Technology

To be fair, the technology is really fascinating. Virtual objects throwing shadows on the real environment or generating a virtual face in realtime is stunning. But on a practical note, does this keep your face from getting sweaty? Can you wear glasses comfortably? Can you change light seals when they get dirty?

Nevertheless this is in effect just a glorified monitor, but will certainly cost several times more. So I really can't imagine compelling use cases. Especially since you can only use it with other apple devices.

While I wouldn’t want to wear an AVP around people, if someone came up to me it would be nice for them to know if I’m seeing them via passthrough or if I’m completely in VR

Oh hey Tim Cook tweeted a video ad about the nightmare goggles today and the first thing it showed was someone using them to work while barely paying attention to making their child breakfast.

Very cool and good I love capitalism =^)

I just feel like VR is never really going to be a thing most people enjoy using. People have always used tools with their hands, the smartphone is just the most advanced version yet. Wearing something over your field of vision feels unnatural and unintuitive, and I don't see that ever changing. I already feel kinda uncomfortable even when I just put my hoodie up. What if someone comes at me from behind 🫣

Can't imagine how obnoxious that must be for everyone around you

Meanwhile, this already exists for steam vr: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1844610/Reality_Mixer__Mixed_Reality_for_VR_headsets/

Allowing me to see my kitty cat right next to me on the couch while me head is inside a virtual cinema (bigscreen).

People around me KNOW that I can't see them, because there's a fucking piece of plastic covering my face, and pads covering my ears.

Don’t use it

AR stuff is cool, it really is, but this will not be something you wear around other people.

Maybe in many years from now, once the technology has matured to where you can wear it as normal glasses or even contacts, but I just don't think a lot of people will want to use these except as a novelty or for specific purposes like gaming and then they will be competing against Meta which is priced much lower.

I'd still take a pair though if they were sold at a tenth of the price :)

I'm waiting for someone to make a parody of this so the outside screen displays a blurry porno