Apple Vision Pro - New AR/VR Headset

I think a complete game changer..... took what Meta was doing with Oculus, Microsoft HoLo Lens, Magic Leap, etc..... and this leap frogs everyone by a long shot:

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To me, it’s a generational paradigm shift to get people use that in your living room to watch TV’s and movies rather that on a physical monitor on the wall.

And not just your living room. It replaces your office screen set up too..... As many screens as big as you want, where ever you want. iMessages over here. Your home security cameras over here. Incoming FaceTime call over here. Browsing the web over here. Live news/sports over there.

Maybe more so for our kids than us. Will be more normal for them

 

Yes.. that's the Apple effect

I have a Meta Quest 2.... it's been on a shelf in a closet for a year.... was just a web browser basically, since I'm not a gamer.

Apple's seamless integration with my iPhone, MacBook, and Apple TV (resume watching from all streaming apps, etc)..... that changes it's usefulness into a replacement for my multi-monitor setup in my office.

 

$3500 puts it at the level of a higher specced MacBook Pro laptop..... I'm sure there's a comparable amount of tech in it's guts.

 

Hello.... just got my VisionPro yesterday...

Posting this now while wearing it.

Seems to work easy enough given that it's just connected to my laptop. Not sure yet if I like the experience of using this as my "screen".

 

If I’m honest.. I don’t think it “works” for an older person. Obviously you can generalize everyone… but VR in general I think will be a generational evolution. Anyone over 35 or so is already too old for this stuff

At least that’s my opinion so far. I love all things tech. I bought a Vision Pro on day 1… and previously I’ve had a Oculus Quest 2….. I pretty much buy and love all new tech things.

But VR in general, as much as I want to love it, I just don’t. I don’t like the experience of a headset as my “screen” no matter how good the quality is getting now. I still just prefer a really nice ultra wide monitor on my desk… and an iPad when I’m on my couch.

 

Ok so here is my personal experience and opinion so far....

I don't think "nauseous" is the right word... I've never felt motion sick while using it or anything like that. For me it's just more I haven't wanted to wear it that long, if that makes sense.

Here is my use case:

• when I'm in my office, I have a nice 49" Samsung ulta-wide monitor connected to a Mac... so my "work" environment all day comprises of iMessage + gmail chat locked on the left side... then the rest of the screen is my email + other work apps or whatever else I'm doing
• when I'm at home, we have our big TV in the living room... and if my wife is watching something I don't like, then I'm on the couch with my iPad watching something else

So after a week or so, I think being "immersed" is just gimmicky and doesn't actually improve either of those use cases.

Not to mention (and maybe this is just specific to me) but you really do feel like an idiot while wearing it around other people.... or at least my wife and coworkers have no mercy for that sort of thing...

The use cases I suppose it could be cool would just be:

• if you don't have the space in your house (or the budget) for a big theater room... then this can serve as a much better movie watching experience than a cheap little TV or computer... (I know some young people now that watch movies on their phone, which is insane to me)
• airplanes.... when you don't care about the people around you... this gives you complete privacy for what you're watching or working on + a much bigger workspace than your tray table

But the idea that in the future Augmented screens in our eyeglasses will replace your phone, ipad, computer, tv, etc...... no thanks, not for me.