]

As a lefty, I am so used to living in a right hand world that I'm basically ambidextrous.

Same. It started from a young age with scissors, can openers and putters / golf clubs. I swing a baseball bat left handed, but golf and play hockey right handed.

 

[jtptus]

Good to know but I am sure it is not by design. As others have noted, if you are left handed in a right handed universe, you adapt. Sometimes easy and other times not. They do pick on us though. Eyeglass prescription: the left eye numbers are recorded as OS - Oculus Sinister. Oh the indignity and pain!

 

[LiemTa]

Good to know but I am sure it is not by design. As others have noted, if you are left handed in a right handed universe, you adapt. Sometimes easy and other times not. They do pick on us though. Eyeglass prescription: the left eye numbers are recorded as OS - Oculus Sinister. Oh the indignity and pain!

It’s absolutely by design. There are many manufacturing liberties that can be taken if you constrict the usage of a component to a single orientation. Take the USB-C connector, which is inherently reversible, they faced some unique engineering challenges.

For instance, the USB-C connector's design requires it to have rotational symmetry. This means the connector's internal pins must be arranged in such a way that it doesn't matter which way you plug it in – it will always connect correctly. Achieving this symmetry adds complexity to the design and manufacturing process. The pins must be duplicated, and the internal wiring must be carefully organized to ensure consistent connectivity regardless of orientation.

 

[jtptus]

It’s absolutely by design. There are many manufacturing liberties that can be taken if you constrict the usage of a component to a single orientation. Take the USB-C connector, which is inherently reversible, they faced some unique engineering challenges.

For instance, the USB-C connector's design requires it to have rotational symmetry. This means the connector's internal pins must be arranged in such a way that it doesn't matter which way you plug it in – it will always connect correctly. Achieving this symmetry adds complexity to the design and manufacturing process. The pins must be duplicated, and the internal wiring must be carefully organized to ensure consistent connectivity regardless of orientation.

Fair enough. What I meant was that “Let’s design something with left handed people in mind, 10% of the population“ normally is not a consideration. You describe something that make sense design and efficient use-wise and is actually quite elegant but not specifically crafted for us left handed types. I do appreciate the design though, particularly the USB-C. Getting that old USB-A aligned properly in a tight spot was always a nuisance.

 

[ckurt25]

The Apple Watch can be worn on either wrist, but the physical button layout is better suited to wear the watch on your left wrist.

I guess that was another thing I adjusted to growing up. I saw watches on the left wrist so that’s where I wear mine.

 

[MockT]

It’s absolutely by design. There are many manufacturing liberties that can be taken if you constrict the usage of a component to a single orientation. Take the USB-C connector, which is inherently reversible, they faced some unique engineering challenges.

For instance, the USB-C connector's design requires it to have rotational symmetry. This means the connector's internal pins must be arranged in such a way that it doesn't matter which way you plug it in – it will always connect correctly. Achieving this symmetry adds complexity to the design and manufacturing process. The pins must be duplicated, and the internal wiring must be carefully organized to ensure consistent connectivity regardless of orientation.

See corrected below by LiemTa.

 

[MockT]

The Apple Watch can be worn on either wrist, but the physical button layout is better suited to wear the watch on your left wrist.

I guess that was another thing I adjusted to growing up. I saw watches on the left wrist so that’s where I wear mine.

By flipping the Apple Watch and toggling the orientation setting, one can still have the physical controls face the hand even on the right wrist. The caveat being that the action button now sits above the crown but that doesn’t bother me at all.

 

[fs454]

I don't see the adjustment dial as something that really matters for left vs right handed people. It's not something you're going to be reaching up and messing with as a regular part of your usage after you've dialed in the fit. And even if it is, it's not something that really requires your dominant hand's precision.

 

[LiemTa]

The USB-C connector doesn’t have rotational symmetry. An example of that would be a headphone connector. Instead, it has line symmetry.

Wrong. Rotational symmetry has order. USB-C has order 2, where a circle has infinite. Please don’t post your guesses as fact.

 

[LiemTa]

I don't see the adjustment dial as something that really matters for left vs right handed people. It's not something you're going to be reaching up and messing with as a regular part of your usage after you've dialed in the fit. And even if it is, it's not something that really requires your dominant hand's precision.

And yet, Apple provided us is the option.

 

[MockT]

And yet, Apple provided us is the option.

The point is, the option was not provided to enable left handed use of that dial. It follows from the necessity of being able to detach the knit headband completely. Apple rather did not prevent reversing the headband by using asymmetric latches, which wouldn't have served a purpose.