That’s an old ass article
Does that make it less interesting or relevant?
If it was a written prior to the products release by someone who had never used it, then yes. Yes, it probably does.
So what parts of the article do you disagree with, be specific.
edit: absolutely hilarious how raging techbros are downvoting, but can’t articulate any actual criticism of the article, reddit circus is out in full force today
Well, the article was written eight months prior to product release; so its value and relevancy takes a nose dive immediately. The very first phrase : “Tech companies want us isolated and constantly staring at screens because it drives profit.” shows an embarrassing misunderstanding of AR - perhaps the reviewer got confused with VR? They are two very different things and should not be confused. Those were enough red flags that the “journalist” had an agenda to follow and kind of played themselves there.
So, can’t actually provide any criticism of the article. Thanks for highlighting my point.
I stopped reading after the second paragraph:
The Vision Pro looks sleek in an Apple-y way, but it also looks pretty ridiculous. The company clearly imagines us wearing this headset throughout our days and interacting with people as if there isn’t a large device strapped to our heads
If you squint your eyes, every single headset looks the same. Big dumb block goes on head. Arms flail around. And this imagined future he speaks of has been exactly the promise of what computing could be for decades. Longer.
I personally gave up there because I’m tired of reading so much negativity and hate for the sake of hate and clicks.
I love how you manged to entirely miss the point of the paragraph you quoted, which is that wearing a headset throughout the day is not going to be comfortable, which anybody who’s used a VR headset knows. The fact that it is very much like every single VR headset is precisely why it’s uncomfortable to wear all day long as Apple evidently intends.
Of course, the meat of the article, which you didn’t bother reading, is regarding the social implications of this sort of tech with everyone living in their own bubble. Dismissing concerns about the direction of technology and how it affect society as negativity and hate for the sake of clicks is a hell of a take though.
Earlier in the event, Apple showed off a new feature for iPhone and iPad designed to encourage users to move their screens a bit further from their faces to reduce eye strain and the risk of developing nearsightedness — but those concerns appeared to have disappeared by the time the Vision Pro and its two screens directly in front of users’ eyes took the (virtual) stage.
VR and AR headsets use lenses that make the viewing distance equivalent to about 1m.
having used vr headsets, I can definitively say there’s undeniable eye strain
That’s not what the article is claiming though is it. The article is conflating putting a phone display 6in from your face and putting a vr headset on. These are not comparable.
Sure, there’s a difference here, but the underlying concern is still there. This also seems pretty nitpicky to me given that this isn’t really the core point the article is making.
but those concerns appeared to have disappeared by the time the Vision Pro and its two screens directly in front of users’ eyes took the (virtual) stage.
Lost me here. The focal distance of those screens is not 2cm. Unlike the phone you hold 25cm from your face, when you’re lying in bed at night failing to sleep, they have clever lenses and shit.
If you go straight to disconnect.blog literally all their content right now seems to be a hate-on against the AVP, lol.
I’m not saying I would ever buy one of these, but then again I didn’t buy an iPhone until the 3gs either.
Much more interesting view of the AVP from a more “the street finds its own uses” perspective here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvkgmyfMPks
(Mind you, even he says at the end that he would never buy this particular model.)
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This is what they should have looked like.
Maybe version 2
Oculus already does enough. Just iterate and miniaturise.
And preferably do it not connected to Meta or Google or any other large org that makes money spying on its users and sharing their data.
