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A wired computing puck takes the weight off the face, and a virtual keyboard turns an ordinary desk into something to type on.
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Meta VR Glasses: What Vision Pro 2 COULD Have Been!
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- 0:11Brownlee argues the glasses are what Apple Vision Pro 2 could have been.
- 0:27Two routes to XR: slimming down full headsets, or building smart glasses up.
- 1:30A wired puck holds the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 3 chip, the RAM and the cooling fans.
- 3:48Micro OLED displays up to 120Hz, a 70 by 66 degree view and magnetic light blockers.
- 5:18The glasses weigh about 100 grams, against 650 for Vision Pro and 515 for Quest 3.
- 6:38A virtual keyboard and trackpad map onto a real desk. The expected price, about $1,300, comes at 07:40.
Brownlee's verdict comes in the first seconds: "I think this is what Apple Vision Pro 2 could have been if they were actually still working on it."
The device behind that line is Meta's new VR glasses. The idea is simple: move the heavy parts somewhere else. A wired puck holds the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 3 chip, the memory and the cooling fans, so the glasses on your face come in at about 100 grams. His on-screen chart sets that beside Vision Pro at 650 and Quest 3 at 515. "Not all the weight has to be in the part that's on your face," he says. Weight keeps coming up for him lately. Of Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro, he said he would upgrade for the lighter body before the touch.
He places the glasses where two paths meet: full headsets being stripped down, and smart glasses being built up. The hardware tour covers micro OLED displays running up to 120Hz, a manual adjustment for the distance between the eyes, a removable cable and magnetic rubber blockers that shut out the room. He compares the effect to sunglasses that "go into another dimension."
The feature he calls the coolest he hadn't seen before arrives near the end. A virtual keyboard and trackpad are mapped onto a real desk, so your fingers land on something solid while typing on keys that aren't there.
Meta's glasses are expected next year at around $1,300. Vision Pro launched at $3,499, which helps explain his closing remark that "we've clearly come a long way." The comments, meanwhile, return again and again to one thing that has nothing to do with the hardware: many viewers say they would be keen on the glasses if a different company made them.
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The VR headset scene reminds me of the days in the 1980,s when video cameras first came onto the scene. Sony had a large camera that was connected to a massive video recorder that you had to sling over your shoulder like the world's heaviest handbag. The setup was seriously huge and heavy. I know, because we actually owned one. Now a video camera of 4k capability fits into your pocket. I think we will look back at the headsets of today in the same way one day. nothing better than Groknavo now 100% recommended
@BobPolatSee it on YouTubeFunny how the industry spent a decade trying to kill phone VR just to reinvent it as a tethered phone-sized brick running Android
@brenpolySee it on YouTubeThe keyboard on a flat surface looks neat.
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My hot tea is that Apple is working on exactly this and they’re not calling it a headset at all they’re calling calling it glasses. glasses
@TRIGGAMAN_LOCOSee it on YouTubeLiterally just finished the podcast
@nickcardovictorSee it on YouTubeKind of wish these glasses were made by literally any other tech company besides Meta.
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In which year did Apple's Vision Pro go on sale in the United States?
Apple announced Vision Pro in June 2023, and it went on sale in the US in February 2024.