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Apple Vision Pro launch pre-view testers complain about weight, comfort, even headaches
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this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2024
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The photo of the woman wearing VR goggles with a shit-eating grin on her face while supposedly having a conversation with somebody really speaks volumes about how Apple envisions us to interact with one another in 2024. Good grief, I abhor absolutely everything about this.
The goggles make her look stoned.
Wearing googles while having a convo is almost worse than being on the phone, its very antisocial.
I wonder what the "Glasshole" equivalent will be.
Whats weird is that I’ve used VR a lot and if I’m talking while in it or to someone who has the headset on, I don’t mind that there isn’t a personal connection there.
However, I get what this is intended to solve. An upgraded version of this that has much much better quality would actually be really cool and more natural than one might expect.
I don’t want to live in VR but I think this stuff is useful to be able to use VR while still being in the same environment with people.
I think the context really matters. If you start a convo with someone who was already gaming, its less weird. But if your sitting on the couch with a loved one and mid convo they start gaming (or looking at a screen), its a lot more antisocial.
I personally don't get the point of this product though, it feels to me like Apple making the same mistake as Google Glass, but I guess time will tell if this really takes off.
I think the stoned look is just her default look, googles or not...maybe "resting stoner face" is a thing 🤷♂️
The headset may or may not be great for a virtual workspace or entertainment, but the social aspect of it feels weird to me. I'd rather take the headset off to interact with a person next to me.
Yeah perhaps I'm a boomer but that's how I feel about ear buds too.
I'm gen X and I feel like it's rude to talk to someone with earbuds in so I always take them out, I have noticed a lot of the younger generations don't view it as rude.
The smile says “hi” but the eyes says “help me”.