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The tech and engineering that went into this looks really impressive. That said, as a 'vision' of the future it's 100% repugnant IMO.
At least, what I want is tech that will improve over the status quo while also getting rid of as much screen time as possible, and/or replace many existing screens (e.g. for smartphones) with less intrusive alternatives like e-ink (once we can get refresh rates higher). Can't say I'm at all interested in handing control of my consciousness over to a megacorp.
Doesn't mean that much if it costs you your kidney
Maybe it's good, but is it useful? Do we really need a device that illude us that reality is better than it is?
Do I really need a device that makes me feel my office is a caribbean beach or I need a device that allow me to work less, so I have time to go to a real caribbean beach?
Higher price points really makes us ask deeper questions about this stuff. When these were just accessories for smartphones, you could just try them and see how you feel.
It definitely seems like a luxury, but being able to essentially sit in a movie theater by yourself while flying in a plane sounds really nice.
It might represent a total change to the VR/mixed reality landscape, but that $3499 price tag is just killer.
Yea, but is the fundamental product or form-factor something that will ever work? Goggles on the face have a huge wierdness and creepy factor. Watching the promo video I was struck by how much Apple must have realised that there is no getting around that if you want a quality/compelliing VR/AR experience and basically completely went with it.
So my bet is that they might have some moderate success over the long term with this product, and maybe even somewhat "iphone" the market by being the quality leader. But they risk it being a flop, at least in terms of ROI, simply because it's not a good product idea and never was. But I'm old enough now that my opinion isn't really trust worthy regarding younger folk.
Definitely cool, but the price is wayyyyyyy too insane, even by Apple standards
I bet being MKBHD would be the best job in the world. You get all this stuff for free and then make an insane amount of money talking about it on camera.
This is the first initial Pro enthusiast release likely. They'll have future affordable options probably around $1,000 mark (maybe with cellular?)
Also, it's for devs. It was presented at a developer conference, after all.
But even the devs groaned at the price.