[HN Gopher] Apple Shelves Vision Headset Revamp to Prioritize Me...
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Apple Shelves Vision Headset Revamp to Prioritize Meta-Like AI
Glasses
Author : brazukadev
Score : 13 points
Date : 2025-10-01 21:41 UTC (1 hours ago)
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| bigyabai wrote:
| Love him or hate him, nobody makes Tim Cook dance like
| Zuckerberg. My fortune cookie was right, we _do_ live in
| interesting times...
| A_D_E_P_T wrote:
| https://archive.ph/2CLXe
|
| Now, the problem is that nobody likes smartglasses/"AI glasses"
| Everdred2dx wrote:
| tiktok influencers seem to love them because they can record
| strangers without them knowing. so there's that...
| hu3 wrote:
| Don't worry, if Apple "invents" it, suddenly AR glasses will be
| the best thing ever.
| A_D_E_P_T wrote:
| Google Glass was "cool" for about five minutes, then, after
| test units shipped, it became the biggest laughing stock of
| 2013. (It was a simpler time.)
|
| Since then, just about every glasses-based project has fallen
| flat, and Snap's "spectacles" are possibly the most laughable
| tech product ever released.
|
| I don't think that Apple can overcome the aversion people
| feel when they interact with somebody wearing AR glasses with
| video recorders. It's going to look and feel like all the
| rest -- like something done in poor taste.
| estimator7292 wrote:
| Why can't anyone innovate anymore? Why is everything in the
| industry an oroborus eating its own shit? Just fads chasing fads
| and nobody ever has a unique (let alone _good_ ) idea.
| pedalpete wrote:
| So is Meta's idea not good? Apple shouldn't copy that idea?
|
| Or is Meta's and everyone else's ideas so bad that nobody
| should do anything?
|
| Please clarify exactly what you're complaining about.
| ebbi wrote:
| I demoed the Vision Pro recently (live in a country with no Apple
| Store), and I have to admit, I really enjoyed the experience. But
| it was too bulky and too pricy.
|
| Subsequently, I've tried a pair of Xreal One. I really like the
| concept, especially for what I used it for, which was as a
| secondary monitor when hooked to my MBP. Probably a niche use-
| case for sure, but if Apple can pull it off with a better
| resolution, it's something I would seriously consider purchasing.
| dublin wrote:
| Likewise - I tried the demo recently, and it's _really_
| impressive. I wanted to try it because the new CAD package I 'm
| using (Sharpr3D) runs on it, and it seemed like a good idea to
| try that. (Unfortunately, despite being one of the most
| impressive and serious 3D apps for VisionPro, it's not one that
| the Apple store (at least here in Austin) was able to demo.)
|
| But the demo also _really_ convinced me that there is no damn
| way I 'm going to want that ridiculously heavy and bulky
| hardware on my head for more than a few minutes. It's
| impressive, but pretty expensive, and completely impractical.
| It makes a great demo, but it's a miserably uncooked product -
| very well though out in some ways, but missing big targets like
| weight and comfort by a mile. Maybe in a few more years...
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