I see so much chatter about the #VisionPro and people comparing it to the iPhone’s first year. I did this myself a few weeks ago.
But that’s missing the boat. It’s not at all like the first year of the iPhone or the Watch, or anything else.
This is Apple experimenting in public in a way they’ve never really done before. Saying it’s a flop or a success after 2 months is just an opinion based on almost no data.
An app for #VisionPro that puts a guitar in your hands. Called AirGuitar, of course. With selectable modes from Pretend, where you just do your regular air guitar schtick and it plays Hendrix back at you, or whatever, up to Pro, where you have to actually play the guitar but it’s virtual. Tricky that. Maybe hafta wear special gloves, or tape on your hands and fingers. Oh, and you can pick any guitar you want, too.
So here’s what I was thinking tonight. I apologize for the format. I’m just not up to dealing with 500 char limits. And the answer to what may be an obvious question is, Why, yes, yes I am, tyvm.
#Apple#VisionPro#AR#VR#Privacy#DataProtection: "Meta’s Quest 3 headset has four external cameras. Apple ups that count to twelve: six “world-facing” tracking cameras, two high-resolution video passthrough cameras, and four eye-tracking cameras. It also has a TrueDepth 3D sensor and Lidar.
However, the privacy experts I spoke with felt the risks associated with AR/VR headsets come not from the number of cameras or sensors, but from the perspective they offer into a user’s life.
Data privacy expert Maritza Johnson said it’s “very common for most people in the U.S. to be surrounded by cameras and microphones.” But those devices, though ever-present, aren’t physically attached to the user. “A phone is not mounted to my head, [...] a big difference is in the intimacy of the device,” she said." https://spectrum.ieee.org/apple-vision-pro-privacy
Had my library 3D print the @christianselig#VisionPro stand. Learned a lot about 3D printing and think I spent an hour removing supports. That said looks great. Just need a dowel now.
"With spatial Persona, up to five people using their own Vision Pros can participate together within compatible apps without being in the same physical space"
"Spatial Personas" is the next step in the battle to reduce the isolation of Apple Vision Pro. I do like this premise and it's VERY early days still.
Here's a #Apple#VisionPro#modding idea: Buy a full face motorcycle helmet, remove the visor, and cram the Vision Pro (sans the strap) into the opening. Motorcycle helmet makers solved the comfort & ventilation issues years ago.
Unintended side effect: Your #AppleVisionPro should now be street legal
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What if you never ever had to put your phone down? Ever?
Eddy Burback's "Apple's $3500 Nightmare" video essay is ridiculous, absurdist, and amazing. Low key humor exploring the dystopian nightmare that VR/AR is ushering in for... reasons?
If you are interested in, less about a tech review, and more about what tech like the Vision Pro mean for humans I recommend giving it a view.
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Gestern konnten in Köln Menschen die Apple #VisionPro ausprobieren und darüber diskutieren, wohin das alles eigentlich führt! 120 Menschen haben sich angemeldet und viele sind gekommen. So sahs aus: Galerie (Google Photos, 42) ➡️ https://photos.app.goo.gl/5ETjQQwS3CWJxSfS9
"Apple is releasing its first ever sports film shot in Immersive Video format, which gives Apple Vision Pro users an engrossing 180-degree 3D video experience with Spatial Audio."
Content!!!
This is what is going to bring sales traction to Apple Vision Pro.
On stage at a concert, running down the court with the Golden State Warriors or skating next to Ovechkin.
This is absolutely the correct approach for #VisionPro product development and I have no idea if Apple is actually going to break the habit of their hermitage
The stakes are high enough that they SHOULD radically re-examine their approach.
Their value proposition is, essentially, managed IT. They’re gonna sell you a thing and they’re going to make sure it doesn’t fuck itself up just because you looked at some porn.
These are people who gave Apple an enormous amount of money sight unseen.
They said “I know what the future looks like, this is it, here’s my credit card.”
So maybe believe them! Maybe ask them a few more questions about the future.
They live there now, right? Find out how it’s going for them. Invite them to shape the nascent culture of 3D media. I think the exercise would be good for Apple, help them evolve in ways they have avoided.
"I was taken to an Apple office stacked with soothing beige fabrics. I was fitted for the device by a man with the bedside manner of a concierge doctor, locking the headset in place with both single and dual loop bands."
In which a Variety reviewer gets the full custom Apple Vision Pro experience.
Wonderfully descriptive read, one that will ring true if you've tried Vision Pro, takes you along for the ride if you've not yet tried one.