What do you think about Apple's new headset?

@laynetoo Yeah I could and am likely very wrong, to me it just seems like the excitement for VR/AR stuff is died down, but also Apple make their own hype and this seems more than what has been offered.

@aaronoleary I think this will change everything! Meta is actually coming out with a meta quest 3. Oh the timing ha / can’t compare of course

@aaronoleary the 3 will not compare to this. I am dying to try apple! The augmented reality is incredible

@aaronoleary Yes I agree with your point. I feel the same way. In my opinion, It is because none of the VR machines show proper UX for productivity except for fun things like gaming. Meta was the same, it tried to show some metaverse with VR. When Oculus shows its very first demo for AR, People imagine something really useful ux with its VR/AR Headset. Apple headset seems like fulfill this expectation by bringing OS onto its headset. Devs/People can build things on there. It just reminds me of when there were plenty of PDA machines and none of them were truly useful for everyone, then Apple launched iPhone. At that time, iOS was truly a game changer too not only iPhone hardware itself

@laynetoo I agree, I think it’s the eventual replacement for our computers, as well as our other devices.

@rrhoover I think it looks cool! I’m wondering if it will have the AirPods effect on a smaller scale. Used to be ugly now a fashion statement lmao

@rrhoover I'd hope that with the way the battery has been designed it's hot swappable so you could swap it out while using it. Could be frustrating if you have to shut down the device between swapping batteries 😅

@aaronoleary @abhishek_jha14 v1 is certainly not marketed for India let alone most US consumers.

@aaronoleary @rrhoover v1 is not marketed for India, but Apple is such a company, which is constantly developing its products. And if there is a v2 after v1 success, it may be more expensive and may not be very popular in the Indian population.

@abhishek_jha14 I’m not saying “just” as in its a small price to pay I’m saying “just about” as an expression for an approximation of the price instead of going down to the decimal. I don’t think most people anywhere could afford to drop that much on this device without some serious consideration atleast.

@aaronoleary First, sorry I misunderstood your words and I take back my words. And yes, I agree that most people anywhere could afford to buy this without serious consideration.

@abhishek_jha14 all good! I need to be wary of using expressions that might not be obvious to everyone anyway. For sure it’s such a steep price. Should encourage competition to make similar pieces for cheaper though!

@val_jones I absolutely agree....the headset has to get down to Jordy Laforge's at max...sunglasses-light would be better. I can't see it working at mass market like the iPhone, but that's not to say it won't be awesome in its own niche.

@john_carmichael Ultimately that's where I sit also, I love tech but I don't care to wear tech really, not this level anyway. I want less tech in my life most of the time

@john_carmichael I agree. I bought the oculus quest the other year. I used it initially at first but then don't even use it nowadays and I put it down to having to wear the headset. Similar to how 3d TV's have never really taken off. I think if we can overcome the obstacle of wearing a headset then it might take off until then I think it will be just a fad.

yup, it's the same with most wearable tech. I had a smart watch for about a month.. it cost about 300, but after about 3 weeks, it was like all the other watches I had owned... not worn. I think some people enjoy wearing watches and that a portion of those people will adopt these vr/ar headsets (and any wearable tech). Also on the smart watch... when I took that thing off and stopped thinking about my heart rate, step count etc, I think my life got a little less stressful 😅 But... then there's the value; everything I can/ want to do on a vr set I can do on my phone or laptop. so the only gain is its another peice of kit to achieve the same value... but this bit of kit makes you look like a spaceman and is even more antisocial that the smartphone. You could go a step further and say the launch of this is not optimal timing... the world is experiencing digital fatigue, just endured covid... do people want another thing to detach them from the real world?

@ketan_pandit1 it's not just the price it's the HMD form factor that's the problem. People don't even like to wear regular glasses and headphones.

@laura_pinne YES! Scary and exciting right?