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Apple reportedly cuts production of Vision Pro headset after poor sales

17 points by devonnull ago | 6 comments

vitaelabitur |next [-]

I feel a lot of us are starting to reject new tech that seeks to aggressively deepen our digital immersion.

throw310822 |root |parent |next [-]

VR/AR headsets are a super cool tech that I'd love to use but I don't dare buying, because it feels too isolating.

vitaelabitur |root |parent [-]

It's ironic I've been waiting for smart glasses with displays ever since I found them in books and films as a kid, but now I see them as artifacts signaling a dystopian future. That they are tied to Meta does not help.

petersumskas |root |parent [-]

Yes! I have a similar reaction.

I often think of Jack Vance’s “Eyes of the Overworld”. They hid the reality of a decaying world behind a fabulous facade.

rchaud |root |parent |previous [-]

Very easy to do when priced at $3500 and brazenly designed to deepen their own walled garden lock-in.

metalman |previous [-]

in other news, interest in vintage cassette tapes continues to rise along side new vinyl record pressings and wired headphones

how out of touch does a company have to be to think that they can sell spatial disorientation and nausea as features

puke pro, now with chunks!