• orbit@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Absolutely not. I’ve been completely shocked by the reception of this and feel like the positivity is 100% due to it having the Apple logo on it.

    Who tf wants to wear a ski mask when working or watching videos? Not to mention it’s got 2 hours of battery life. That’s all without touching the $3500 price tag.

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      It’s the same excitement that nerds felt about the first oculus or the Index. These people are excited now, but they’ll most likely play with it for a few weeks then it’ll start collecting dust.

      Until they can make the thing small, like sunglasses small, no one is going to adopt it widly.

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      From what I’ve read online of those who have tried it at WWDC, they mention that it’s actually very impressive. The resolution is like looking through a pair of glasses, the AR experiences demonstrated were unbelievable and overall the headset was a joy to use. Although every reviewer mentioned the price was way too high.

      What interested me from the announcement was Disney showing off the stats when watching sports and the 3D court / field for instant replays. If they actually bring that fruition, then that would be something unique.

      I’m an android user though and not a fan of apple, but if it spurs on competition and starts bringing AR further into the mainstream, we may see more of this tech becoming cheaper. I definitely prefer movie watching in a silo environment (currently use the nReal glasses for this) but watching sports too with stats etc and some incredible AR, as well as office working would definitely get me interested. If the price was right.

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        Yeah I can agree its impressive technologically and don’t mean to be a downer. Just feels less practical than it’s been sold as. I’d still be on the side of this not being adopted until the form factor is resolved.

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        @WorriedGnome @milkpiss @orbit Regarding the price, I wonder just *how* any business could effectively reduce costs without adding in bloatware or the like.

        So far in the MR headset space the main ways have been to either just *eat* the cost (see: Meta/FB & Quest) or offer a lesser experience (see: Google’s foray into Cardboard, Samsung Gear VR, etc.). The Quest has been making some headway, but it’s still been an uphill struggle even at its lower cost.

        (sorry for notifs, testing federation)

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          Another thing to note is how comfortable it is to wear. I have a quest 2 but I can’t watch a full movie on it as my face gets sweaty and the device gets heavy. With the vision pro being slimmer, it might offset some of the downward force at the front and be enjoyable to wear. Although that is yet to be seen and reviews will hopefully report truthfully on that. I like watching movies on my nReal Airs as they are very lightweight and this is where the true adoption of the tech will take off.

          When they can fit the features of the vision pro into a glasses like model, then you’ll see it take off at warp speed. But we’ve a long way to go before reaching that form factor.

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      People are acting like this is the next “iPhone reveal”. That’s all. With pricing being restrictive and the tech itself not anything revolutionary, this will need a lot to take off.

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        If its wearable all day, with next to no strain, and the features advertised turn out to be real and work incredibly well, it might be worth it even at a slightly lower price point. I would pay for a premium model and move ecosystems if those points were met, but the cynic in me believes it could all be hype. I guess I’ll have to wait a year and find out!

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      Current VR user here, in very niche situations its kinda cool to watch videos in VR in random places in your house because then you don’t have to hold up a screen, but outside of those situations its a huge gimmick in my opinion.

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        I recently started watching 3D movies in VR which has been pretty cool, but yeah it takes quite a while to get the VR set up and put on and start the movie and everything.

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      Time will tell. It’s only the first gen and surly they will improve this over the next years. I’d skip this year’s device and wait until it matures.

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        Yeah agreed. I just can’t see actual full adoption at any scale until the form factor is similar to actual glasses.

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      It has nothing to do with a brand logo. Apple just makes quality computing hardware and has always tried to make really good software too. I’m going to buy it because I think it will be fun to play with and better quality than any existing VR/AR.

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        Yeah understood. I’d ultimately love for it to work out all things being said