• Crow@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I keep remembering the Apple Watch release in parallel to the vision pro’s release. The first Apple Watch was so awkward and had no real purpose other than an extra notification display. But over the years the Apple Watch found its footing through iteration and iteration and is now a great health tracker with a bunch of cool uses.

    In 6 or so years the Apple vision headsets will be awesome… but so should competing VR/AR.

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      10 months ago

      The difference is that the Apple Watch was not that awkward compared to actual watches.

      It was the size of a mid to large sized normal watch, and it’s battery lasted roughly a day and could be charged overnight next to your phone.

      The Vision Pro is not the size of a pair of glasses, you can’t wear it nearly as long, nor can you use it like them. It’s not asking people to replace an existing device with a smart one, it’s asking them to use a whole new thing.

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      10 months ago

      Competing VR/AR is and was awesome already. No need for a massively overpriced spying device to “innovate” on a working concept.