I wore Apple’s Vision Pro on a train from New Jersey to New York. Briefly. Not even to use, just to see how it fit. That few seconds was enough. I put it away again. I felt as awkward as anyone would feel with a futuristic $3,499 wearable computer on my face in public.
The Apple Vision Pro has sparked all sorts of reactions in just a few weeks, from amazement to fury. Amid these takes have been, of course, the wearers. People in public, in malls, walking robot dogs, in downtown Tokyo, skiing, on scooters, in Cybertrucks and even behind the wheel of a car. The Vision Bros. The New Glassholes. Whatever you want to call them, it needs to stop.
You can’t really stop anyone from doing things for the likes or the views or the lulz. I can try, though. Please, please, stop doing this. Please.
I’ve worn many headsets over the years, and I test-drive the future a lot. There are several reasons why you shouldn’t do this. Obvious reasons. Not the least of which is that you look like a tool. But mostly the Vision Pro isn’t meant to be worn while walking around. Regardless of the headset’s passthrough camera technology, it’s not a pair of smart glasses like Meta’s Ray-Bans.
The Vision Pro and other mixed reality VR headsets can make you feel, at best, like you’re not in an enclosed VR headset at all. It can be amazing. However, it’s best used as a quality-of-life feature at home. They work best at home, where they’re intended to be used. Not outside. At home.
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Travel Mode is only optimized for planesÂ
OK, well maybe not always at home. The Vision Pro has a Travel Mode, and it lets you use it while in motion… on a plane. Specifically planes. Planes have steady movement, generally, and Apple has optimized this mode only for planes right now, with the intent that it prevents apps around you from drifting out of position as the plane moves.
Trains may sometimes work with Travel Mode, but in a car, on a bike…
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