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What Makes the Apple Vision Pro unique?

February 09, 2024 / 00:59

This episode discusses a unique VR headset feature called eyesight, which includes an external screen displaying the user's eyes. The conversation covers the effectiveness of this feature, its depth effect, and the challenges with brightness and resolution.

The host describes the headset's pass-through mode, where the user's eyes are visible, and the transition to immersive mode with a blue-purple film. The host expresses skepticism about the feature's performance compared to expectations.

Concerns are raised about the headset's reflective glass dome, which causes light distortion, suggesting the need for improved materials like anti-glare glass.

TL;DR

The episode critiques a VR headset's eyesight feature and its performance issues.

Episode

0:59
00:00:00
there's a very distinct feature of this
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headset that no other VR headset has and
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that's a screen facing the outside and
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the like sort of highlighted feature
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you've seen in the ads is called
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eyesight it's supposed to put your eyes
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on the outside of the headset it's got
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this lenticular film over it so it's a
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3D it's got this depth effect supposed
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to sink it into the headset it gives you
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this feeling of being able to connect
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with the outside world maybe even make
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eye contact and you can tell when I am
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in pass through mode because you can see
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my eyes and then when I go to the moon
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real quick you have this blue purple
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film that goes over the front of it that
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makes you know that okay now I'm in the
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headset I don't know that it
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works as well as people were hoping it's
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not nearly as bright as the videos and
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low resolution this glass Dome on my
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face is so reflective that literally
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every light source is just like beams of
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lights all over my face they need to use
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the new Galaxy s24 glass yeah they
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needed to be anti-glare in some way

Episode Highlights

  • Unique Eyesight Feature
    The headset features a screen that allows for eye contact with the outside world.
    “It's supposed to put your eyes on the outside of the headset.”
    @ 00m 11s
    February 09, 2024
  • Pass Through Mode
    The headset lets you see the user's eyes when in pass through mode.
    “You can tell when I am in pass through mode because you can see my eyes.”
    @ 00m 26s
    February 09, 2024
  • Reflective Glass Dome
    The glass Dome on the headset reflects light sources, creating a unique visual effect.
    “This glass Dome on my face is so reflective that literally every light source...”
    @ 00m 45s
    February 09, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • It's supposed to put your eyes on the outside of the headset.
    What Makes the Apple Vision Pro unique?
  • This glass Dome on my face is so reflective that literally every light source...
    What Makes the Apple Vision Pro unique?

Key Moments

  • Eyesight00:09
  • Depth Effect00:17
  • Pass Through Mode00:26
  • Low Resolution00:42
  • Anti-Glare Needed00:57

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