Submitted 1 month ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://wccftech.com/apple-vision-pro-2-with-m5-entering-mass-production-in-h2-2025/
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/20236250
I imagine this will be priced in a similar way to a flagship IPhone or a macbook, as it sounds like it has similar processing power on board.
What is the use case for something like this? Who will be buying it once the novelty wears off?
Committed fans.
I mean, what practical use does AR have?
Spatial computing is arguably incredibly useful but all depends if people feel comfortable wearing it for extended amounts of time.
The first one was a cool tech demo, i suppose this one will be more an early adopter version but i don’t see the tech being mature enough to have people stop using a laptop.
People keep telling me it’s useful but I literally cannot think of a single use for it.
I’d love a VR/AR headset to (mostly) replace my desktop monitors tbh. Love the idea of being able to have a 2 or 3 monitor setup without having to manage all those physical screens. Nothing is really “there” yet for me, especially for the price.
Other than that? I can’t think of much, besides gaming.
Apple doesn’t have AI in their products. No. No. AI is lame, over hyped, and consistent under delivers, not even going to mention the ecological impact. They have Apple Intelligence, which… look, I know how it sounds, but Apple promises that it’s not AI.
I just hate all their separate OSes. I’d buy an iPad pro if it ran osx. I’d buy this thing if it ran osx. I’m not buying a powerful $3k computer that can only run apps.
Have an app mode and desktop mode akin to the steam deck. It’s so nice
Narrator : It didn’t
Oh wow I can’t wait to strap a hallucination machine to my face
“We have a strap-on hallucination machine at home”
The strap-on hallucination machine at home: www.instructables.com/DIY-Ganzfeld-Goggles/
Good – is it $10,000 now instead of only $5,000?
TheFriar@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Didn’t people’s lackluster interest in the first one and the pitiful sales numbers convey that we don’t really give a shit?
echodot@feddit.uk 1 month ago
It wasn’t lack of interest it was a lack of money. It was an interesting product that I would have probably bought but was ludicrously expensive. I can practically pay off my mortgage for the amount they wanted
borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
It’s $3,500. That’s the price of a specced up MacBook Pro. That’s almost half the price of the Pro Display XDR. I mean I didn’t buy one because it is pretty expensive, plus I barely use my Index, but it’s definitely not “pay of your mortgage” level of expensive.
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The price was definitely a primary factor, but it wasn’t the only one. The Vision Pro is a bulky thing with a dingleberry on a string and many reviewers noted the uncomfortable headband situation. It, like may headsets, is also a royal pain in the ass to deal with if you wear glasses and/or need really specialized lenses.
But a really big factor was that it’s an Apple product. Word travelled fast about how limited the software is and how you can’t really do much with it. Apple is going to have a hard time selling these things until they crawl out of their own ass and actually let people use their products how they wish to. One of the biggest appeals of AR computing is how it bridges together computing with your imagination, and that doesn’t really work when Apple says “no, you can’t do that because it doesn’t match our company vision”
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
I maintain that VR died when Facebook bought Oculus.
Iampossiblyatwork@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You must not be a Harvard MBA in charge of Apple Marketing.