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Why did the metaverse die? Because Silicon Valley doesn’t understand the concept of fun (www.fastcompany.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A simple heads up display with an integrated personal assistant has enormous potential in both personal and business uses right now if it was reasonably priced and reliable. You could replace cell phones.

I'm honestly wondering if the new Apple thing will take off like this. It's overpriced, but this is the company that sells $700 wheels to people successfully, and the concept looks great.

You know all those programmer memes about screen arrangement? You could have them all and more with a single headset.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

VisionPro might work as monitor and TV replacement, but I don't see it taking of as some kind of person assistant that you wear when you go outside your house. Battery life alone completely kills that usecase

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Try a movie via hmd for a half hour and you'll be looking for a monitor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

HMD already has replaced my TV, and that's a crappy one from 5 years ago. VisionPro is on a whole different level in terms of features and resolution. The ability to have a virtual screen wherever you want it and however big you want it shouldn't be underestimated. And that's not even counting everything else the headset can do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Wait, is the battery life public? It's a separate battery pack connected to the set by wire, so it doesn't have to be terrible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, it's public and official: "The external battery supports up to 2 hours of use, and all day use when plugged in."

VisionPro can barely be considered a portable/mobile device and it won't even last through a modern movie.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yikes!

Yeah, it's probably going to be relegated to toy status then. Maybe we'll revisit this in a few years once we figure out how to do it on lower power.