-OQO- t1_j5yxf2d wrote on January 26, 2023 at 3:15 PM

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While I’m sure they’re amazing, they’re just too frick’n expensive. How are people supposed to appreciate something like that?

And what are they supposed to do; play Beat Saber?

They’re amazing for the devs and the clients like aerospace and medical because they’re using bespoke software.

Until there’s a killer app, doesn’t matter how good the hardware is.

kingand4 t1_j604h2d wrote on January 26, 2023 at 7:45 PM

This is spot on. The trouble is the killer app turns out to be many industrial tasks (warehouse inventory, assembly and disassembly procedures, procedures in general, etc. -- take a look at the recent Vuforia products for more examples), but the form factor, durability, and field of view just aren't good enough for those applications yet.