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Casey Neistat is right about the Apple Vision Pro
…And other companies should get on board or they’ll get left behind.
When the iPhone first launched in June 2007, it had a 3.5-inch display, a two-megapixel rear-facing camera, didn’t have a default YouTube app, didn’t allow users to customize the wallpaper, and until iOS 5, the iPhone didn’t have its proprietary chat interface, iMessage.
The latest flagship smartphone from Apple, the iPhone 15 Pro, does indeed have a default YouTube app. Additionally, users can even multitask, add widgets to the Home Screen, track fitness, allows biometric authentication, and so much more.
Apple’s next big thing, announced last June during WWDC, is the Apple Vision Pro: the tech giant’s take on augmented reality, or as Tim Cook says, “spatial computing.”
I’ll be honest, I haven’t used the Vision Pro yet. However, there is no reason for me to even consider the purchase. And 99% of consumers are in the same boat as me. This is the worst Vision Pro that Apple will ever create. There will be more of them and they will get better.
That brings us to Casey Neistat. So far, Neistat’s video is the best I’ve watched on the Vision Pro (although I am patiently waiting for Cleo Abram’s). Using two battery packs, Neistat strolled New York City wearing the headset for an entire day.
Following his stroll, Neistat offers his opinion on the Vision Pro and argues that this is the “future of computing.” But not in the way you might think.
The current rendition of Vision Pro is weird. It’s hard to imagine that people are going to use and wear it every single day. It’s also extremely heavy. However, Neistat is absolutely right. This is the future of using computers.
The Vision Pro in its current state isn’t the future of computing, but whatever the Vision Pro actually becomes. It’s not foldable smartphones or cloud gaming. Those are temporary solutions to fix problems that don’t push technology forward as we know it.
Consumers have not been very receptive towards wearable technology, with the exception of the smartwatch, because the technology hasn’t been great. Every review of the Vision Pro I’ve seen points out that there isn’t a reason why most of the general public should buy this product right now. It’s $3,500 and lacks app support.
Imagine a world where spatial computing technology exists without the need for a bulky headset. Imagine a world where the glasses you’ll need to wear are no different than the Ray-Bans I’m wearing right now. That’s the world I’m waiting for.
