Apple Vision Pro Announcement - blocked by YouTube

Ha, I didn’t see this at the time. Funny to watch it now, 3 years after the fact 😏

So the big downside is the price. 3500 quid for this device pretty much rules it out for almost everyone. I'm guessing the people that are the target audience right now are the developer community, and the enthusiast / early adopter market. The only way that I could justify that as a purchase for myself would be if I could replace a laptop with it, then it changes the equation for me as it's small form factor becomes a selling point. If it could, then it would move it down a notch to an expensive luxury from a ridiculous luxury. The weight is another limitation. A lot of the people who tried it said that it became uncomfortable after a half hour, again making me think that this isn't intended as the consumer focused product it seems, it's more like the original Tesla roadster where they're creating the conversation and getting a place in the market rather than expecting this to be the version on everyones christmas list. The external battery pack didn't affect my opinion either way. I've long thought that they would be a great idea for mobile VR. I think in this case it's because they need to limit the weight on the head, but I think I'd be happy for that to continue if they manage to get it down to it's fighting weight. I agree that the digital avatar isn't something I'd want full time, however if someone calls me mid game, or while working, I can see it being useful for the occasional call. It also might be useful if you're interrupted while researching how to deal with your step-sister being stuck in the washing machine again, or doing collaborative working. I don't see this being the default option people will want to use for all their social interactions, but I could be wrong. Apple mentioned that all the data processing and video processing was being done on the unit, and that minimal, anonymised data would be seen by apple employees, this makes it a more reasonable proposition for government employees and average tin-foil hat enthusiasts (there's no way you're making me pay to give you more of my data facebook! You'll fight for every byte!). I like that they specifically chose to demonstrate that it pairs with a PS controller. Clearly signals that you don't have to buy an apple controller, and from what I can tell it's highly unlikely that there'll be one. I would be curious if I could use the Vision Pro as a SteamVR headset... that would move the argument more than a little too. Later in the presentation they talked about how they're using wine to make directx12 games run on mac seemingly in a similar move to Steam Decks proton adoption. I have questions about this. Personally I love the idea of being able to customise my monitor setup with a few swipes of the hand, meaning that I can have a three display setup for work, hyooge display for popcorn time, and maybe a dual screen setup for gaming? Again, I have questions. I would be interested to see an app on this thing allowing you to connect to another, non-apple system, allowing you to use it as the display output on virtual screens, but I may be dreaming here. My last thought on the product was "Oh, god. Are they expecting someone to wear this thing to make videos at their kids birthday parties?" but then I wonder if it's any weirder than going to a concert and watching the entire thing through a smartphone screen, or for older individuals, seeing that one parent walking around with a shoulder mounted video camera. I'm going to remain neutral on this for now, but I hope that there are other solutions for recording 3d video, whether it be a standalone camera or upgrade in the next generation of iphone. I do like that the 3d photo/video exists, maybe this will be the company to make it take off. Overall I was a fan of the presentation. The design of the goggles is so similar to "Ready player one" box art that I'm half expecting Mr Spielberg to have spent the second half of the show talking to his IP lawyers. There was an obvious nod to that film with the camera panning into the interior view of the goggles when they were first put on, I'm guessing to make the viewer relate this product to that kind of experience. All in all, great product, great presentation, some further questions need answers, and a price that's damned difficult to justify cracking open my wallet open for. That being said, this might inspire my first visit to an apple shop just to see if I can give it a try and tie up some of the blank spots in my knowledge about this product.

Looks like they are hoping it's the next jump in tech evolution - all in one smart device. Seems impressive but video was meant to be. Would need to try it but also a bit creeped out on face scan.

For more info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFvXuyITwBI

It's beautiful and looks like an absolute technical marvel, but at $3500 I'm not sold. It can't replace an iPhone or a MacBook so you need all of the above so you're looking at around $6k for their ecosystem, not to mention you'll want headphones at least some of the time. And then, as you said, if I can only wear it a couple hours of the day, that makes the cost even more questionable. With the Quest Pro coming in at over 1/3 the price, I think Apple needs to get more realistic or this will go the way of the HomePod. And, for what it's worth, I am definitely an Apple fan boy. I just think the price is a tough ask at this point.

It's the ability to use it as a MacBook screen that got me. The potential for the Adobe suite is really exciting...assuming it all works even remotely as advertised

The tech looks good and I'm interested in seeing if it pushes more adoption but this whole thing came off like some kind of teaser for the next season of Black Mirror.

It seems really cool but also seems to suggest people would be willing to wear this almost all day for all aspects of their life... I love new tech and really interested to see this space evolve but I don't think the general consumer is willing to commit that much of their life/work structure to wearing a device all day... I get migraines fairly easily and think that is an aspect that would prevent many from wearing teach like this for hours and hours... Looking forward to trying this. .

Alanah, what are your thoughts on the $3499 price tag? I know that it matches what Microsoft HoloLens starts at, but actually gives the consumer entertainment angle that HoloLens discards. I definitely want to try this, but don’t know if I’d keep it at that price despite me thinking it makes sense at that price.

First Nintendo and now Apple? Who’s next Alanah? 😂

Yeah, I've heard of twitch streams being live DMCA'd for live streaming the apple streams, unfortunately. A streamer I watch essentially just streamed their reaction without video and chat had to pull it up themselves.