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Here's a First In-Person Look at the Apple Vision Pro

Connectivity options?
Zero talk of mobile operator partnerships = WiFi only.
Home / hotel / haulage (stationary travel) = the most likely use cases.
Out & about (eg. walking in the street, etc) NOT a use case here... yes you could use companion mode, but cellular bandwidth or latency would kill immersion.
 
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Following the keynote event, Apple began allowing members of the press to get a quick look at the Apple Vision Pro headset in person. Apple has several demonstration areas set up, but as of right now, media attendees can only see the device and aren't able to try it out.

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The headset has a futuristic, sleek look, with Apple mounting the devices on stands to give the media a closer look. The external battery pack can be clearly seen connected to the headset through a cable at the side of the device.


Design wise, the headset is not unlike a pair of ski goggles, featuring a wrap-around display that's held against the face by a soft mesh and a seal that keeps out the light. The headband is made from a soft, braided material that's meant to be comfortable to wear for longer periods of time.

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There is no word yet on whether media attendees will be given a chance to test out the headset today or later this week, but there is a good chance that we'll soon be seeing some first impressions.


Apple's Vision Pro headset will not be available for purchase until early 2024, and it will be incredibly expensive at $3,499.

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I knew it would be special and unlike anything out there.
If they deliver what they showed today, there will be huge waiting times for it, previously I said they would sell at least 5 mil units, I will revise that to 10 mil, after what I saw today, there is something in it for everyone 🫨
I was never in the market for this product, however, I may find it difficult not to buy it in the new year.
As to the price, well, you get a lot for $3500 not cheap, but it has a lot of use case scenarios.
 
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Following the keynote event, Apple began allowing members of the press to get a quick look at the Apple Vision Pro headset in person. Apple has several demonstration areas set up, but as of right now, media attendees can only see the device and aren't able to try it out.

apple-vision-headset.jpg

The headset has a futuristic, sleek look, with Apple mounting the devices on stands to give the media a closer look. The external battery pack can be clearly seen connected to the headset through a cable at the side of the device.


Design wise, the headset is not unlike a pair of ski goggles, featuring a wrap-around display that's held against the face by a soft mesh and a seal that keeps out the light. The headband is made from a soft, braided material that's meant to be comfortable to wear for longer periods of time.

tim-cook-vision-pro.jpg



headset-battery-pack.jpg

There is no word yet on whether media attendees will be given a chance to test out the headset today or later this week, but there is a good chance that we'll soon be seeing some first impressions.


Apple's Vision Pro headset will not be available for purchase until early 2024, and it will be incredibly expensive at $3,499.

Article Link: Here's a First In-Person Look at the Apple Vision Pro
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G4 Cube all over again.
 
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MacRumors said:


Following the keynote event, Apple began allowing members of the press to get a quick look at the Apple Vision Pro headset in person. Apple has several demonstration areas set up, but as of right now, media attendees can only see the device and aren't able to try it out.

apple-vision-headset.jpg

The headset has a futuristic, sleek look, with Apple mounting the devices on stands to give the media a closer look. The external battery pack can be clearly seen connected to the headset through a cable at the side of the device.


Design wise, the headset is not unlike a pair of ski goggles, featuring a wrap-around display that's held against the face by a soft mesh and a seal that keeps out the light. The headband is made from a soft, braided material that's meant to be comfortable to wear for longer periods of time.

tim-cook-vision-pro.jpg



headset-battery-pack.jpg

There is no word yet on whether media attendees will be given a chance to test out the headset today or later this week, but there is a good chance that we'll soon be seeing some first impressions.


Apple's Vision Pro headset will not be available for purchase until early 2024, and it will be incredibly expensive at $3,499.

Article Link: Here's a First In-Person Look at the Apple Vision Pro
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All I see when I look at him is Beans from even steven
 
Price seems a bit high but it's the same price as the basic Hololens 2 from Microsoft. That's what this is competing with, not the Oculus Quest or Rift.
 
MacsAre1 said:
Portrait video is OK as long as it also plays in portrait on devices viewed vertically. When it gets converted to landscape and then forces you to view it tiny, portrait within landscape, on a phone... That's a cardinal sin.
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The only portrait device I have is a 13 Mini, and of all my devices, it's the easiest to rotate 90° to view video on. The Vision Pro will be one more naturally landscape device because we're naturally landscape beings.
 
TVreporter said:
Couple of things from all the promotional videos:

- No children are seen wearing one.
- It's not being used outside at all. Wonder if being in sunlight impacts the viewing?
- No one is with someone else using it. So when someone does a FT call, they see me with the goggles on?
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Sunlight severely affects viewing of most AR glasses. Biggest hurdle to adoption in the horizontal construction industry (roads, utilities, etc) where these would be incredibly useful and the cost quite reasonable.

Trimble's hard hat integrated Hololens 2 is $5200. And even in that marketing you won't find pictures of it being used outdoors. If Apple can solve this problem (and I have no doubt they can if they want to), they will open the door to an entire industry that has largely abandoned non-iOS Apple products for decades.
 
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for those going on about the price… I asked GPT:

The first Macintosh computer was released in 1984 with a price tag of $2,495. Adjusting for inflation, that would be equivalent to approximately $6,500 in 2023 dollars. However, it's worth noting that this calculation is based solely on inflation and does not take into account other factors such as changes in technology and production costs.
 
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leonardoasm said:
Well, I think they’ve only introduced two meaningful new product categories since Steve Jobs death, AR/VR and smartwatches. I think it’s fine to question if Apple continues to try to push technology forward the way Steve has done in the past. I personally don’t feel like Vision Pro has done this. But maybe actually trying it for myself will change my mind
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Well this is gonna age like milk
 
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They’ll probably show us some more stuff in September including hopefully a partnership with a gaming platform(maybe Valve) and compatibility with VR controllers.

Then, near release time, maybe, just maybe, drop the price to $2999 to suddenly make it look “reasonable”, and it’ll pull in some more doubters and the gamer crowd with loads of disposable income.

Anyway, one can only hope.

I’m already 90% likely to buy one if the reviewers report good displays, no distortion and wide FOV.
 
I’m also confused on people thinking it’s expensive. 3500 seems honestly less than I assumed apple would charge for such a device. I am personally not interested in this thing yet, but for early adopters I’d assume 3500 is very attainable. Until I see professional software that supports on site surveys and pre-visualization of 3d models created in CAD programs, it’s kinda just a silly over priced toy. But as a processional tool at work I see a lot of potential.

As a father though, I was watching this keynote thinking, ‘I would not want my child seeing me ‘read the paper’ every morning wearing this. I realize not all are parents and I’m not speaking to all, but In my personal opinion this thing is just a bit to far down the looking glass for general consumption. Again, as a tool for work, yes, bring it on. But I’m not consuming media through this everyday as a replacement or stand in for my other iOS devices.

There are of course exceptions, including escaping a flight. I’m just saying, I think as an everyday device, this isn’t helping our already way too disconnected populace.
 
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russell_314 said:
Why does everyone want to call someone a shill because they say something good about a product or brand. Renee Richie works for Google 🤦‍♂️
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Before he worked for Google he mostly focused on Apple. I still want to know how Cybart thinks people will use this in public. Does it have cellular? Will you need another data plan like you do with the Watch? And with a 2 hour battery life how much can you really do with it outside the home?
 
Great achievement from a product design point of view if everything they showed in the presentation will be in the final product. As for the human interface design there also seem to be quite a few innovations.

That said I am not entirely sure what their market is. For media consumption it's overpriced and the 3D TV disaster has shown us people don't want to consume media alone. The apps seem limited to "normal" office work. Anything a bit more advanced will be painfully slow due to the interface.

I think this leaves augmented reality apps for professional environments as the most logical application. But with a quoted 2 hour battery life and the hardware design being anything remotely rugged I don't see too many companies adopting this.

It's a version 1 product so there could be special use case versions later down the road once enough app developers get on board. Which really brings me to the last point: Why didn't Apple launch an investment program like they did with the iOS App development launch. Have developers pitch potential apps and fund them with free hardware as well as development funding. A lab I can go to do test my AR app just won't cut it.
 
Bootleg2go said:
I agree,
With no public media demo, you can be sure it’s still vaporware and they are not even close. In fact, I bet it’s more of a feeler to see what people think before they bet the bank on this.
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I know they didn’t want the memes but not having any Apple exec actually wear it? Having Tim Cook stand next to it for 2 minutes but never put one on? Odd.
 
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Dreww said:
It’s incredible to finally see Apple’s headset. Using computers for 30+ years, I’ve daydreamed about virtual reality: imagining the sci-fi tech, how we’d interface with it, and how it could be integrated into daily life.
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So have I. But my daydreams didn't look like this, they were more a small floating virtual window which could be called up when wanted and is integrated into, or clips onto, the 100g spectacles I already wear. That's a lot closer to what google glass was a decade ago than this. I'm quite sure Apple has done everything which can be done with current technology in this device but it's not anything like the AR / VR device I assume will arrive one day.
 
TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️ said:
Another thing I’ve noticed.. by the time Apple Vision Pro comes out M2 chip will be outdated and 2 years old. 🤦🏻‍♀️
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The R1 will be new. Everyone talks about the M3 like it’s the holy grail. I’m very fond of all our M2 variants. We have an iMac Pro (maxed out) that’s still purring away and we’ve no plans to replace it, despite its age it works great. Sort of like me I guess, old but getting the job done. 😉
 
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