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No one is going to force him to buy one. Especially if it makes him feel isolated. And one nitpick, a device with a 2 hour battery life (or all day if connecte

by jarym 3y ago

No one is going to force him to buy one. Especially if it makes him feel isolated. And one nitpick, a device with a 2 hour battery life (or all day if connected to the mains) is clearly not for all-day use. At least not the v1 product they presented today.

pattyj 3y ago
Agreed. However, I think the author fears that, just like smartphones, some will become socially pressured into getting one and it will cause them harm. So they're issuing a kind of public warning.
- JohnFen 3y ago
  Or, just like smartphones, we're going to have to put up with people around us using them inappropriately in public.
solarmist 3y ago
I’m wondering if the battery pack is hot swappable. I’d be surprised if it wasn’t.
- qwytw 3y ago
  Knowing Apple I would only be slightly surprised if there was some DRM chip which would lock a specific battery pack to the headset (and the other way around).
  - solarmist 3y ago
    It’s a MagSafe cable, doesn’t that already pretty much do that?
paraboul 3y ago
Are you implying that voicing concerns about the potential societal implications of technology is no longer valid or justifiable?
- jarym 3y ago
  No one is preventing him from voicing his concerns. I do object to "ensure that every time we someone with that ugly Apple ski mask strapped to their faces we let them know how ridiculous it is" - that bit sounds like he wants to harass anyone who doesn't share HIS concerns.
  - spacemadness 3y ago
    Not that it’s the same, but I remember people reacting this way to smartphones in public places. We seemingly consider the same behavior people raged about in the past as perfectly normal today.
_dain_ 3y ago
>No one is going to force him to buy one. Smartphones didn't exist 20 years ago, now you're forced to use one to participate in society.
- jarym 3y ago
  You’re also forced to use the internet for many everyday tasks and that wasn’t the case 30 years ago. Also credit cards are almost mandatory now with so many places going cashless. I do think we need to stop and think as a society but is a corporation to blame? Or a pair of fancy eyewear? Society evolves and changes, it’s been the way since early civilisation.

by jarym 3y ago

pattyj 3y ago

Agreed. However, I think the author fears that, just like smartphones, some will become socially pressured into getting one and it will cause them harm. So they're issuing a kind of public warning.

JohnFen 3y ago
Or, just like smartphones, we're going to have to put up with people around us using them inappropriately in public.

solarmist 3y ago

I’m wondering if the battery pack is hot swappable. I’d be surprised if it wasn’t.

qwytw 3y ago
Knowing Apple I would only be slightly surprised if there was some DRM chip which would lock a specific battery pack to the headset (and the other way around).
- solarmist 3y ago
  It’s a MagSafe cable, doesn’t that already pretty much do that?

paraboul 3y ago

Are you implying that voicing concerns about the potential societal implications of technology is no longer valid or justifiable?

jarym 3y ago
No one is preventing him from voicing his concerns. I do object to "ensure that every time we someone with that ugly Apple ski mask strapped to their faces we let them know how ridiculous it is" - that bit sounds like he wants to harass anyone who doesn't share HIS concerns.
- spacemadness 3y ago
  Not that it’s the same, but I remember people reacting this way to smartphones in public places. We seemingly consider the same behavior people raged about in the past as perfectly normal today.

_dain_ 3y ago

>No one is going to force him to buy one. Smartphones didn't exist 20 years ago, now you're forced to use one to participate in society.

jarym 3y ago
You’re also forced to use the internet for many everyday tasks and that wasn’t the case 30 years ago. Also credit cards are almost mandatory now with so many places going cashless. I do think we need to stop and think as a society but is a corporation to blame? Or a pair of fancy eyewear? Society evolves and changes, it’s been the way since early civilisation.