This is the point where the mainstream Macrumors enthusiast becomes a boomer and technology progresses past them. Clearly not a product for you, but society will move on without you.
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At this price I'd like to assume you get one set included, but I know better than to assume apple will have any mercy for consumer pocketbooks.
Well, for starters it seems like this device can create an image the size of an IMAX screen. And yes, this is a test device. You can’t do everything in your own lab, this one has to go out to the public and the developers to play around with. In 4-5 years we will see the miniaturization progress and that’s when the real revolution starts. Having AR glasses and a virtual work space with windows floating in your view - this has recently just been science fiction. Now it’s on the horizon. And this bulky prototype will level the ground.
Would you really want to sweat in it ?
It would be awesome for Zwift (cycling app) if sweat wasn't involved
I think people are assuming this device is currently aimed at mainstream domestic users but it clearly isn't. Sure, tech enthusiasts will buy it and beta test all the new technology, but this product is clearly aimed at developers and technology businesses. Apple now the average Apple user is not going to spend £4000 ($3500) on a VR headset at this point in time, and not for a first gen product. In a few years time this product will be more affordable and maybe more people will try it.
VR is something I have had a go with, but isn't something I've been interested in investing in. It is a very solo experience and those with families would have to have multiple devices for this sort of thing to be inclusive. A friend of mine bought the Sony PS5 VR system earlier in the year and within a month he was selling it. He paid £540 for it and had trouble selling it, with it eventually going for £380 through Facebook Marketplace. I think these sorts of devices at this point in time are viewed as a gimmick and its now the job of these companies to change that perception and deliver to the mass market. A £4000 device clearly isn't aimed at doing that though.
VR is something I have had a go with, but isn't something I've been interested in investing in. It is a very solo experience and those with families would have to have multiple devices for this sort of thing to be inclusive. A friend of mine bought the Sony PS5 VR system earlier in the year and within a month he was selling it. He paid £540 for it and had trouble selling it, with it eventually going for £380 through Facebook Marketplace. I think these sorts of devices at this point in time are viewed as a gimmick and its now the job of these companies to change that perception and deliver to the mass market. A £4000 device clearly isn't aimed at doing that though.
Good point. We already had Apple AirPorts, so that should help.
It's important that the cat can watch the TV.
Exactly my feelings.
I'm pretty excited about this device, but that example was so sad.
I feel like what matters isn't that you can relive it, what matters it that your kid lives it with you, not the Daft Punk version of you.
Apple has no real interest in our mental health. Talking about it is a pure marketing tool. Hard to believe that some folks believe otherwise.
For the price they are asking I would agree but I know that they will only want to stick us for them. Anyway I never use those as my glasses are so thick and having cataracts I can just save money take a pass on the those sky goggles.
They want you to be in that uncanny valley of mental health where you're still able to earn money but use it to subscribe to all their services and buy craptons of new Apple devices each year.
In my opinion, these glasses have replaced the Magic Mouse and are the most useless Apple device for me from now on.
You need to understand that for every product that Apple released there will be at least one thread with people coping and making excuses that they don't like the product but in reality they drool for it but can't buy it because reasons. It is what it is.
I bet people thought this about their HomePod. Or ping. Or Apple TV the hobby. Or mobile me. Or pippin. Or newton. Or iPod hifi. Or Lisa.
I can keep going.
Most just point out iPhone. This isn’t anything like iPhone. Smartphones were taking off. Blackberry was king. Anyone with a brain could see the iPhone was special.
Just like most see this headset as more like apples history of flops than iPhone. Analysts are downgrading the stock. It was a classic sell the news event.
Apple needs to focus on AI and replace siri. Along the way they need to start providing some essential software or services. Was the gaming part of the event supposed to be some kind of effort?
Apples hardware to me is great. Top of line chips. And absolutely nothing I can do with it for business or productivity. Or gaming. Unless I can run windows on it.
Not saying apple is doomed. They’re an iPhone company. Never forget it. That’s their claim to fame. Along with App Store and developers selling apps. And nothing in this presentation did anything to change this.
For those that can afford to toss $3000+, I look forward to seeing what you transpires in gen10, but my eyes want nothing to do with a 4k stamp sized screen.
I actually prefer to interact a wee bit with humans (actual) for a decade or 4 more.
I also prefer to feel a 12 inch subwoofer while I watch a movie.
I actually prefer to interact a wee bit with humans (actual) for a decade or 4 more.
I also prefer to feel a 12 inch subwoofer while I watch a movie.
Apple TV and HomePod are probably two of the worse examples of success when trying to compare this to successful products though. Both of those products arrived into the market later than the competiton and both suffered due to cost and this affected uptake ultimately. You could probably add AirPods Max to that category too. Not saying these are flops, just not mainstream desired products for one reason or another.
I think the positive thing about Apple's attempt at VR is it will drive competition to develop better products and undercut Apple on cost. Look at HomePod that was a poor smart assistant, but a really good speaker, perhaps the best of any smart assistant on the market, but ultimately suffered because it was 3 to 4 times more expensive than anything by Google and Amazon and was heavily restricted by proprietary functionality. This VR product might be better than anything else in the market, but as we know, many will react with 'so what?' and buy an inferior product that is a third or a quarter of the cost that has enough of the functionality that is desired. This product is testing the consumer I think to see what the market can tolerate. I would imagine future releases will be significantly cheaper.
You're interacting with digital humans now. You might as well put the Vision Pro on your head.
You can still use your subwoofer while watching a movie, I'm sure. Maybe it will also connect to your Homepods.
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I can totally see myself using one to watch my k-drama cop shows when my wife has commandeered the 65” to watch bloody fashion week catwalks. I’d also use it on flights over my iPad assuming the USB port actually puts out enough juice, unlike the joke of a port they have on Air NZ.
Well, I think people feeling like they have to connected every minute of the day is a problem, be it iPads and phones or goggles. The problem is the total immersion. Seems like a fun gimmick, but I want to be able to leave it at work or what have you. Is this apple’s answer to remote work? So you can be on task all day long? What’s the point of coming in to work if you can do it all virtually? While I still think people, especially the medically vulnerable should get to choose to work from home, I don’t know a major tech company that isn’t struggling to bring its workforce back to the office. What’s the reasoning? Aside from getting the most out of those shiny buildings, it’s that they claim there’s a real value to in person human interaction. With the use cases apple has presented, doesn’t that undermine that argument?