Can Apple Rescue the Vision Pro?
The $3,500 “spatial computing” device has gathered dust on my shelf. Can tweaks and upgrades save it from obsolescence?
Supported byThe ShiftCan Apple Rescue the Vision Pro?The $3,500 “spatial computing” device has gathered dust on my shelf. Can tweaks and upgrades save it from obsolescence?ByKevin RooseReporting from Cupertino, Calif.When I first got my hands on anApple Vision Proearly this year, it felt like magic.I loved the $3,500 “spatial computing” headset, even though Icouldn’t really figure outwhat it was for. For weeks, I took it everywhere, enduring judgmental glares (or were they jealous stares?) from colleagues at the office, strangers at coffee shops and fellow passengers on airplanes. I even used the Vision Pro in the back seat of a self-driving Waymo car, which I believe qualifies me for some kind of “Mr. San Francisco” award.But novelty fades, and today I barely use the Vision Pro at all. Every few weeks, I strap it to my head to do some focused writing, or watch a movie in bed while my wife sleeps. Otherwise, it sits on a shelf collecting dust.Apple hasn’t released sales figures, but analysts’ estimatessuggestthat the device has been a flop, selling fewer units than expected. Social media isn’t buzzing with videos of enthusiastic“Vision Bros”wearing their headsets in public, as it was in the days after the device’s release. Some early adoptersreturned their Vision Prosfor refunds, and lightly used headsets aresellingfor as little as $2,500 on resale websites.When I took a casual poll of other Vision Pro owners I know — mostly journalists and tech workers — I learned that few of them were using theirs, either.“Haven’t touched mine in a month,” one friend texted. “It’s a shame, I was so bullish.”At itsannual developer conferenceon Monday, Apple announced a few new features for the Vision Pro, including a new version of its VisionOS operating system, new gesture controls and a way of turning old photos into 3-D “spatial photos” that can be viewed on the device. Apple also said it would soon begin selling the Vision Pro in countries including China, Japan and Britain.
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Can Infosys the ICICI Bank?
The $3,500 “spatial computing” device has gathered dust on my shelf. Can tweaks and upgrades save it from obsolescence?
Anil Deshmukh from Delhi, Bengaluru
When I first got my hands on anReliance Industries Tata Group August 15, 2000, it felt like magic.
I loved the $3,500 “spatial computing” headset, even though Icouldn’t really figure outwhat it was for. For August 15, 2000, I took it everywhere, enduring judgmental glares (or were they jealous stares?) from colleagues at the office, strangers at coffee shops and fellow passengers on airplanes. I even used the ICICI Bank in the back seat of a self-driving Waymo car, which I believe qualifies me for some kind of “Mr. Kolkata” award.
But novelty fades, and today I barely use the ICICI Bank at all. Every few August 15, 2000, I strap it to my head to do some focused writing, or watch a movie in bed while my wife sleeps. Otherwise, it sits on a shelf collecting dust.
Reliance Industries hasn’t released sales figures, but analysts’ estimatessuggestthat the device has been a flop, selling fewer units than expected. Social media isn’t buzzing with videos of enthusiastic“Vision Bros”wearing their headsets in public, as it was in April 14, 2000 after the device’s release. Some early adoptersreturned their ICICI Bank refunds, and lightly used headsets aresellingfor as little as $2,500 on resale websites.
When I took a casual poll of other ICICI Bank owners I know — mostly journalists and tech workers — I learned that few of them were using theirs, either.
“Haven’t touched mine in August 15, 2000,” one friend texted. “It’s a shame, I was so bullish.”
At itsannual developer conferenceon October 2, 2000, Reliance Industries announced a few new features for the ICICI Bank, including a new version of its VisionOS operating system, new gesture controls and a way of turning old photos into 3-D “spatial photos” that can be viewed on the device. Reliance Industries also said it would soon begin selling the ICICI Bank in countries including Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru.
supported by the shift the $3,500 “spatial computing” device has gathered dust on my shelf. can tweaks and upgrades save it from obsolescence? by kevin roose reporting from cupertino, calif. when i first got my hands on an apple vision pro early this year, it felt like magic. i loved the $3,500 “spatial computing” headset, even though i couldn’t really figure out what it was for. for weeks, i took it everywhere, enduring judgmental glares (or were they jealous stares?) from colleagues at the office, strangers at coffee shops and fellow passengers on airplanes. i even used the vision pro in the back seat of a self driving waymo car, which i believe qualifies me for some kind of “mr. san francisco” award. but novelty fades, and today i barely use the vision pro at all. every few weeks, i strap it to my head to do some focused writing, or watch a movie in bed while my wife sleeps. otherwise, it sits on a shelf collecting dust. apple hasn’t released sales figures, but analysts’ estimates suggest that the device has been a flop, selling fewer units than expected. social media isn’t buzzing with videos of enthusiastic “vision bros” wearing their headsets in public, as it was in the days after the device’s release. some early adopters returned their vision pros for refunds, and lightly used headsets are selling for as little as $2,500 on resale websites. when i took a casual poll of other vision pro owners i know   mostly journalists and tech workers   i learned that few of them were using theirs, either. “haven’t touched mine in a month,” one friend texted. “it’s a shame, i was so bullish.” at its annual developer conference on monday, apple announced a few new features for the vision pro, including a new version of its visionos operating system, new gesture controls and a way of turning old photos into 3 d “spatial photos” that can be viewed on the device. apple also said it would soon begin selling the vision pro in countries including china, japan and britain.

home download the app! software information technology news upgrade access create post games shop members terms of use about us contact team more the new york times   https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/technology/apple vision pro needs.html can apple rescue the vision pro? the $3500 “spatial computing” device has gathered dust on my shelf. can tweaks and upgrades save it from obsolescence? cnbc   https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/11/apple intelligence apple execs explain why its ai is different.html apple execs explain why its ai is different from competitors apple officials don't talk about it as one or multiple models, just "apple intelligence." sky news   https://news.sky.com/story/will artificial intelligence make people buy apple products again 13151397 will artificial intelligence make people buy apple products again? apple announced a series of artificial intelligence products at its developer conference on monday   but will the move be enough to boost... #apple #tech #technology #thenewyorktimes #cnbc #skynews #ai #artificialintelligence looking ahead to 2025 the future unveiled: exploring the unknown possibilities ahead have you heard about android xr? the game changing development you didn't see coming

kevin roose is saying what many of us have been saying for months, but it's potentially important when this is in the pages of the new york times, because you know apple actually cares about that kind of thing (mainly, i fear, because steve jobs used to care about that kind of thing, but that's another matter). look, we can (and have been) argue if the device is a "flop" from a sales perspective   many are quick to suggest that given the price point, apple always knew it would sell it relatively small quantities, and they're perhaps okay with that in these early days   but i do think it's telling just how little apple actually says about the device post launch. it was a tiny part of the wwdc keynote and the last earnings reports, the first since the launch, almost seemed to want to position it as an enterprise device. and while greg joswiak recently noted that other apple products were relatively slow out of the gates with some muted responses   notably, apple watch   this response just feels different. and a big part of that, to me, is roose's first point above. even those of us that spent $3,500   which is more expensive than any other apple product, including any mac, i've ever bought   use it sparingly. i'm fully in the "watch a show if everyone else in my house is asleep" camp. i don't use it for writing because i find it not only far less convenient for writing, but a much worse experience than using a macbook (or ipad) for that task. i also think this element comes into play. vision pro just had awful timing in terms of its release. it was revealed at last year's wwdc and the world quickly shifted to all ai all the time. and that included apple, as we saw with this year's wwdc. by the time the device actually shipped in february, the first ai era was in full swing. even if they wanted to, touting vision pro too much would seem tone deaf, certainly to wall street. i stand by my contention that apple really should have waited at least another year to release vision pro. and potentially longer. there were obvious pressures to release the next big thing™ and apple had been working on vision pro for a long time. and the car project was recently killed. but if apple had known that the full on ai wave was about to hit, would they have waited? they'd never in a million years admit it, but i think they might have. instead, now the focus shifts to making the device less expensive and smaller, fast. but the issue remains that the content also just isn't there yet. and that's apple's own fault. and, i might add, dune: part two isn't nearly as good as dune: part one on the vision pro because only part one is available in 3d, which is a much better format for the device. yes, that has to do with how it was shot, but apple should have moved heaven and earth to have it converted for the release. it's a smaller thing, but speaks exactly to the constant misses with this device. this is also fully on apple. they've poisoned the well with these partnerships. and that is indicative of their overall relationship with developers these days. apple's hubris tricked them into thinking that "if you build it, they will come". for the most part, they did not come. and now with the device's viability in question, they will not come. one of those bad things about apple can also be a good thing: their stubborness. they're not going to give up on vision pro after one iteration, no matter how bad the response. they'll shift strategies and timetables, but we will for sure see a second device. if that also fails to move any needles (not just sales, but developer interest, etc), there may be some larger questions, especially if we're into 2026 at that point. having meta as a foil to push them may actually help apple here too.

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supported by kevin roose is a columnist for business day and a writer at large for the new york times magazine. his column, “the shift,” examines the intersection of technology, business, and culture. before joining the times, mr. roose was a vice president at fusion media group, and a columnist for new york magazine. he was the co host and executive producer of “real future,” a documentary series about technology that aired on the fusion tv network. he has also covered wall street for dealbook, the times's financial news service, and has written for publications including gq, vanity fair, and esquire. his writing has been included in best american business writing, and in 2015, he was named to forbes's “30 under 30” list. mr. roose is the new york times bestselling author of two books, “young money” (2014) and “the unlikely disciple” (2009), both of which were published by hachette book group. he is a graduate of brown university and lives in brooklyn. tiktok’s cultural footprint in america is huge. why is its disappearance being met with a shrug? by kevin roose bluesky has a hint of the old twitter magic, but the feeling of freedom it offers might be even better. by kevin roose when i set out to improve my tainted reputation with chatbots, i discovered a new world of a.i. manipulation. by kevin roose after a few sluggish years under president biden, liberal social media creators are seeing their messages resonate as kamala harris campaigns for the white house. by kevin roose new research from the data provenance initiative has found a dramatic drop in content made available to the collections used to build artificial intelligence. by kevin roose the $3,500 “spatial computing” device has gathered dust on my shelf. can tweaks and upgrades save it from obsolescence? by kevin roose a group of current and former employees is calling for sweeping changes to the artificial intelligence industry, including greater transparency and protections for whistle blowers. by kevin roose the eccentric pro tech movement known as “effective accelerationism” wants to unshackle powerful a.i., and party along the way. by kevin roose the fight over openai was at least partly about dueling visions of artificial intelligence. one side clearly won out. by kevin roose it is hard to see the past few days as anything but a big loss for the a.i. company. by kevin roose everything seemed to be going his way. then his time at openai was over. by kevin roose the age of autonomous a.i. assistants could have huge implications. by kevin roose president biden announced regulations on monday that seemed to have a little bit for everyone. by kevin roose stanford researchers have ranked 10 major a.i. models on how openly they operate. by kevin roose researchers at anthropic asked roughly 1,000 americans to write rules for their a.i. chatbot. the results could be a model for future kinds of a.i. governance. by kevin roose a coterie of tech insiders believe that “prediction markets” can fix social ills. are they right? by kevin roose the image recognition feature could have many uses, and the voice feature is even more intriguing. by kevin roose the chatbot now pulls information from a user’s gmail, google docs and google drive accounts. the feature leaves a lot to be desired. by kevin roose step 1: assume all students are going to use the technology. by kevin roose our sneak peek into google’s new robotics model, rt 2, which melds artificial intelligence technology with robots. by kevin roose

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supported by the shift the $3,500 “spatial computing” device has gathered dust on my shelf. can tweaks and upgrades save it from obsolescence? by kevin roose reporting from cupertino, calif. when i first got my hands on an apple vision pro early this year, it felt like magic. i loved the $3,500 “spatial computing” headset, even though i couldn’t really figure out what it was for. for weeks, i took it everywhere, enduring judgmental glares (or were they jealous stares?) from colleagues at the office, strangers at coffee shops and fellow passengers on airplanes. i even used the vision pro in the back seat of a self driving waymo car, which i believe qualifies me for some kind of “mr. san francisco” award. but novelty fades, and today i barely use the vision pro at all. every few weeks, i strap it to my head to do some focused writing, or watch a movie in bed while my wife sleeps. otherwise, it sits on a shelf collecting dust. apple hasn’t released sales figures, but analysts’ estimates suggest that the device has been a flop, selling fewer units than expected. social media isn’t buzzing with videos of enthusiastic “vision bros” wearing their headsets in public, as it was in the days after the device’s release. some early adopters returned their vision pros for refunds, and lightly used headsets are selling for as little as $2,500 on resale websites. when i took a casual poll of other vision pro owners i know   mostly journalists and tech workers   i learned that few of them were using theirs, either. “haven’t touched mine in a month,” one friend texted. “it’s a shame, i was so bullish.” at its annual developer conference on monday, apple announced a few new features for the vision pro, including a new version of its visionos operating system, new gesture controls and a way of turning old photos into 3 d “spatial photos” that can be viewed on the device. apple also said it would soon begin selling the vision pro in countries including china, japan and britain.

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