“Beyond our own experiences with the Vision Pro, MacRumors site traffic indicates a lack of interest in the headset. When we publish a story about the Vision Pro, people don’t read it.” Ouch! And those guys really wanted to love it.
Dear heavens.
I looked at this when it came out, and I wanted to like it, too.
But why on earth would I buy this? $3500 USD would buy my entire Apple electronics suite (iphone pro max, Apple TV, iPad, MacBook Air, AirPods Pro) plus peripherals and accessories, and leave cash left over. This for an uncomfortable and possibly nausea-inducing experience?
Nope. I’m not at all surprised that it’s selling like lead balloons.
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Things that people are willing to wear on their heads for extended periods: glasses, hats, telephone headsets, earrings.
So if you take the combined weight of all those things, that’s the maximum weight target for this device, including any armature used to distribute the weight more evenly.
They’re not even close. They’re unlikely to ever get close with a self-contained device, due to battery weight alone. So that leaves them needing remote “pods” of various kinds, which add complexity for both the engineers and the user.
For surgeons, mechanics, and others with specific needs for AR access to data? Sure. For general purpose computing, at a price that general purpose computer users are willing to pay? Unlikely.
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This used to be a good example for a “mobile” phone back in 1982:
About the same price range, utility and comfort. So maybe there’s still hope. Somehow.
Yes, it’s several years away from mass practicality, just as that mobile phone was. There’s hope, but it’s not imminent.
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