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> could anyone have imagined walking into a living room 30 years ago [0] and seeing everyone hunched over a phone? Or 80 years ago and seeing everyone around a television?

True, but is it so different to be hunched over a phone than hunched over a book. You can still just look up and be present. With a headset, well… there isn’t such a parallel.

Maybe the Sony Walkman is a better comparison because finally you could go out in the world buffered from it.



> You can still just look up and be present.

AV is slightly different b/c it's trying to let people still be present. Is it enough and will it work still remains to be seen.


Isn’t AR comparable to a headset the same way VR is to noise-cancelled headsets ?


GP said 'AV' (not 'AR') for 'Apple Vision' I assume - which 'tries to allow people to be present' through the 'EyeSight' feature (where it reveals the wearer's eyes, becomes translucent).


Correct. Apple Vision (AV) is also AR first which will help people remain present in their environment. Will it work that way in practice remains to be seen.


Sure ! And still the Walkman only takes one sense away, AR/VR intervene in two senses.


and apple just showcased how their headset DOES allow for intrusion and awareness of the world around it




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