My point is that I don't want a separate contraption to put on in addition to the glasses. They seem to be adding this wristband because it's a way of capturing input. The Vision Pro relies completely on vision for that, but Meta went a different route and it's not a route that I as a consumer would like.
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Meta Unveils 'Orion' Augmented Reality Glasses
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Right. That's because using cameras would increase the size that these things need to be - and they're already comically large glasses. Cameras like AVP will not work in this form factor.
The wrist band is a stop gap solution for sure. Maybe in the future they could use something like Google's Soli radar chips, something that can be potentially made much smaller.
You know it is nowhere near to be released? The only difficulty here is to add enough cameras to capture your hand gesture (which is what Apple did). The Orion already adds a stunning amount of cameras (was it 8 or 16?) for its small size.
People want things they can only look at but not buy? People do put a lot of stuff in their Amazon carts and then not buy those things, so maybe that IS what people want.
"People want things they can only look at but not buy?" Yes, they do.
But what you seem to have deliberately misunderstood is the fact that people don't want to wear a helmet or goggles all day long. Normal glasses, on the other hand, would not be a problem. This is what Metas Orion glasses are.
it's a neat tech demo, but it's completely delusional to think these huge glasses that require a battery pack and a wristband to function are anywhere close to a functional all-day wearable.
headsets/goggles and all-day wearable glasses are entirely different product categories. they might some day eventually converge a little bit, but the tech isn't there even in this unobtainium prototype non-product. earbuds and over-ear headphones both exist despite overlapping in their core function. different tools are better suited for different usecases—even if there are surface-level similarities
headsets/goggles and all-day wearable glasses are entirely different product categories. they might some day eventually converge a little bit, but the tech isn't there even in this unobtainium prototype non-product. earbuds and over-ear headphones both exist despite overlapping in their core function. different tools are better suited for different usecases—even if there are surface-level similarities
A helmet is a helmet is a helmet.
„Spatial computing“ as often emphasized by cook is not possible with a helmet, since you’re staring at a camera recording while the helmet limits your view area, constant staring at a display leads to eye strain and the helmet itself is too distracting.
So it will never be natural - the display would have to cover the inside of helmet completely. And then there is smell, heat and sweat. Of course we can imagine a helmet that solves all of this problems, weighs 200g and give you a natural feeling, like in the movie „3 bodies problem“ - but we cannot build one for a forseeable future.
The Orion glasses do exist and will evolve, there is already progress in developing the next version. But at the moment, it is too expensive. This can be solved. We will see what happens with the next gen AVP with reduced resolution, removed this and that for $2K. My best guess is that this product will die, it would die immediately, if Cook steps back.
Wondering how that helps Meta’s bottom line for people to look at and no buy their devices, but, heck, they’ve got 4-5 years to figure it out! I’m sure all the competition is just going to stand still and wait for them to come to market.
Well, there’s proof that people are wearing helmets or goggles of the companies that make them outside of those companies. Tens of millions and that’s just what the existing sales numbers show. There’s no proof that anyone is using Meta’s Onion glasses outside Meta and, according to Meta, there won’t be anyone for years.