• Apple cropped photos of the Vision Pro headset to remove the battery pack, making it look less cumbersome.
  • Journalists were not allowed to take photos or videos of the Vision Pro’s hardware during a press briefing.
  • Apple sees the cord from the battery pack as getting in the way of making the headset more mobile.

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  • FaceDeer@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    Or stop whinging about how the hardware isn’t the perfect platonic ideal that you imagined and use it when it’s good enough.

    Seriously, what’s the big deal about a battery pack?

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      9 months ago

      Because it’s not useful to me if I can’t wear it for a long time, both ergonomically and electrically. What I really, really want from VR is an infinite desktop, but not if I need to strap a pound of weight to my face and be plugged in constantly. I can buy a lot of monitor square footage for $3,500 and I don’t need to wear them on my face.

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        9 months ago

        They went with a battery pack to keep the headset light, so ergonomically what you’re saying you want.

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          9 months ago

          And even without the battery pack it weighs almost a pound and a half. That’s like a 20oz bottle of water strapped to my face. No way I can use that for hours.

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              9 months ago

              It’s a symptom of a larger problem, which is that electronics are no where miniature enough to make VR widespread. It’s like trying to make a desktop computer out of vacuum tubes.

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                9 months ago

                for YOUR use case… which is using it for extended periods as a massive desktop

                i’d say that’s pretty niche actually… most people aren’t using technology for hours at a time

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                  9 months ago

                  i’d say that’s pretty niche actually… most people aren’t using technology for hours at a time

                  People spend 4.5 hours a day on average on their phone. People work in front of screens for eight or more hours a day. People - not naming names - have upwards of 1500 hours of play time in Factorio.

                  You’re just wrong here.