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It's essentially a cheaper and lighter AVP without the Apple ecosystem. There's nothing revolutionary about this device.

Every time a major tech company comes out with a new headset, I check one thing: Does it have a light field display? (In this case, no it doesn't.) In 5-10 years, headsets are going to be much better. Your eyes will be able to focus on objects like they do in real space and you won't have to deal with the hassle of an external battery.

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"lighter" is the revolutionary bit.

A huge impediment to VR uptake is having to go through the process of strapping a brick to one's face.

This isn't quite the "just putting on a pair of glasses" experience, but it's much closer to that than the former.

Its lighter form factor is more evolutionary than revolutionary. The AVP has some unnecessary extras such as the outward-facing display. If Apple wanted, it could make an Apple Vision Air with the latest A-series chip, a much lighter form factor and a much lower price - just like Meta VR Glasses.

More compact lenses are a constant improvement, but one of the main things here is just moving compute and power off of your head. Which many have done before.

Honestly I don't know why that's not more common. I've used puck-based ones, they're great - far less heat and mass on your face is a major benefit. They're also usually easier to plan upgrades for, as the two most costly pieces (which do very different things and have very different progress cycles) are separated.

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