Subj : Watch out, Apple's VR headset might not fit over your glasses To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Mar 27 2023 13:00:04 Watch out, Apple's VR headset might not fit over your glasses Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:40:38 +0000 Description: The Apple VR headset apparently can't be worn with glasses, a problem that the VR industry has evolved beyond. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Apples rumored VR headset has reportedly been demonstrated to Apples top executives at a secret preview event, but disappointing leaks suggest this next-gen gadget might fall into the same pitfalls as VRs earliest hardware. At a private gathering at Apples Steve Jobs Theater in California, around 100 of Apples most important staff have apparently been given a showcase of what the Apple VR headset is capable of (via The New York Times ). According to people familiar with the headset which looks like a pair of carbon-fiber ski goggles the device features two 4K displays, cameras that record the real world for mixed reality passthrough, and an external battery pack that youll wear on your hip. As for software, the headset will reportedly allow artists to create and edit images and video in VR as well as serve as the perfect way to view VR content from renowned filmmakers like Jon Favreau. However, as with all rumors you should take these latest details with a pinch of salt the external battery pack is one detail that has had rumors both confirming and refuting its existence. Hopefully, it wont be too long before we find out what the headset is really capable of though, with a WWDC 2023 announcement still expected to be on the cards. Just dont get your hopes up that Apples VR headset will revolutionize VR. For all its expected leaps forward in terms of its capabilities and design, the Apple headset also seems to be taking a few steps back to VRs earliest days. VR problems we've seen before The first is that, yet again, a $3,000 price tag (around 2,450 / AU$4,500) is being floated for the product. If true, this would make Apples VR headset more expensive than an Oculus Quest 2 , Meta Quest Pro , Pico 4 , PS5, and PSVR 2 headset combined. High costs significantly reduced the mass-market appeal of early VR headsets whereas more budget-friendly offerings like Metas Quest 2 (priced at $400 / 400 / AU$630) have taken the world by storm. The Quest 2 sold better in its first six months on sale than all previous Oculus headsets had in their entire lifetimes combined. The Apple headset could be leaps ahead of the Quest Pro, and falling behind it too (Image credit: Future) Another let-down could come from the headsets accessibility (or lack thereof), with reports indicating you wont be able to wear glasses while wearing the Apple headset. Instead, people who rely on corrective lenses to see will need to use contact lenses or buy an optional prescription lens add-on for Apples VR goggles though considering the device is already expensive enough the latter option doesnt sound too favorable. VR is not the most accessible technology out there folks with disabilities affecting their gross motor skills are pretty much locked-out from VR but one of the few improvements in this department has been better support for glasses wearers. If Apple is indeed stripping back its headsets accessibility in this regard then itll likely be a tough sell compared with rivals like the Meta Quest Pro which you can wear with your glasses with no issue. As these are only rumors theres a chance Apples headset wont be as inaccessible as has been suggested. That said, we wouldnt recommend holding your breath. With the headset expected to get shown off in the next few months, Apple doesn't have time to make any major design changes instead, we might have to wait for the follow-up headset thats due in 2024 . ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/watch-out-apples-vr-headset-might-not-fit-over- your-glasses --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .