r/apple • u/bsoci • Mar 20 '24

Apple reportedly ’accelerating’ entry-level Vision Pro — and it could cost $2,000 less Apple Vision

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/apple-reportedly-accelerating-entry-level-vision-pro-and-it-could-cost-dollar2000-less

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u/UntetheredMeow Mar 20 '24

This may seem trivial, but a lot of girls/women I know don't like to wear something that messes up their makeups & hairdos while making them look like tech geeks.

Female population often play a huge role in mass adoption as in the case of iPhone in Japan and make decisions on the purchases in relationships & marriages.

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u/astro_plane Mar 20 '24

Like the computers of the 80’s that only appealed to geeks, VR and AR won’t catch onto the mainstream until it’s accessible to everyone. They need to shrink it down to something closer to a pair of glasses before the masses hop on board.

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u/falooda1 Mar 20 '24

Physics. Batteries. Fix that and you fix this

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u/Outlulz Mar 20 '24

I'm of the thought process that the iterative step would be a wired connection to your phone; that's how other XR glasses on the market are working today. We aren't that far removed from everyone being tethered to their phone with a wire for earbuds (and some still prefer to be).

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u/cheemio Mar 20 '24

In the 60s the idea of every person having a computer sitting on their desk let alone in their pocket was unthinkable; impossible. I have a feeling this will happen eventually, there’s just too much to benefit from it. The fact that apple has invested so hard into the tech proves it. It’s just gonna be a long time till that happens.

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u/falooda1 Mar 20 '24

Yeah for sure. But we need something we don't have which isn't dependable

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u/cheemio Mar 20 '24

Yeah the timeline is pretty unpredictable at this point