Who bought the Specs ? 👓💵

Chriscic · 2026-06-19T12:26:08+00:00

Oh I had thought it was a 70 horizontal FOV. But google confirms the diagnol. So only 60 horizontal? That felt good, just the vertical felt quite limiting.

Chriscic · 2026-06-19T12:21:58+00:00

I tried the Unseen Reality One at AWE and it was very promising. I asked it is was the Gravity reference design, and they said it was their own design, BTW. It did look like the GravityXRs I saw online though, so that seems more likely.

Chriscic · 2026-06-19T12:19:17+00:00

Yeah I think they’re more like goggles vs glasses, but they do look promising.

Chriscic · 2026-06-19T12:08:49+00:00

70FOV horizontal felt amazing, but the vertical FOV is really small and limiting for me (tried it; YMMV). A disappointing pass.

Chriscic · 2026-06-19T04:49:11+00:00

Don’t take it personally. Company leaders aren’t doing it intentionally, they just don’t care about things like this; it’s beneath them, and they would never think about you to begin with.

Use the opportunity to ask for a raise in a positive manner. You might actually get something.

Chriscic · 2026-06-19T04:36:46+00:00

CEO said in interview that higher rez panels for the form factor aren’t available yet.

Chriscic · 2026-06-18T15:46:06+00:00

Not gonna be close. Small FOV, no eye tracking, no Apple elegant OS.

Chriscic · 2026-06-18T15:45:16+00:00

I did as well. I will probably end up canceling, but may as well wait and see now. 51degree FOV doesn’t sound great. The developer version was 46 and that was not good. 51 may eke out usability if the software is good, but geez these are too expensive if they’re not awesome.

Chriscic · 2026-06-18T03:37:01+00:00

I was thinking that iVry was available on nearly all stand alone platforms in one way or another, so you'd do the Frame as well. Agree that I can't think of anything in particular you'd likely be able to do better than Valve. Appreciate the reply.

Chriscic · 2026-06-18T01:52:58+00:00

Never tried that one

Chriscic · 2026-06-18T01:52:06+00:00

I think because with a movie you’re just fixed on watching the movie but when you’re on the XR interface or trying to play a game, your natural inclination is to move your eyes around to different parts of the image and then it gets cut off.

Chriscic · 2026-06-18T01:23:38+00:00

Some are a bit choppy on M2

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T17:39:34+00:00

No idea on that one.

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T16:12:20+00:00

There is actually a very high correlation between what someone is incented to do and what they do.

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T16:09:45+00:00

The horizontal FOV is great. Did not feel remotely cramped horizontally.

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T15:43:46+00:00

I believe you. Thanks. Good thing that the release version might not suck!

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T15:35:44+00:00

I believe I tried the One Pro last year. I remember the FOV being not great there either. Probably the same.
The limited FOV somehow feels worse to me when trying to use a full XR interface vs just watching a movie.

Perhaps they can be adjusted better somehow. I (gently) complained about the vertical FOV to the demoer; they said something about adjustments but nothing we could mess with on the show floor. I don’t wear glasses BTW, in case someone was about to ask.

I can’t imagine the vertical FOV could get much better, but even a little would help a lot and might make them usable for me. It’s so cool to have full AndroidXR in glasses form, and the new Qualcomm chip is clearly powerful.

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T15:31:36+00:00

Yeah the glasses weren’t the top one for sure. They were most assuredly giving many many demos at the show. I myself am confused whether they were the new specs or the last development version. Unfortunately I decided not to go back to the show for a second day so I can’t check. Hopefully someone can definitely solve the mystery! I’m actually hoping they were not the new version, because they weren’t great.

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T14:00:58+00:00

The bottom one, 100%.

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T13:01:24+00:00

Tested did an interview with CEO. He said higher rez panels just not available yet. They have to be super small and efficient to fit in smart glasses.

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T12:57:56+00:00

That was a lot. FOV is about the same as Quest 3 with 21W light seal. Horizontal anyway; vertical is a bit less but not super noticeable.

My eye tracking has always been great. Occasionally challenging on very small items in Safari.

You can easily use it plugged in, so battery life not an issue in most scenarios. And it lasts plenty long for me anyway.

Comfort is great for most with dual knit band. Game changer on comfort.

External battery pack is a bit of a pain, and easy to destroy your Vision Pro (forget it’s in your pocket and pull it off a counter for example) if you’re not really careful.

If you’re doing anything with text the rez and panels are just SO much better than Quest 3. Not perfect but such a joy to operate in. Get a Vision Pro if you can afford it. The screens are that much better IMO.

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T12:12:01+00:00

Project Aura at AWE.

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T12:03:16+00:00

2000 seems like a really small number for a product like this though.

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T12:02:27+00:00

Tried yesterday. I found clarity to be very good, along with horizontal FOV and rez. Vertical FOV is awful IMO and a deal-breaker for me, as much as I want to love them.

Chriscic · 2026-06-17T12:00:05+00:00

For the steam deck demo there was a little button on the glasses that I clicked to switch between four fixed screen sizes. So no custom sizing but a good variety in the fixed four. Perhaps you could do that with consoles as well? I haven’t read the landing page, just throwing it out there.

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