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Re:Apple Vision Pro – Why It May Be Lousy for Watching Movie... by criddell on Thursday June 22, 2023 @03:51PM (#36437796)
Welders wear face shields that are more than 500 g for very long periods. I have no doubt that Apple will be able to figure something out.

At this point though, all of this is speculation. I expect v1 to suck, v2 to be a little bit better, and v3 to be the one that gets it right. I'm guessing that's about 5 years out.

The launch unit probably should be a heavy mess and if it isn't, maybe they weren't ambitious enough.

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Re:Apple Vision Pro – Why It May Be Lousy for Watching Movie... by mrguyorama on Thursday June 22, 2023 @05:46PM (#36439521)
Welder's face shields do not have the "gasket" pressing against your face, they are closer to a hat, with the way they distribute the load onto your head and how they otherwise do not touch you.
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Re:Apple Vision Pro – Why It May Be Lousy for Watching Movie... by criddell on Thursday June 22, 2023 @09:17PM (#36441558)
There are all kinds of different shield setups.

For example, the one I link to below is a two piece setup where goggles clamp to your face and then a wide shield hangs from the goggles:

https://www.lincolnelectric.com/en-us/equipment/welding-gear...

There are all kinds of attachments you can get that can bring the mass into that 500g neighborhood. The ones from the previous generation were easily 500g.

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