The Apple Vision Pro is supposed to be the start of a new spatial computing revolution. After several days of testing, it’s clear that it’s the best headset ever made — which is the problem.

The Apple Vision Pro is supposed to be the start of a new spatial computing revolution. After several days of testing, it’s clear that it’s the best headset ever made — which is the problem.

  • ExLisper@linux.communityEnglish
    7·
    10 months ago

    To carry the whole VisionPro bag, keyboard and mouse instead of simply taking your laptop? The review makes it clear it’s not usable without peripherals, you will still need some desk. It’s solving a problem that doesn’t exist.

    • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      10 months ago

      I work on 3 monitors during the day, with multiple virtual desktops. It solves for that, and that alone. That being said, I wouldn’t pay $3500 for the privilege, especially when it ONLY operates in the Apple ecosystem, which I don’t care for. Other VR desktops exist, but they’re all kinda “meh”. I’ll invest when a device can be used neutrally as just a VR monitor tool.

      • nymwit@lemm.eeEnglish
        5·
        10 months ago

        The stuff I’ve seen is saying it can only do one extra display from a mac. Is there another way? The high resolution capabilities also suggest one full quality display would max out wireless bandwidth.

        • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          Spatial window arrangements essentially makes an entire 360 space of a room the monitor. You don’t need many views at that point.

          • nymwit@lemm.eeEnglish
            2·
            10 months ago

            So you’re talking about placing app windows everywhere? Then you’re limited to placing apple’s available apps for the device everywhere around you aren’t you? Which doesn’t sound like what you want. I’m taking your 3 monitors comment to mean you’re not running 3 monitors worth of mobile apps (because that would be wild if you were!). The 360 degree desktop setup here is going to be more like 360 degrees of ipad apps seems like. Maybe a windows remote desktop sort of app with multiple instances/windows all around you? Multiple safari instances all connected to some sort of web based remote desktop? I too want “spatial computing” to be more platform agnostic and want to be able to just paste applications or desktops on blank walls or floating in space.

            • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              10 months ago

              Yeah, that’s sort of its purpose. Take away all the dumb Apple notifications and useless info about the world it can detect, because (surprise) it’s not portable, and it’s a $3500 virtual desktop you don’t need navigate with a mouse. It’s useful in some cases, sure, but not a general consumer device at this price point or particular case of use. The bull of purchases were probably made by large scale content creation firms to do things like video editing. Sadly, Microsoft’s AR glasses were somehow just a stupid, but more useful than Apple’s.