Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer

Re:Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer by ARandumGuy on Monday June 05, 2023 @03:23PM (#36202104)

What are they doing that can't be done with other VR headsets? Virtual desktop has been a thing for years, and VR pass-through and "pointing interfaces" are possible with the Meta Quest. While these features may be better on Apple's headset, they certainly aren't new.

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Re:Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer by apersona on Monday June 05, 2023 @04:49PM (#36203397)

I'm sorry, but have you tried the Quest Pro's pass-through?

I have, and it was an awful experience. They had color pass through but faked it and it felt like a grayscale video that someone shoddily tried to paint over it. There was significant warping and text (like a poster on my friend's wall) was barely readable.

It "exists", but was completely useless in terms of usability. If Apple can get pass-through to actually work well, I would call that "new" in the sense that it's a feature that's usable.

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Re:Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer by ChildOfChaos on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @04:45AM (#36209947)

This sounds pretty much like most Apple products. Could have said that about the iPod when it came out... it's just an mp3 player..

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