But on the other hand, if you gave me one on the plane, I'm definitely putting it on throughout a 14h flight. Anything to let me escape the reality of flying long haul Economy.
It wouldn’t surprise me if the hardware could be locked to the user’s eyes, just as iPhones can be locked to the user’s fingerprint or face.
To get a jump on Apple Vision development I picked up a Hololens 1 and it also has 2 hour battery life on Ebay although right now I don’t know if I can stand to wear it for that long. The weird thing is that even after using it for 20 minutes I could not see computer screens the same way, I was already starting to want to drag windows off the monitor and have them hanging in space, do a ‘flower’ gesture to open the Windows menu, etc…
The Hololens 1 has the problem that it does not work outside in the day at all, it is just not bright enough to compete since it works by adding to (not subtracting from) light from the outside world. Inside the house though it can put "holograms" in all but the brightest places. No way I am installing Microsoft Streets & Trips on it and using it to navigate on foot or in the passenger seat of a car.
The Apple Vision will do better outside. For years I've been dreaming of making an Iron Man Halloween costume with a passthrough VR setup, even though I anticipate I'd need to have a handler to stay safe. I guess if I don't do it this year I won't get to do it before it becomes passe.
Not to mention, this is an M2 device, it'll sip power.