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  • Apple Vision Pro needs custom-designed high-speed DRAM

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    tht said:
    The cameras and sensors are intriguing. Since the orientation of a headset is tied to a human head, not the most flexible platform for rotation, I wonder if the sensors will be square with software selectable rectangles (horizontal or vertical of different ratios) or square images. Support for flash synchronization would also enable unique capabilities. Furthermore, I wonder about the zoom ability. It would add to the value equation if Visions Pros could function as binoculars with heads up display. If the imaging system is insufficiently rich, then maybe an accessory imaging system could feed into the headset.
    Yeah, keep on thinking down this path. There is a bit of fixation by headset fans that "augmented reality" is about putting information in your field of view. That's big, but "augmentation" could mean augmentation of your senses. 10x optical zoom. 10x microscopic vision, IR/UV vision. Synesthesia. Object recognition and tracking. Telepresence for multiple people all over the world, including camera feed sharing (seeing through other people's headsets in near-realtime). They could put smell and chemical detection sensors in it.
    One use case I'm working on is this: I'm counting anadromous fish in a river. I use my intelligence to sort salmonids by size and behavior. If I don a Vision Pro headset, then I can record data as I see it using hand gestures. Environmental measurements can be fed into the live database. I can share my view and live applied intelligence over Starlink to the outside world. The enclosed viewing environment is a strength because it augments my mosquito netting; I integrate my netting support and my headset support. Next, I bring a DIDSON feed into the headset, integrating it into my counting [spatial computing] environment.
    HirsuteJimbyronl

  • Apple Vision Pro needs custom-designed high-speed DRAM

    CurtisHightCurtisHight
    The cameras and sensors are intriguing. Since the orientation of a headset is tied to a human head, not the most flexible platform for rotation, I wonder if the sensors will be square with software selectable rectangles (horizontal or vertical of different ratios) or square images. Support for flash synchronization would also enable unique capabilities. Furthermore, I wonder about the zoom ability. It would add to the value equation if Visions Pros could function as binoculars with heads up display. If the imaging system is insufficiently rich, then maybe an accessory imaging system could feed into the headset.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple Vision Pro won't be an iPad-level business for quite a while

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    I agree that it is unlikely to overtake the iPad. I’m less confident of the “looks dumb” assertion.
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    I see a MacBook with power and storage relocated, a superior display, superior visual recording, and superior audio experience, hence a superior mobile macOS device. (The same could be said for iPadOS devices). Will software support this vision? Will iOS add Apple Pencil support for, at least, the Pro Max iPhones, so I can use one as an input device for a visionOS device?

    Will the visual recording capabilities drive developments in other markets? One example: Could vehicles with their own optimally placed cameras tie into visionOS devices, allowing for improved safety and performance? Another example: Will there be an elegant way of placing polarizing film in front of Vision Pro cameras allowing water surface work with simultaneous video recording? 

    As a supplemental display to a macOS device, a Vision Pro headset has utility. As a mobile macOS device with all the attendant benefits, I am ready to invest $4,000+.
    ronnFileMakerFeller

  • Get ready to pay more for the iPhone 15 Pro Max than ever before

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    I am wondering if the 15 Pro Max will sport special interoperability with the Vision Pro. I am also wondering if the 15 Pro Max will sport unique features such as flash synchronization and square image sensors.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple still has a lot of secret apps for Vision Pro in the works

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    article, “Running Mac apps”. Yes, please!

    MacPro, “'I wouldn't film my daughter's party wearing a Vision Pro' comments….” Flash brackets are made to position external lights centered over the image plane for the purpose of casting the most aesthetically pleasing shadows on faces. This works well with square image capture, cumbersome solutions exist for rectangular image capture. I have long wondered about placing a wireless flash on a headband or helmet for improved position, handling, and format flexibility, as funny as it might look. Hence, the thought of using a Vision Pro for image capture is more technical turn on than turnoff. (I wish for Vision Pros sporting square image sensors, especially important for Vision Pros since they can only be rotated with significant difficulty. I also wish for flash synchronization).

    MacPro, “What about the same 3D cameras in high end iPhones?” Yes, please.

    Hmlongco, “More interested in the running Mac apps on the device part. Am I going to need a Vision Pro with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD storage like the iPad Pro?” I am hoping for something like a Mac mini case, armored, belt attachable, with battery, storage, and additional connections.
    watto_cobra