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I'm torn. Someone wearing a gigantic pair of VR goggles on a plane will indeed look ridiculous. Not too mention how obnoxious it looks. But on the other hand,

I'm torn. Someone wearing a gigantic pair of VR goggles on a plane will indeed look ridiculous. Not too mention how obnoxious it looks. But on the other hand, if you gave me one on the plane, I'm definitely putting it on throughout a 14h flight. Anything to let me escape the reality of flying long haul Economy.

senttoschool 3y ago
Believe it or not, Airpods used to look ridiculous. I wore one in 2017 and people starred at me in Silicon Valley.
PaulHoule 3y ago
2h of battery life will get you 1/7th of the way through that flight. Maybe you can plug it in though. It’s certainly not something you can use all day. To get a jump on Apple Vision development I picked up a Hololens 1 and it also has 2 hour battery life on Ebay although right now I don’t know if I can stand to wear it for that long. The weird thing is that even after using it for 20 minutes I could not see computer screens the same way, I was already starting to want to drag windows off the monitor and have them hanging in space, do a ‘flower’ gesture to open the Windows menu, etc…
- maxlamb 3y ago
  You can plug its battery to a USB port while using it (according to Apple) so since most plane have charging ports next to every seat it doesn't look like battery capacity will be an issue on (most) planes. Just keep it plugged in while using it.
  - ollien 3y ago
    Those USB ports probably don't supply more than 5W. You almost certainly need a full 120V outlet. These do exist on planes, though, just not all.
    - PaulHoule 3y ago
      It's one more thing that makes it unlike a phone or a laptop with a long battery life. (Haven't had one of those since my netbook fell apart) The Hololens 1 has the problem that it does not work outside in the day at all, it is just not bright enough to compete since it works by adding to (not subtracting from) light from the outside world. Inside the house though it can put "holograms" in all but the brightest places. No way I am installing Microsoft Streets & Trips on it and using it to navigate on foot or in the passenger seat of a car. The Apple Vision will do better outside. For years I've been dreaming of making an Iron Man Halloween costume with a passthrough VR setup, even though I anticipate I'd need to have a handler to stay safe. I guess if I don't do it this year I won't get to do it before it becomes passe.
    - coffeebeqn 3y ago
      I’ve used a laptop off of one and was at 100% at the end of the flight. This probably wildly varies by plane. This won’t use more energy than a laptop
      - ollien 3y ago
        Wow really? I'm genuinely shocked (pun not intended).
    - spacedcowboy 3y ago
      If it's a long-haul (14h, above) flight, they're almost always there. And if you're plonking down $3.5k for an AVP, chances are you're flying business, which (again, long-haul) is a pod of your own. Definitely there, then. Not to mention, this is an M2 device, it'll sip power.
HDThoreaun 3y ago
I don;t think them looking obnoxious will be a problem. Much more worried about them being stolen right off your face in a public environemnt.
- Someone 3y ago
  Apple has been making expensive tech worth less to thieves for quite a while. It wouldn’t surprise me if the hardware could be locked to the user’s eyes, just as iPhones can be locked to the user’s fingerprint or face.

senttoschool 3y ago

Believe it or not, Airpods used to look ridiculous. I wore one in 2017 and people starred at me in Silicon Valley.

PaulHoule 3y ago

2h of battery life will get you 1/7th of the way through that flight. Maybe you can plug it in though. It’s certainly not something you can use all day. To get a jump on Apple Vision development I picked up a Hololens 1 and it also has 2 hour battery life on Ebay although right now I don’t know if I can stand to wear it for that long. The weird thing is that even after using it for 20 minutes I could not see computer screens the same way, I was already starting to want to drag windows off the monitor and have them hanging in space, do a ‘flower’ gesture to open the Windows menu, etc…

maxlamb 3y ago
You can plug its battery to a USB port while using it (according to Apple) so since most plane have charging ports next to every seat it doesn't look like battery capacity will be an issue on (most) planes. Just keep it plugged in while using it.
- ollien 3y ago
  Those USB ports probably don't supply more than 5W. You almost certainly need a full 120V outlet. These do exist on planes, though, just not all.
  - PaulHoule 3y ago
    It's one more thing that makes it unlike a phone or a laptop with a long battery life. (Haven't had one of those since my netbook fell apart) The Hololens 1 has the problem that it does not work outside in the day at all, it is just not bright enough to compete since it works by adding to (not subtracting from) light from the outside world. Inside the house though it can put "holograms" in all but the brightest places. No way I am installing Microsoft Streets & Trips on it and using it to navigate on foot or in the passenger seat of a car. The Apple Vision will do better outside. For years I've been dreaming of making an Iron Man Halloween costume with a passthrough VR setup, even though I anticipate I'd need to have a handler to stay safe. I guess if I don't do it this year I won't get to do it before it becomes passe.
  - coffeebeqn 3y ago
    I’ve used a laptop off of one and was at 100% at the end of the flight. This probably wildly varies by plane. This won’t use more energy than a laptop
    - ollien 3y ago
      Wow really? I'm genuinely shocked (pun not intended).
  - spacedcowboy 3y ago
    If it's a long-haul (14h, above) flight, they're almost always there. And if you're plonking down $3.5k for an AVP, chances are you're flying business, which (again, long-haul) is a pod of your own. Definitely there, then. Not to mention, this is an M2 device, it'll sip power.

HDThoreaun 3y ago

I don;t think them looking obnoxious will be a problem. Much more worried about them being stolen right off your face in a public environemnt.

Someone 3y ago
Apple has been making expensive tech worth less to thieves for quite a while. It wouldn’t surprise me if the hardware could be locked to the user’s eyes, just as iPhones can be locked to the user’s fingerprint or face.