You must not have one. I use mine literally everyday. For most people it's the price point not the features.
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Lighter, Cheaper Vision Air Coming in 2027
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As is, 100% not. And personally I don’t think anything ever will or should replace the smartphone. Yes, I said ever. But, it provides Apple with important knowhow when expanding into other versions of “stuff you put on your face”. Apple always plays the long game.
Because you’re the arbiter of what most people want? I have zero interest in what the product does, so we are now at 1-1. Let’s ask the other 8 billion too.
I think an argument can be made that a lot of people should replace their smartphones with old school, dumb, flip phones. Maybe then they'll look up and talk to people. 🙃
All VR headsets must have a narrow pulse width to counteract motion blur. You'd need at least a 500Hz refresh rate—preferably 1000Hz—to have an acceptable amount of motion blur without pulsing the display.
But I think PWM is actually less distracting when everything in your FOV is being pulsed, and not just a small rectangle out of your full FOV.
Meta sold MILLIONS of Quest units. So i guess there are plenty of people willing to strap goggles to their face.
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What VisionAire came up with this?
Nah, the Pro models leapfrog in tech. Like the iPhone Pro, Mac Pro, iPa etc. Then the Airs might use slightly older tech but innovate thinness.
..and more complicated to mill and machine.
Not that poster, but I really only watch TV, Movies and Sports with my family and friends.
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I think power, opacity and immersion are the main reasons people would prefer a headset style device over glasses for many purposes. What you’re saying to me sounds like “iPhone is better than Mac because it can fit in your pocket.” Different use cases. There is a point where Vision Pro can be light enough to be valuable for certain use cases.
I’d compare it to the original Macintosh, or the first MacBook Air. Very expensive and limited in practicality, but with lots of potential long term.
Breathe. If the Vision Pro isn't for you, that's fine. I like it, I know many others that like it and I know plenty that would buy it at a lower cost. Don't discount that want a product because you don't. Furthermore I stand by my earlier statement that price is the reason most people (key word "most") shy away from it now. Have a wonderful day.
At $1750 they could have the cellular carriers offer them on monthly payments to help sell more units. Americans love monthly payments as long as the upfront price is low.
“Kuo also says the Vision Air will be OVER 50 percent cheaper,” so it could start around 1499-1599. Still a lot, but it’s an improvement at least.
Me, too. August 2027 is a milestone birthday for me. So If this is significantly cheaper and lighter than the current Vision Pro, then I think I'll treat myself!
I don't know when I'll get a device capable of playing them back, but I've made a practice of taking Spatial Videos of my family and various other things from time to time. I am thinking that somewhere down the road I'll own a device that can show them in 3D and I'll be glad I took them.
If these rumors played out and I could buy a Vision "Air" or whatever for the price of a good laptop, I would be tempted for sure.
If these rumors played out and I could buy a Vision "Air" or whatever for the price of a good laptop, I would be tempted for sure.
The Air branding was originally meant to be a thinner, lighter version of an existing product. When the MacBook Air was released it was much thinner than any of the Pros and remained so, the MBPs were beefier and more powerful. When Apple first shrank the iPad's bezels and thickness they called it the iPad Air instead of iPad 5. Apple's upcoming super-thin iPhone will be called the Air.
Apple's current usage of the Air branding in their iPad range to denote the midrange model is a bit of an exception.
I just think, after having owned one for a year and selling it, I never really want to be in Virtual Reality for too long. Maybe to consume some content or experience some interactive thing (though it sucks that you can only do it alone), but I don't want my eyes covered and to experience the "real world" through pass-through video. I don't think that model will ever work unless we all become cyborgs.