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Meta VR Glasses

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  1. Grombobulous · · focus · HN ↗
    It’s HoloLens reinvented I guess.

    What problem does it solve? I see a bunch of potential uses but I don’t see any problems looking to be solved.

    Will I like gaming better if I control the games with my hands instead of a controller?

    Will I like working in my glasses better than my laptop screen? Or even a dual laptop screen like a ZenBook Duo? Or a cheap second portable display? Do these glasses fit better in a backpack than a laptop and a second portable screen? They can’t collapse flat.

    Are these glasses more portable and convenient than a smartphone? What are the benefits to watching an NBA game on this compared to a phone or my TV screen at home?

    I can’t believe Meta is blowing their money on this stuff still.

    1. bookofjoe · · focus · HN ↗
      Related: I watched one (1) live NBA game on Vision Pro. It was terrible in all ways compared to watching on TV. Same with a live baseball game. Apple doesn't grok sports.
      1. boogieknite · · focus · HN ↗
        i thought it was incredible compared to watching on tv. the scale, the proximity, the fidelity. i even had my virtual desktop open so the "second screen" experience was pretty much intact
        1. bookofjoe · · focus · HN ↗
          What made it less than ideal for me was the fact that I couldn't see the pitches en route to the batter in the big view — only in the much higher resolution inset "Jumbotron."
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