You are right, it's a difficult problem. But this doesn't change the fact that FaceTiming or videoconferencing this way is creepy for the other people. (Quote from one reviewer's wife: "Don't ever call me again using that thing.") My personal conclusion is that a VR headset is simply unsuitable for video calls, and that it is a mistake from Apple to try to make it look like a workable thing.
Someone posted this on Threads. Who in the world would strap on $3500 heavy googles to show timers over pots on the stove? I would be worried about getting the thing dirty or the steam getting the device wet.
Yeah, and it is worrying that Apple doesn't seem to have noticed that important point over 10 years of R&D, or seems to be ignoring it. This is certainly not the "future of computing".
Apple is staying as far away from gaming as possible so as not to be compared to VR headsets. The device is too heavy to use for fitness/workouts. But they know they need more than ‘it’s great for watching movies’ so they’re pushing certain productivity angles that I’m not sure will stick long-term. From John Gruber’s mostly positive review it was pretty clear that right now VP is best as an entertainment device for watching movies/TV shows.
Yeah, I really expected that feature and it seems like a dumb oversight. Hopefully someone will release a small battery which attaches to the headband.
It almost as they are admitting that the real practical use for the AVP is permanently plugged on.
It has to act as a self -contained computer, but I think Apple expects everyone to use a mouse and keyboard in a high productivity environment. Think about it this way, when laptops came out an attached mouse was faster than the trackball, they still are to me when it comes to fast work, but laptops still had to have full controls. Similarly, a physical keyboard is better than an onscreen keyboard, but the iPad has to be self-contained.
So developers, celebrities, influencers and a few people reading this are unknowingly beta testing their product after plopping down $3.5K plus for the privilege?
I thoroughly enjoyed my time beta-testing the original Powerbook, iPod, and iPhone.
You can't hot-swap the battery of your iPhone. But you can attach a power bank. The AVP is exactly equivalent. One needs to think of the battery as being built-in.
And don’t forget it messes up your hair. Yeah, this thing will definitely need a weight reduction with gen. 2 in addition to a few other things.
Did you see the S24 Ultra ones?
