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| DiTBho:
so, it's out. Ania said she was tempted to get a return ticket from Estonia to New York, in order to buy one of those new devices made by Apple. - The Apple Vision Pro looks like a true cyberpunk cyberdeck, something you can use without a physical keyboard and mouse and that's so interesting .... - she said. And she is not the only one saying that. and precisely here, is where Ania and I just don't consider it the same way. Sure New York is beautiful, but why would I spend so much money? And the time to stand in a loooooong-queue and get up early in the morning to get my seat as close as possible to the Apple Shop doors? It sounds crazy for me, especially because in order to buy one you need $4,000 and a US bank account. (you can order online, but you cannot pay with with bank-money transfer if your bank account is not located in the US) Plus, trouble checking in at the airport, because the box is not "small". And it's so crazy heavy! It's NOT ergonimic, and this is a serious problem! Apple knows it, journalists (well, Youtubers ... ) know it, no one has been able to say anything to date, even due to NSA agreements But! This is a serious problem, because it's not a device which is supposed to be weared for a couple of hours. It's a VR-Pro device, where "pro" means "professional", as you should use it non-stop for 8-10 hours as a replacement for a desktop computer. Otherwise it doesn't make any sense, and doesn't justify the high price. But, actually, facts are that it makes both your neck and eyes annoyed after 45 minutes. There are a lot of things I don't like. Look at it. You see nobody in the "industrial design division! is not even following J.Ive's directives: be minimalistic, if you don't need something (meaning, a mechanism, a cable, ...), it must be invisible. Hide it!. But, what the bloody hell are those orange wires that you see on the strap that holds the device on your head? You don't need to see them, why are exposed there? And all the sensors that are in sight? Why? And why the battery connector is that way? when they developed much better connectors in the past. And why do you need a second strap on the top of your head? Because it's not ergonimic, and metal and glass makes it too heavy! Also, there are no applications, and, worse still, some devs are not willing to develop anything. So ... for me, what Apple is doing is "testing people with the minimal financial investiment", just to see if there is enough interest :-// |
| ebastler:
--- Quote from: DiTBho on February 04, 2024, 04:34:15 pm ---It's a VR-Pro device, where "pro" means "professional", as you should use it non-stop for 8-10 hours as a replacement for a desktop computer. --- End quote --- No, in this case "Pro" means "You are so cool, man -- shell out the money, will you?" --- Quote ---no one has been able to say anything to date, even due to NSA agreements --- End quote --- While Apple's NDAs may be tight, I don't think they are quite at NSA-level confidentiality yet. ;) |
| m98:
I don't really get your point? Obviously, they don't have any magic at their disposal, but are right at the edge of what was possible at the time this product was designed. I guess if you have any substantial insights on how to make this more power efficient, smaller and lighter, Apple is always hiring. First-gen products are rarely the best version they could ever become. |
| aeberbach:
So you have some arbitrary requirements that the device doesn't meet. It's not for you, move on, go buy one of the many better AR/VR devices that are out there! Oh wait... |
| tom66:
For me the whole device seems like an attempt to kickstart the metaverse by Apple. Meta couldn't do it, and Apple will probably fail too. Outside of tech circles people aren't interested in this form of VR. Before someone accuses me of tech Ludditery, Apple has failed several times in the past. iPhone was genuinely game changing. Watch was innovative even in its first generation. I own both. I can't really see why I'd ever own a Vision device. |
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