blastdoor

StrangeDays said:

blastdoor said:

I’m sure it’s an impressive experience, but I can’t see myself buying one for quite a while. 

From gruber’s review, it sounds like a heavy, fussy device that *currently* is best suited to watching movies alone on a couch. 

I must have read a different Gruber review. He said they nailed it, and all other products in this category will copy their UX. 

Yep he said he ran into some minor bugs but that didn’t damper his enthusiasm whatsoever:

This is not confusing or complex, but it feels profound. […]

But the conceptual design of VisionOS lays the foundation for an entirely new direction of interaction design. Just like how the basic concepts of the original Mac interface were exactly right, and remain true to this day. Just like how the original iPhone defined the way every phone in the world now works. […]

The fundamental interaction model in VisionOS feels like it will be copied by all future VR/AR headsets, in the same way that all desktop computers work like the Mac, and all phones and tablets now work like the iPhone. And when that happens, some will argue that of course they all work that way, because how else could they work? But personal computers didn’t have point-and-click GUIs before the Mac, and phones didn’t have “it’s all just a big touchscreen” interfaces before the iPhone. No other headset today has a “just look at a target, and tap your finger and thumb” interface today. I suspect in a few years they all will. […]

Spatial computing in VisionOS is the real deal. It’s a legit productivity computing platform right now, and it’s only going to get better. It sounds like hype, but I truly believe this is a landmark breakthrough like the 1984 Macintosh and the 2007 iPhone.

https://daringfireball.net/2024/01/the_vision_pro

Second is the fact that Vision Pro is heavy. I’ve used it for hours at a time without any discomfort, but fatigue does set in, from the weight alone. You never forget that you’re wearing it. Related to Vision Pro’s weight is the fact that it’s quite large. It’s a big-ass pair of heavy goggles on your face. There’s nothing subtle about it — either from your first-person perspective wearing it, or from the third-person perspective of someone else looking at you while you wear it.

If it all sounds a little fussy, that’s because it is. But there’s no way around it: it requires a precise fit both for comfort and optical alignment.

I’ve saved the best for last. Vision Pro is simply a phenomenal way to watch movies, and 3D immersive experiences are astonishing. There are 3D immersive experiences in Vision Pro that are more compelling than Disney World attractions that people wait in line for hours to see.

9secondkox2 said:

“Early access” sounds a lot like “beta”

I’d say $3500 is quite a bit for that. 

But here’s hoping apple actually some tricks up its sleeves to eventually make this thing compelling. 

Not feeling it up to now. Still waiting for the glasses/sunglasses. 

But if apple can do something with what they have now, I’d love to see it happen. 

Until then (and after), I’d really love to see some redline innovation happen on the Mac side of things.