Apple has set the bar for UX on a standalone headset. As soon as the company can get the same experience into a smaller and cheaper package, it’s going to become significantly more appealing to a wider range of people. Apple has billed Vision Pro as “tomorrow’s technology, today.” And frankly, that feels pretty accurate …

Cutting it down to half the size would mean bringing it down around 310 grams; certainly not be easy but also not entirely unrealistic, especially if they stick to an off-board battery. After all, Bigscreen Beyond is around 180 grams. It might not be a standalone headset, but it shows how compact the housing, optics, and displays can be.

And half the cost would mean a price tag of roughly $1,750. Still not cheap compared to most headsets out there, but significantly more attainable, especially if Apple can market it as also being the best TV most people will have in their home.

This might seem obvious. Making any tech product smaller and cheaper is a good thing.

But my point here is that Vision Pro is disproportionately held back by its size and cost. It has way more to be gained by halving its size and cost than Quest, for instance, because Quest’s core UX is still very clunky.

    • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      TCL Nextware G. I got them a couple of years ago so there might be better/cheaper versions now but the simplicity is half the point to me. I like that it’s just a 1080p generic monitor and there’s no drivers or need for a discrete GPU or anything like that.

      Out of curiosity, I just checked Amazon and my receipt. They were cheaper in 2023 but I’m in the U.S. and TCL is a Chinese company so prices are ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ here.