palegolas

I think VR is mostly used for high end gaming, followed by productivity, and watching movies.
As Apple is not a high end gaming platform, that leaves productivity and watching movies.

They can make the most amazing UI designed for walking around, and everyday life, but as long as it isn't a modestly designed true AR headset, I feel like that part will simply be just for show, and as future reference for when the true AR headset eventually matures.

I would say that if they team up with for instance Blender.org and other high end productivity app makers, they could probably market this as a very nice professional tool. Perhaps they'll launch it alongside a next generation Mac Pro, and it'll all be a pro initiative altogether. Creating 3D in VR is manyfold more intuitive and efficient than on a screen in my opinion.

I can even see them openly acknowledging that it is a stop gap product, kind of like they did with the developer unit of the first M1 prototypes. Acknowledging that this is the developer platform for what's to come. I think I'd be more prone to get one if I knew straight from Apple that it was a developer platform, and true AR is in the works. Then I'd feel safe that they wouldn't abandon the platform.

I think the worst thing they can do is to do the obvious: Make an amazing dreamy product presentation and ad where the users live in a tight apartment, puts on the headset and dreams away to far away places, through movies and interactive yoga trips with perfect instructors, and floating in space. Creating a perfect dream world will set the stage for the 1984 Macintosh ad all over again… just with reversed roles.

Am I the only one sick of the protruding camera bump getting bigger and bigger?

If they could be used wired, they could be for vinyls, gaming, Blu-ray, computers, small live performances or anything. Would’ve loved a pair by the TV, but it’d only work with the AppleTV. I think it’s unfortunate. And I must add to that… their commercial is so creepy. Getting more and more creepy to be honest, these virtual home environments where everything is Apple. 😬 

I don’t understand why all thunderbolt hubs need a proprietary power adapter. Why can’t they allow for being powered over usb-c? Like say it had the power requirement printed on the back. Like 45W-100W USB-C. All these power bricks and chunky cables are killing the vibe completely. And when losing the charger, if it was usb-c compatible I know I could always find a charger wherever I am.

I remember being curious about it, and checked the previous one out when it came out… and I was embarrassed. I'm sure the show is a "thing" with a "concept" that fans have come to like, or something like that. But coming from the outside, with no fan bias, to me it was one of the most embarrassing shows that I have seen. There was absolutely nothing genuine about it. Made me cringe from start to finish. I'm glad to see it go. I don't think it was a good fit for Apple TV+.