Subj : No VR product satisfies my requirements, not even Apple Vision Pr To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Tue Feb 27 2024 16:00:06 No VR product satisfies my requirements, not even Apple Vision Pro, says Honor CEO Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 15:50:36 +0000 Description: Honor CEO George Zhao has outlined his company's position on mixed reality technologies. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Thanks in no small part to the arrival of Apples Vision Pro headset and controversial text-to-video tools like OpenAIs Sora , VR is once again making headlines in 2024 but not every consumer electronics brand is cashing in on the hype. Chinese mobile maker Honor, for its part, is committed to utilizing key AR and VR features in its smartphones, tablets, and laptops, but the companys CEO, George Zhao, believes that full-blown mixed reality products have a way to go before becoming commercially viable. 30 or 40 years ago, when I saw the first 3D movie, I really did believe that VR was the future. The impact was fantastic, Zhao said in a press conference at MWC 2024 . But today [...] to be frank, I still haven't found any [commercial VR] product that satisfies my requirements. They do not meet my target, not even Apple Vision Pro . The eye-tracking interaction [is impressive], and from an efficiency point of view, they [Apple] have improved a lot, but [VR] still needs improvement. I have imagined a VR future many, many times, Zhao added. I really love [the idea of] that future. But we are still working hard to meet all user requirements [in existing product categories]. Honor CEO George Zhao leads a press conference at MWC 2024 (Image credit: Future / Axel Metz) Zhao caveated his statement with confirmation that Honor does indeed have a team of employees committed to studying key mixed reality technology, but its clear that a bona fide Honor mixed reality headset is low on the companys development agenda. Thats not to say Honor isnt innovating in other ways. As mentioned, Zhao has expressed his commitment to implementing experience-enhancing technologies on Honors traditional consumer products, and that philosophy is no more apparent than in the brands newly released Honor Magic 6 Pro flagship . @techradar missedcalls (sped up) - Kudasaibeats & sped up Announced at MWC 2024 alongside the Honor Pad 9 and Honor Magic Book Pro 16, the Magic 6 Pro boasts the usual smorgasbord of impressive hardware specs and some neat new eye-tracking technology that lets you navigate the phone using nothing but your vision . Of course, the Apple Vision Pro relies upon similar eye-tracking technology and Zhao is clearly a fan of Apple's efforts here but its also clear that Honor would rather take a step-by-step approach to VR-style smartphone navigation than push full steam ahead with an entirely new product category. In other words, don't expect to see an Honor Vision Pro anytime soon. You might also like MWC 2024: all the biggest news from every major phone brand You can now try out Samsung's Galaxy AI on any smartphone Lenovo's Project Crystal transparent laptop may be the coolest computer you'll hardly see this year ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/honor-phones/no-vr-product-satisfies-my-requi rements-not-even-apple-vision-pro-says-honor-ceo --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .