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Fell Asleep in Vision Pro

24 points by wslh 3y ago

bemusedthrow75 3y ago
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- plasma_beam 3y ago
  Three years ago, when Air Pods Max came out I recall seeing comments on HN about the anticipation of seeing people wear their big bulky expensive headphones on a plane. I was embarrassed for a while to wear mine in public or in video calls. Now? I don’t think twice about it. Three years from now I could see something similar with Vision Pro.
  - jasonjmcghee 3y ago
    I’m honestly surprised how infrequently i see people wear AirPods Max. I see sony equivalent 10-50x more and beats quite frequently too. But, just looked up the price and didn’t realize they were $550. Wow. That explains a lot of it. Even the newest Sonys are just over $300- i thought that was expensive
paulkrush 3y ago
Wow interesting read. I am sure it might be a little one sided, but this is still a great data point.
wkat4242 3y ago
"not embarrassed to wear it in public" This sounds like the makings of the glasshole 2.0 phenomenon. A lot of people don't want to be filmed even if it's not officially recorded.
- jasonjmcghee 3y ago
  “Officially recorded”? Is it being recorded? Assumed it was just a live feed
  - wkat4242 3y ago
    Parts of the images recorded by such systems can usually be retained 'for improving tracking quality'. Also the user can obviously activate recording whenever they want. I would not be happy to see vision pro users in a coffee shop I visit and would petition to ban them just like Google glass was. I had a Google glass myself I used at work and I always had a big sticker over the camera. But on the vision pro it has too many cameras to block and obviously it won't work anymore then.
- lurking_swe 3y ago
  what do you think happens when you walk into a store? public transit? Or even walk in very high traffic areas? I think google glass was different. it had a very visible camera on the front AND its primary purpose was to capture moments in daily life. Vision pro is none of that. In fact, reviews say video capture is poor quality. I struggle to see the similarity personally.
  - atoav 3y ago
    Where I live it would still illegal to film people without their consent. You wearing a thing doesn't create that consent. And quite frankly even if it wasn't illegal, just assuming others have to be ok with this is a dick move. If you ever showed up to my party wearing these glasses and didn't put them down at the door I would kick you out and never invite you again. And I would not be wrong, except in a world where people are like: "well actually".
    - lurking_swe 3y ago
      Oh I agree it’s uncanny and stupid. But in my mind, the word “filming” = recording reality and SAVING IT (or broadcasting it) somewhere. Is pass through video for the purpose of seeing what’s going on around you and navigating considered “filming”? When i’m in public i don’t expect privacy.
      - lurking_swe 3y ago
        i’m curios, does your city / country allow tesla vehicles on the road? They film without your consent as well, for lane assist and “self driving”. where does one draw the line?

24 points by wslh 3y ago

bemusedthrow75 3y ago

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plasma_beam 3y ago
Three years ago, when Air Pods Max came out I recall seeing comments on HN about the anticipation of seeing people wear their big bulky expensive headphones on a plane. I was embarrassed for a while to wear mine in public or in video calls. Now? I don’t think twice about it. Three years from now I could see something similar with Vision Pro.
- jasonjmcghee 3y ago
  I’m honestly surprised how infrequently i see people wear AirPods Max. I see sony equivalent 10-50x more and beats quite frequently too. But, just looked up the price and didn’t realize they were $550. Wow. That explains a lot of it. Even the newest Sonys are just over $300- i thought that was expensive

paulkrush 3y ago

Wow interesting read. I am sure it might be a little one sided, but this is still a great data point.

wkat4242 3y ago

"not embarrassed to wear it in public" This sounds like the makings of the glasshole 2.0 phenomenon. A lot of people don't want to be filmed even if it's not officially recorded.

jasonjmcghee 3y ago
“Officially recorded”? Is it being recorded? Assumed it was just a live feed
- wkat4242 3y ago
  Parts of the images recorded by such systems can usually be retained 'for improving tracking quality'. Also the user can obviously activate recording whenever they want. I would not be happy to see vision pro users in a coffee shop I visit and would petition to ban them just like Google glass was. I had a Google glass myself I used at work and I always had a big sticker over the camera. But on the vision pro it has too many cameras to block and obviously it won't work anymore then.
lurking_swe 3y ago
what do you think happens when you walk into a store? public transit? Or even walk in very high traffic areas? I think google glass was different. it had a very visible camera on the front AND its primary purpose was to capture moments in daily life. Vision pro is none of that. In fact, reviews say video capture is poor quality. I struggle to see the similarity personally.
- atoav 3y ago
  Where I live it would still illegal to film people without their consent. You wearing a thing doesn't create that consent. And quite frankly even if it wasn't illegal, just assuming others have to be ok with this is a dick move. If you ever showed up to my party wearing these glasses and didn't put them down at the door I would kick you out and never invite you again. And I would not be wrong, except in a world where people are like: "well actually".
  - lurking_swe 3y ago
    Oh I agree it’s uncanny and stupid. But in my mind, the word “filming” = recording reality and SAVING IT (or broadcasting it) somewhere. Is pass through video for the purpose of seeing what’s going on around you and navigating considered “filming”? When i’m in public i don’t expect privacy.
    - lurking_swe 3y ago
      i’m curios, does your city / country allow tesla vehicles on the road? They film without your consent as well, for lane assist and “self driving”. where does one draw the line?