Discussion

• @zaccomode Isaac Shea on threads

  Say what you will about the Apple Vision Pro, but VisionOS is a masterpiece.  It's visually stunning, it's understanding of 3D space appears to be impeccable (with shadows on the floor under it!), and the hand occlusion is admittedly imperfect but is really solid at points. …

• @spatialbiggs Biggs on threads

  Vision Pro isn't bad but not quite “there” - The 6dof tracking itself is perfect.  - Passthrough needs another generation - UX is incredible and shows how UI with eye tracking done well is a big friction fix - No room setup is huge The most compelling part for me has been how hig…

• @sdw Sebastiaan de With on threads

  VisionOS UI details.

• @wattmaller Matthew Waller on threads

  AppleVisionPro quick review.  - FOV is no problem.  I'm quickly immersed - I noticed a tiny bit of a binoculars effect/warping around the edges at first.  - Passthrough is not sharp, not as sharp as the rendered graphics, which are super good (compared to the Quest 2 I was using)…

• @sdw Sebastiaan de With on threads

  crazy engineering: when the Vision Pro has a total system crash, the camera pass through keeps working (!).  If it's extreme, it will prompt that you have 30 seconds before it goes dark.  Really impressive.

• @shiraovide Shira Ovide on threads

  Pointless but fun (for me) shopping experiment: I clicked on every Vision Pro upgrade and add-on I could find on Apple's website.  My cart totaled $5,976.09.  (Shipping was free, though.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @andycinek Andrew Marcinek on threads

  The engineering and design that went into this hardware is unmatched in the market.  While this may seem silly now, this technology, along with innovative developers and creators, will drive the next generation of computing.  This is just the beginning... Apple Vision Pro

• @caputo Michael Caputo on threads

  So it's totally wild that you could directly interact with the webpage or app by scrolling up or down.

• @ethank Ethan Kaplan on threads

  The Mac virtual desktop in the Vision Pro is some magic shit.  A 4K widescreen display floating in space, full resolution, no latency.  That's some engineering.

• @nathievr @nathievr on threads

  Spent all day in the headset and wow... absolutely blown away by what the Apple Vision Pro can do and how easy it is to use right out of the box.  This device is going to change everything.

• @lawrencewagner Lawrence Wagner on threads

  I'm looking forward to seeing how the technology improves, but for now I think I will try the Ray Ban Meta glasses 👓

• @oliarism Olga Zalite on threads

  I agree with you.  I personally am excited about Apple Vision Pro, but I've developed patience for waiting till technology improves to become more convenient and accessible.  I want to incorporate spatial computing into my routine but I don't want for my neck having to carry the …

• @lucasaweaver Lucas Weaver on threads

  People are consistently bad at not factoring in for the future progress of technology.  “It's so big.  Who wants to carry that thing around everywhere they go?  Why do I even need to call when I'm outside?”  - 1983 Motorola mobile phone.  “It's so heavy and clunky.  Why does it h…

• @parkerortolani Parker Ortolani on threads

  my Meta Quest was painful to use, my Vision Pro is not

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on threads

  Except that the Quest isn't really working.  Meta's strategy is to start with the right price and work toward the right device, building an ecosyem as It goes.  Apple is starting with (almost) the right device and working towards the right price.

• @phoenix24503 Phoenix Summer on threads

  Definitely Meta here.  Apple looks just as an avatar, whilst Meta looks like a real human.  1-0 to Meta.

• @codeforreal @codeforreal on threads

  Meta vs Apple Who did it better?

• @vintage_thumpers @vintage_thumpers on threads

  One is a shipping product running on a battery powered headset, the other is research code running on unspecified graphics hardware.  Apple's Personas need an enrollment process that takes a couple of minutes on a phone or a Vision Pro, Meta's system requires a lengthy capture in…

• @xzed87 @xzed87 on threads

  Apple Fan boys prefer to compare to this though...

• @ashzade_ Ash Zade on threads

  And there is simply the “Apple” factor.  I'm sure if I ask 10 people about the “Meta Quest”, the majority will not know who it's from or have any sort of perception of it out of the gate.

• @hellodavidryan David on threads

  Talking to Meta engineers on that side of things, they don't care.  They do shake their head at Apple's BOM for the AVP, and have choice opinions about the head strap and glass, but even knowing the rushed errors in this unit, they're focusing on their own roadmap.

• @mgsiegler M.G. Siegler on threads

  History is a graveyard of products that died saying “but we did it first!”.  Hopefully it's just the fans saying this and nothing Meta actually cares about.  Because literally no one cares.

• @yannivasiliou Yanni Vasiliou on threads

  Vision pro, while is technologically impressive, remains a flawed product at a extremely high price.  There is no market for it now, and at this form there won't be a market five years from now.  Meta's Quest while it has many of the fundamental problems of the Vision Pro, is muc…

• @greengart Avi Greengart on threads

  100%.  Meta needs to move up the experience and ecosystem ladder faster than Apple can get its price down.  Not impossible but definitely a challenge.

• @faracowski Álvaro Faraco on threads

  Working towards the right price?  When did Apple reduce the price of anything?  Vision Pro 2, 3 and 4 will be more expensive than Vision Pro 1... Or they won't exist

• @wolfgangbremer Wolfgang Bremer on threads

  As a former Nokia employee, this hits home.  But it's true.  Whenever Apple or Google launched something, which Nokia had done before, many Nokia fans and ex colleagues would point that out loudly.  They might have had a feature like that but not that level of execution and also …

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on threads

  I don't think the Vision Pro will be as big as the iPhone, but I do know that Meta Quest fans claiming the Quest can do ‘almost everything’ the Vision Pro does sound a lot like Nokia or Blackberry fans in 2007.  Doing the ‘same’ thing with a different experience can be quite impo…

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on threads

  Yes, Meta has the right price and Apple has (almost) the right device

• @krojegardfrans Frans Krojegård on threads

  Not the same ballpark though.  One is a consumer item, one is a beta project for rich people/businesses.  Will it ever be under $1000?  Probably not.  Then for the vast majority it doesn't really matter how great it is.

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on threads

  Nope.  The original Mac was $2,495 - which is $7500 in 2023 dollars

• @chris Chris Messina on threads

  Apple just updated the Apple Card Terms: - included Vision Pro in the list of “Required Devices” - added visionOS as an operating system that supports the use of Apple Card - capped the variable APR at 29.99% regardless of the Prime Rate Payments in spatial computing have arrived…

• @bzamayo Benjamin Mayo on threads

  Pointedly avoiding the word “headset”, Tim Cook repeatedly referred to Vision Pro as “the unit”.

• @bzamayo Benjamin Mayo on threads

  this new Vision Pro ad perfectly portrays you and your completely disinterested other half

• @nate_loved_an_image @nate_loved_an_image on threads

  the Vision Pro reviews are like “I went to the MOON and watched a spatial video and WEPT” and then you look at the list of available apps and it's like EXCEL and DROPBOX

• @michaelbrwnjr Michael Brown on threads

  Google Glass users: Glass holes Apple Vision Pro users: Visionaries I don't make the rules of society's biases.  Society does.

• @_brianpierini Brian on threads

  Happy that Apple Vision Pro is shipping so developers can build the use case and the tech can become more mainstream.  Big first gen Apple Watch vibes.

• @chriswelch Chris Welch on threads

  Just tried the Vision Pro for all of five minutes.  For anyone curious about accessibility, I've only got normal/strong vision in one eye.  Eye tracking was a little glitchy and inconsistent before I activated “right eye only” for tracking in settings.  (You can pick either eye.)…

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on threads

  I tried the Apple Vision Pro.  It's shockingly good at some things (3D home movies!), shockingly bad at others (on-screen typing!) and all in all a totally unusual, totally audacious piece of technology.  I wrote about my demo and my lingering q: who's this thing for? https://www…

• @mcwm Mike Murphy on threads

  having to hold those little thingies feels very similar to everyone saying the iPhone won't be a hit because it doesn't have a physical keyboard

• @tomwarrenuk Tom Warren on threads

  I wonder if we'll ever get this Xbox experience on Apple Vision Pro 🤔

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on threads

  I haven't seen anything in any of the reviews of the Vision Pro that say anything much that we couldn't have said when it was launched, other than confirming that all of Apple's demos and product shots were accurate

• @petershankman Peter Shankman on threads

  I absolutely hate how much I want to purchase the Apple Vision Pro.  Like, it's physically bothering me how much I want to buy it.

• @luokai @luokai on threads

  Piano: Flowing Tiles is now available for an immersive spatial computing experience on Apple Vision Pro, as well as for all standard-sized pianos or electronic keyboards.  This app is tailored to make piano learning straightforward and intuitive, offering visual guidance that sim…

• @reckless1280 Nilay Patel on threads

  Maybe the most first-gen thing about the Vision Pro is that the primary interface - eye tracking! - works poorly if it isn't fitted just right

• @jonporteruk Jon Porter on threads

  Oh my god the EU doesn't care what proprietary connector the Vision Pro uses to connect to its battery pack.  And it doesn't care what proprietary connector the AirPods Max headband uses to connect to its earcups.  Stop it.

• @ianbetteridge Ian Betteridge on threads

  The first time I used an iPad in public, someone laughed at it.  Just saying.

• @brianmcc Brian McCullough on threads

  This isn't even remotely the problem.  My meta quest 2 is way too big for my kids and that's more adjustable.  Even then, they have to hold it up with their hands.  AVP is FITTED TO YOUR FACE quite specifically.  With the light seal and whatnot.  My head is way bigger than my wif…

• @ipedro Pedro Marques on threads

  Steve Jobs expressed his vision for what eventually became Vision Pro in 2003 at the D3 Conference.  Tim Cook followed through on his mentor's dream.  🥹🥽 [Headphones for video clip from D3]

• @lukehurd Luke Hurd on threads

  facetiming with my Apple Vision Pro friends today

• @sourlemons Raymond Wong on threads

  Just tried @christianselig 's new Juno YouTube app for Apple Vision Pro.  It's good!  Just a simple, clean app to watch YouTube videos.  It's missing some features like YT resolution settings, comments, etc. but if you just wanna watch YT without using Safari, it works! …

• @pkafka Peter Kafka on threads

  There is only one way to talk about the Apple Vision Pro and that way is to not use the word “the”.  Tim Cook has to follow those rules just like everyone else. https://developer.apple.com/ ...

• @tomgara Tom Gara on threads

  This made me realize the Apple Car will charge with a lightning cable the size of a garden hose

• @jbillinson Josh Billinson on threads

  Does Tim Cook use an Apple Store table as a desk

• @tim_cook Tim Cook on x

  What a thrilling morning celebrating the launch of Apple Vision Pro at Apple Fifth Avenue! The era of spatial computing has arrived! [image]

• @katekozuch Kate Kozuch on x

  The first person to walk out of the Apple Store with their Apple Vision Pro gets a big round of applause 👏🏻 [video]

• @mufasayc Mustafa Yusuf on x

  I'll start with this, the Apple Vision Pro is insanely good! Watching my Mac screen on it is amazing, the pixels are almost unbelievably good on it However, let me compile the buts below

• @scobleizer Robert Scoble on x

  It hurts me. Was talking to Vic Gundotra tonight. We both already have a love/hate relationship with our Vision Pros. He funded Android as a Google exec. We love it because it shows us the future. We hate it because it is heavy but I found that with me, and others, we are so...

• @ijustincabral Justin Cabral on x

  Watched Foundation in bed...but was essentially in an IMAX theater. The future is so ridiculous.

• @concept_central Shea on x

  7 hours. These tweets are 7 hours apart. [video]

• @casey Casey Neistat on x

  the Apple Vision Pro is the most impressive piece of tech ive ever played with. im not sure what i expected but. its like someone from the future came back in time and built the future using only what was available today.

• @brianroemmele Brian Roemmele on x

  It's happening... [video]

• @petergyang Peter Yang on x

  A man from the future 😂 [video]

• @ianzelbo Ian Zelbo on x

  Vision Pro is the ultimate TV. I am currently watching The Office on a 140 inch tv IN THE APPLE STORE

• @om @om on x

  I am old enough to remember using a T-1 connection at work and feeling quite sad when using the 56Kbps modem at home.  I would end up staying at work till almost midnight because the “network” made the Internet better.  Today, 24 hours after strapping the Vision Pro, I feel the s…

• @ianzelbo Ian Zelbo on x

  The way Apple devices work together is simply incredible... I am currently typing with my Mac's keyboard on the Vision OS X app while mirroring my Mac's display in Vision OS. I can just drag my Mac curser over and start typing — so seamless. Wow

• @karpathy Andrej Karpathy on x

  Not me jealously looking at all the people getting their Apple Vision Pro today... I woke up to order mine a few days ago at 5am too, but I selected mail delivery instead of pickup, and it only tells you after you order and pay that this moves your time from Feb 2 -> Feb 6. And..…

• @minafahmi_ Mina Fahmi on x

  incredible motion-to-photon latency [image]

• @snazzylabs @snazzylabs on x

  🚨ALERT🚨You must go into the Apple Store to demo Vision Pro.  It's a great demo.  Initial thoughts after 20 min demo: 1) Passthrough is not anywhere near as good as reviews made me think—totally usable but clearly iPhone footage, noisy, muted colors, and not real life 2) The displ…

• @snazzylabs @snazzylabs on x

  Handoff between Vision Pro and macOS needs some work. I'm unable to drag files/data with my cursor unlike I can with Universal Control in between iPads and Macs. Don't know if just a bug or what, but it's kinda janky.

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  The killer feature is using this an external monitor for a Mac. Wow.

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  Apple's Jan. 8 press release heavily implied there's slack for visionOS. Not the case. It's the iPad app. [image]

• @zollotech Aaron Zollo on x

  First time looking at my wife with Vision Pro on she said Ew that's creepy, I can't and looked away. Yeah, it's odd for sure. Not sold on the whole eyes through the front thing. [image]

• @ballmatthew Matthew Ball on x

  We don't know Apple's spending on Vision Pro (they may not either due to shared investments in displays, silicon, etc) But since Apple began Vision Pro development, R&D is >$150B and 40% of total patents are specific to the device. Allocate as you like ( https://www.matthewball.v…

• @swiftonsecurity @swiftonsecurity on x

  In my hands is my first iPod. Steve Jobs is smiling at me. Everybody at the Apple Store is smiling. I take off my Apple Vision. I am back in the retirement home. Nobody has visited me for 12 years. I put it back on. I hold my iPod. Everybody in the Apple Store is smiling.

• @ifixit @ifixit on x

  Slice fruits, slice into the latest tech, but don't EVER slice bombs. That's all you need to know to become the next iFixit Fruit Ninja. 🔪🍎 Apple Vision Pro teardown coming soon. [video]

• @tim_cook Tim Cook on x

  Seeing people's reactions to trying Apple Vision Pro for the first time today was wonderful. Some people had tears in their eyes! Our mission is to enrich people's lives, and I could feel that happening in real time. What a day! [video]

• @ianzelbo Ian Zelbo on x

  Just tried Vision Pro... Quick thoughts: 1. Wow. 2. I can't believe I can take this thing home 3. Foveated rendering is noticeable 4. FOV is small 5. Speakers are absurd 6. Resolution is great but super close up objects appear out of focus 7. Reading text is definitely possible,.…

• @rabovitz Rony Abovitz on x

  Apple's global brand power will expand the XR/spatial computing market - likely good for all players.

• @sdw Sebastiaan de With on x

  Big congrats to all my friends at Apple and indie developers that worked so hard for this big day. Momentous. [image]

• @brianroemmele Brian Roemmele on x

  The first purchase of the Apple Vision Pro, $5200 out the door. [video]

• @jimcramer Jim Cramer on x

  What a morning at the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue! #AppleVisionPro [image]

• @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x

  The Mac integration with AVP is excellent. Need to be great at not having to look at the keyboard though.

• @neilcybart Neil Cybart on x

  Days like today, one looks back at Steve's initial decision to have Apple get into retail by going direct to consumers. A good bet.

• @raywongy Ray Wong on x

  Here are my thoughts about working, watching videos, and play games (Apple Arcade with controller and “spatial” games) after using Apple Vision Pro for 48 hours in my own home I keep saying this, but there's still so much to try! Read @inversedotcom https://www.inverse.com/...

• @maxwinebach Max Weinbach on x

  Vision Pro is significantly better than any other VR I've ever used. I actually want to use this which is some thing I cannot say about the quest.

• @zoink Dylan Field on x

  The Vision Pro is super cool and ahead of its time. Just like the Apple Newton.

• @johncoogan John Coogan on x

  Apple Vision Pro review: shockingly easy to use while driving!

• @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x

  The future is on my face. [image]

• @snazzylabs @snazzylabs on x

  After several hours in the Apple Vision Pro, there are already two fairly severe limitations in my mind: 1) the M2 is not powerful enough—the headset is held back by silicon 2) hand controls are amazing for productivity—every game I've tried really needs VR-style controllers

• @christianselig Christian Selig on x

  Made the mistake of wearing the Vision Pro at a coworking space and some youths saw it through the window and started yelling “YOOOOO Vision Pro!! yoooooo” so now I'm going to my hotel [image]

• @tracy__henry Wenbo on x

  wowwwww Vision Pro's spatial understanding is INSANE [video]

• @jon_prosser Jon Prosser on x

  just left the Apple Store with Vision Pro! no lines, no waiting, they had plenty. pleasant experience.

• @scobleizer Robert Scoble on x

  Holy shit. I am wearing my Vision Pro looking at my phone. Everything looks 100x more real than I was expecting. Two minutes in. Being onboarded.

• @scobleizer Robert Scoble on x

  If you get an Apple Vision Pro high resolution music is NOT turned on by default. You must go to settings/music in the headset and turn it on. If you have a pair of the latest Apple AirPods Pro (latest generation) you get high resolution music. Wow. All of my Dolby Atmos just...

• @vadimyuryev Vadim Yuryev on x

  Yep! This feature is incredible. Our editor Ben was able to move his Mac Studio setup into another room by just grabbing the mouse and keyboard with the Vision Pro while leaving the Mac Studio itself in the other room. [image]

• @maxwinebach Max Weinbach on x

  @BenBajarin @greghkahn It's really cool and so far everyone's been into it. The experiences of just having big apps so far have been more interesting than the 3-D spatial Apps which I find weird. I've been demoing it to my friends and roommates all day. The one thing and I don't …

• @vadimyuryev Vadim Yuryev on x

  Holy smokes! Everyone is wrong! The front display is actually good! I can see when he makes eye contact and when his eyeballs shift left and right. This is much better than the reviews made it seem, in my opinion! [video]

• @trungtphan Trung Phan on x

  Apple Vision Pro: $3499 Travel Case: $200 Belkin Battery Clip: $50 Polishing cloth: $20 30 Apple employees clapping out of sync and randomly pointing at you and your brand new Vision Pro: Priceless [video]

• @gregjoz Greg Joswiak on x

  Celebrating the launch of Apple Vision Pro at Apple Fifth Avenue today was so incredibly special. It's so amazing to see people's first experience with Apple Vision Pro - it is truly mind blowing! 🤯 [image]

• @settern Serenity Caldwell on x

  99% love (and just a weeee bit of exhaustion). So excited for y'all to experience this and all the amazing apps, games, and experiences people have been creating. [image]

• @stevesi Steven Sinofsky on x

  Something I'm thinking about with AVP is that a big part of the under-estimation of the iPhone was that everyone had tried touch before and so were not going to be “blown away”.  But what Apple did was touch unlike what had been done before...

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  Tim Cook's memo to staff on launching the Vision Pro https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x

  I'm sure @netflix doesn't care, so don't blame them, but I think there is a chance they look uninnovative by not showcasing something new/unique/amazing on Apple Vision Pro like @DisneyPlus is showing.

• @chatgptapp @chatgptapp on x

  chat has now entered the 3D world. you can find it in the visionOS App Store. [image]

• @mikkelfredborg Mikkel Fredborg on x

  LEGO® Builder's Journey is launching on Apple Vision Pro today! It's been an amazing experience bringing the game to a completely new platform in close collaboration with Apple and Unity. (1/3) https://apps.apple.com/... [video]

• @panzer @panzer on x

  also: hnnnngnnnngnggghhhh [image]

• @robertjala Robert Aldridge on x

  So some thoughts so far! In my opinion the weight has been over exaggerated, but it's quite possible I think that just because I already spend hours a day in a headset. It's front heavy sure, but doesn't feel worse than any other headset really. The single loop strap mechanism...

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  It's like he's holding a baby or just been cured of covid. American consumerism rituals are totally weird.

• @brijwaasi @brijwaasi on x

  Because #AppleVisionPro is on sale from today. This was written several months ago when I had used it at WWDC. To me it still rings true about the impact Vision Pro can have on how we use tech

• @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x

  The entire way I will approach and analyze Vision Pro is to look for examples/use cases that are not possible on other platforms like PC/Mac, Smartphones, Tablets, etc.

• @aidan_wolf Aidan on x

  JigSpace had been quietly building the most incredible catalog of interactive 3D models for years and it's about to have its moment on Vision Pro [video]

• @michaelsayman Michael Sayman on x

  Introducing News Ticker for Apple Vision Pro - a one of a kind news app that fits right into your spatial computing world. Just look at a headline in the ticker and tap to read the full story in Safari. Intuitive and simple. 📰 [video]

• @michaelsayman Michael Sayman on x

  I just tried the Apple Vision Pro for the first time. I couldn't believe my eyes. This is going to change everything about the world we live in forever. [image]

• @elonmusk Elon Musk on x

  @andrewrsorkin @Apple It is impossible to look good wearing a VR headset

• @garrytan Garry Tan on x

  Hello from Apple Vision Pro.  I was surprised at how negative the reviews were of this.  This is by far the most awesome VR experience I have ever had.  The visual clarity is so good for screens, it feels retina-level, and I feel like the amount of information you can absorb is a…

• r/PSVR r on reddit

  Disney Heads into the Future on the Apple Vision Pro

• r/apolloapp r on reddit

  Apollo App dev delivers Youtube app for Vision Pro

• r/youtube r on reddit

  Apollo App dev delivers Youtube app for Vision Pro

• @maxwinebach Max Weinbach on x

  I will not be providing further context but Tinder works on Vision Pro and you can make the Tinder windows ~6 feet tall

• @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x

  Really interesting to see the developer response thus far to Apple Vision Pro. Lots of indies are doing some super interesting and innovative stuff. As I've said, all Apple can do is launch something that captures the dev's imagination, and it looks like that is happening.

• @dylanmcd8 @dylanmcd8 on x

  Pulled up a 3D movie on Disney+ and um... wow. It's been years since I've watched a 3D movie, and it's absolutely incredible on Apple Vision Pro!

• @verge @verge on x

  Christian Selig makes the YouTube Vision Pro app that Google wouldn't https://www.theverge.com/...

• @munster_gene Gene Munster on x

  The central question for the success of Vision Pro: Will developers get behind it? I believe the answer will be yes. https://deepwatermgmt.com/...

• r/technology r on reddit

  Christian Selig (Apollo Dev) makes the YouTube Vision Pro app that Google wouldn't

• r/startrek r on reddit

  ‘Star Trek’ Spatial Experience Set To Launch On Apple Vision Pro

• @snazzylabs @snazzylabs on x

  My janky 3rd party Bluetooth keyboard and mouse passthrough to my Vision Pro from my Mac, but not my Magic Mouse. Riddle me that...