No surprise. I called failure the moment they announced the price and features, as did most other people.
Stupid price tag, did absolutely nothing new, and they didn't learn from the mistakes and downsides of all the other VR headsets, and made them worse in some cases.
Then to top it all off, they had the genius idea of putting on that dumb front screen that displayed your face, but at 96% actual size. I still have no idea how something that stupid made it to release.
Here's my prediction for Apple's (everyone's) next VR set:
- It will still weigh too damned much. No one currently likes the feeling of having a cinder block strapped to their face. No one will like it in the next product because it will also weigh too damned much. Here's a hint: move compute and battery to a stronger appendage than someone's nose. Now introducing the new Apple ComputeScarf™! Compute pack on the left, battery pack on the right. Short cable from the shoulder to the Vision glasses and these things have instantly become much more usable. Or even a ComputeBelt™.
- It will still have no software or any compelling reason to use it.
- Apple will still give it stupid pricing. $2k is too much. $1500 is too much. $1000 is too much. These things are $500 devices. Price them accordingly, or people will continue to ignore them.
Stupid price tag, did absolutely nothing new, and they didn't learn from the mistakes and downsides of all the other VR headsets, and made them worse in some cases.
Then to top it all off, they had the genius idea of putting on that dumb front screen that displayed your face, but at 96% actual size. I still have no idea how something that stupid made it to release.
Here's my prediction for Apple's (everyone's) next VR set:
- It will still weigh too damned much. No one currently likes the feeling of having a cinder block strapped to their face. No one will like it in the next product because it will also weigh too damned much. Here's a hint: move compute and battery to a stronger appendage than someone's nose. Now introducing the new Apple ComputeScarf™! Compute pack on the left, battery pack on the right. Short cable from the shoulder to the Vision glasses and these things have instantly become much more usable. Or even a ComputeBelt™.
- It will still have no software or any compelling reason to use it.
- Apple will still give it stupid pricing. $2k is too much. $1500 is too much. $1000 is too much. These things are $500 devices. Price them accordingly, or people will continue to ignore them.