Apple Vision Pro launch pre-view testers complain about weight, comfort, even headaches::Reporters given pre-launch access to the new Apple Vision Pro have reported concerns with its weight and comfort, with at least two writers reporting notable discomfort using it. While there are undoubtedly positive experiences to be had with the product, it wasn’t just discomfort that was problematic.

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oh look, its all the same problems they had before they gave it to testers.

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We might as well just start calling them “features.” We all know Apple is about to.

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they need a pharmaceutical arm to vertically integrate the solutions to these problems

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Well duh, the testers weren’t gonna fix it for them. It’ll be the same product both before and after the testers use it.

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3 points

usually you solve in beta before sending it to end users for testing

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65 points

The photo of the woman wearing VR goggles with a shit-eating grin on her face while supposedly having a conversation with somebody really speaks volumes about how Apple envisions us to interact with one another in 2024. Good grief, I abhor absolutely everything about this.

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The goggles make her look stoned.

Wearing googles while having a convo is almost worse than being on the phone, its very antisocial.

I wonder what the “Glasshole” equivalent will be.

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Whats weird is that I’ve used VR a lot and if I’m talking while in it or to someone who has the headset on, I don’t mind that there isn’t a personal connection there.

However, I get what this is intended to solve. An upgraded version of this that has much much better quality would actually be really cool and more natural than one might expect.

I don’t want to live in VR but I think this stuff is useful to be able to use VR while still being in the same environment with people.

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I think the context really matters. If you start a convo with someone who was already gaming, its less weird. But if your sitting on the couch with a loved one and mid convo they start gaming (or looking at a screen), its a lot more antisocial.

I personally don’t get the point of this product though, it feels to me like Apple making the same mistake as Google Glass, but I guess time will tell if this really takes off.

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I think the stoned look is just her default look, googles or not…maybe “resting stoner face” is a thing 🤷‍♂️

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The headset may or may not be great for a virtual workspace or entertainment, but the social aspect of it feels weird to me. I’d rather take the headset off to interact with a person next to me.

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Yeah perhaps I’m a boomer but that’s how I feel about ear buds too.

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I’m gen X and I feel like it’s rude to talk to someone with earbuds in so I always take them out, I have noticed a lot of the younger generations don’t view it as rude.

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9 points

The smile says “hi” but the eyes says “help me”.

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42 points

Those must have been terrible if they forgot to complain about the price.

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It’s Apple. You can’t complain about the prices when people keep buying them in droves.

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“They’re wearing it wrong.”

-Apple

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25 points

It’s not too heavy. That’s “premium feel and materials.”

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