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ronn said:

lesterkrimbaugh said:

When Amazon does something like this they'll often just say keep the extras because the shipping is more expensive than the product. Here's hoping.

Over a six month period I got phantom deliveries from Amazon. We hadn't ordered anything and there was no info/packing invoice. We begged them to pick up the items and they told us to just keep the items each and every time. Nothing too expensive. If he wasn't charged I wonder if he keeps the excess. IIRC, he isn't obligated to send them back if he wasn't charged and they sent extra by error. At least not legally.

Chinese companies often engage in a deceptive practice where they order products and have them delivered to random addresses in order to leave a 5-star "Verified" review. They obtain stolen credit card information and use it to order a large quantity of cheap goods, which are then sent to legitimate addresses in the US. Most recipients simply accept the goods without paying for them, while a few take the time to report the unsolicited items to Amazon. In response, Amazon typically allows the recipients to keep the goods since they were not paid for. However, only a small number of people manage to contact the right individuals at Amazon to alert them about the review scam and request the removal of these cheap products from the platform.

From a consumer's perspective, imagine you're browsing Amazon and come across a reasonably priced product with a significant number of positive reviews, even though it's not the cheapest option available. You might be tempted to purchase it based on the seemingly positive feedback. However, the reality is that these reviews are often fabricated, and the product itself is of poor quality, potentially posing risks to children, animals, and human users. The Chinese companies behind these scams quickly move on to new products and set up new fake businesses, leaving behind a trail of fake reviews.

I can attest to it's stability!  I have a 2014 Macbook Pro and use it daily without any issues or concerns.  I would be stuck to an OLD OS if it wasn't for OpenCore and thus I have better security, more features, etc. because of this program.

rob53 said:

Could be a great replacement for a large screen TV. No glare. Great for small apartments. 

Seeing the 3D scanning of your face makes me wonder when 3D scanning apps using the front cameras/LiDAR will come out allowing scanning of “things” imported into 3D CAD systems. High quality handheld scanners are expensive. 

I agree, and you're right on the 3D scamming, but as for the small apartments, most though not all, small apartment people outside of big cities can't afford a big apartment, let alone a $3,500 headset.  Now, I guess if that someone was replacing their Macbook Pro and a quality display with this, it could be financed, but just as a way of watching TV... that's going to be a hard sell, especially when $3,500 would buy you a high-end 85" TV with a sound bar that the entire family can enjoy. My wife and I and in a small two-bedroom, and I could justify two Quest 2, bought via ebay so we could use it to workout and play games together, but now we would be talking about $7,000, which is a HUGE when considering saving for a house, car, education, etc.

It's going to be interesting to see how this plays out because, at this point, I am honestly thinking that Apple has lost touch with reality and Tim and Company are hanging out with too many "middle-class millionaires." to understand that $3,500 isn't just a lot for a headset it's a ton when compared to Meta Quest, who is going to see a HUGE boost from the masses from this.  Yes, Vision Pro is on a whole other level, but the masses will use this for gaming, tv, and live chat... non of which Vision Pro is focused on.

With AI taking over, checkout WiseCut.video, I’m surprised that Apple is falling behind this much!

22july2013 said:

I would like to see a new iOS feature that sends out a "silent SOS" if I use a certain alternate PIN or certain alternate fingerprint to unlock my device. It should still unlock the device, but send an emergency text or email to selected people that could indicate I am under duress.

I would also like to see a "silent zeroize" alternate fingerprint and PIN that would erase all my data if I use that PIN or fingerprint. And this feature is the reason I prefer TouchID to FaceID - you can't carry a second face with you, but you have about 9 extra fingerprints.

Have you tried hitting/clicking your power button on the side of your phone five times fast, six time if you phone hasn’t already in standby mode?! Try that and see what happens… it’s a feature of iOS for a while.