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I wouldn't be surprised if this get suspended and eventually withdrawn like the AirPower, it's not a very attractive product regardless of the price.
The LCD panel on the front showing your face is tacky and battery wasting, it has a surprisingly limited movement space, the battery setup is too awkward for still only covering 2hrs like the Meta (Oculus) Quest which has been on the market for years.
I think this product is like the Cybertruck, where we were all looking around the room to see if anyone else thought it was cool before making our opinion, it just looks lame.
I don't believe we will see another breakout product from Apple, but they will remain on top like Sony has with their consoles due to already having market dominance.
Wait it's a panel? I thought it was some weird seethrough glass but I guess I didn't think very hard about how that would work.
Yeah it's the camera view of your face from the inside. Looks crazy weird to see. Kinda like when someone is wearing craaaaazy thick glasses and they look at you and it looks like their eyeballs are 15 ft closer to you than their face lol
When you’re setting up the device, you scan your face to create a “Persona” which is a digital representation of your face, this is what’s shown in the outside of the thing.
The cameras are used to track your eyes and have the “Persona”’s eyes move mimicking yours.
Wtf. That's so weird. It already looks silly and somehow that makes it seem even more silly.
It's not even the real face. It's a real time render of your face. Crazy uncanny valley territory.
Reminds me of those novelty glasses with a photo of eyes over your eyes
The way they advertised it made it look like see-through glass.
As a person who doesn't buy Apple ecosystem hardware, I don't know what niche this product is filling for me.
I don't already use VR, so what is this product doing to draw me in to VR? On top of that, what does Apple VR offer that other VR services do not?
There is no way Apple will not release the Vision. They would have been working on this for the better part of a decade, and have reportedly invested billions into it. Even if the first version flops, the Apple machine will continue making Vision for multiple generations.
No chance Apple gives up on this. It was bad PR enough when they had to give up on the airpower but this headset is a whole different story. It's not just some accessory it's a brand new product category and is supposed to be the current CEO's legacy. There's IMHO no way they will just say "oops my bad" and not launch it.
This thing will get released. I’ve read at least one review where the reviewer actually tested the thing and confirmed that it worked as advertised. No way they shelf it at this point. My understanding is AirPower was vapor when they announced it and never quite got it working right.
It depends what you mean by “breakout product”. Like if you’re looking for revolutionary changes like iPhones, iPods, etc. how many other companies are expected to make generational technology changes?
I mean, the Apple Silicone hardware is pretty effing good.
Eh I think it looks pretty cool, only reason I won’t be getting one is purely cost related.
It really needed to be a peripheral device at 1/5 the price. World isn't ready for laptop-goggles.