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> The main goal is a normal looking pair of glasses capable of true AR/MR

You can't consume media e.g watch sports, movies etc or do any real work with those glasses which is a huge part of why Apple built Vision Pro in the first place.

And the battery technology doesn't exist for them to last anything longer than a few minutes in such a form factor unless you have it tethered.



I agree, but how will this device ever get beyond home entertainment or light office work if it's always going to be a big screen strapped to your face, not to mention the social aspect. I dread to live in a world where people are walking around self absorbed prodding and poking at things no one else can see. It just seems so selfish and antisocial.


> I dread to live in a world where people are walking around self absorbed prodding and poking at things no one else can see.

Phones?


We dread to live in a world of phone-zombies as well, yes.


And that's why none of this will go anywhere of consequences for a good long while. Regular people won't wear a dorkbox on their faces and the glasses form factor cannot today do what's needed.




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