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> That may or may not be true in general, but air travel is one of the most oppressive environments people regularly find themselves in. What do you think is g
by latexr 2y ago
> That may or may not be true in general, but air travel is one of the most oppressive environments people regularly find themselves in.
What do you think is going to happen if, as the author predicts, “Apple Vision Pro will be on the face of every frequent flyer”?
My prediction is that the experience would get even shittier. Since everyone would be tuned out, there’d be even less reason for the airline to care.
- tesch1 2y agoMy prediction is that airlines will start offering VR headsets much like they added seatback screens.
- latexr 2y agoLovely, just what we need: cheap devices with a motion-sickness-inducing laggy passthrough, poor resolution screens (when they work at all), covered in other people’s face grease.
- tesch1 2y agoSolution: bring your own!
- JoshTriplett 2y agoDevices owned by someone else pointing a camera at your eyes and doing eye tracking...
- makeitdouble 2y agoI'd bet on them removing screens and not replacing them, potentially also getting rid of the headphone jack. Perhaps they extend the charging ports some airlines are offering, with a bit more juice than a phone's battery to let people use their device for a bit longer.
- chasd00 2y agoThat's a really interesting idea. Do planes have access to Starlink now? I could see a market for passengers to purchase a vr headset and decent inet connection on a flight. It would be tough to keep the headsets in good shape and clean though...
- nordsieck 2y ago> Do planes have access to Starlink now? There's a number of airlines that have signed contracts, like United. I think it'll take a while for everything to be completely rolled out.
- asciimov 2y agoSounds like a lovely way to get pink eye.
- nordsieck 2y ago> My prediction is that the experience would get even shittier. Since everyone would be tuned out, there’d be even less reason for the airline to care. What can the airlines do to make it worse? I suppose they could cut out soda and pretzels. And get rid of the HUD on the back of the chair. But I don't think most people care that much about that stuff, especially since a lot of chairs have power outlets on them, even in coach. IMO, the thing that people really care about is the amount of space they have access to - both width and depth. And I'm not sure how much more airlines can realistically squeeze that.