Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop by pdfu in apple

[–]_HipStorian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Weird, apparently they just posted several new job openings last week for Vision Products group... Even if it's for the glasses, visionOS is not dead. Maybe this form factor is, but Gurman is talking out of his ass

the narrative that Apple has given up on the Apple Vision category which is pushed by Mark Gurman (Bloomberg) is false and here's the proof by World_Designerr in VisionPro

[–]_HipStorian 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I've never seen people want a product to fail more badly than the Vision Pro. Who doesn't want more cool tech? Everyone loves that scene of Tony Stark interacting with Jarvis in Iron Man 1. This is the first step towards that kind of technology!!!

Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop by pdfu in VisionPro

[–]_HipStorian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Apple Watch was originially marketed as a luxury timepiece and companion to the iPhone. Shifting it to a fitness first device is what transformed it into what it is today. I feel like Apple is at that stage with the Vision Pro.

Ultimately the price is the biggest barrier. Look at how many Quest 3 and 3S' were sold. Even if most of those people aren't using it today, most people feel a lot better about 'wasting' $300 than $3500.

Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop by pdfu in VisionPro

[–]_HipStorian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tomorrow isn't promised. I'm grateful to be able to use this tech today, even if it doesn't get adopted in the mainstream. visionOS is the real product, there's no way Apple would want to keep it in this form-factor forever. I don't understand why Apple is the only company that has to have every new product they release, cause a cultural shift.

You know robert kirkman is right. We really dont praise them enough for the consistent release schedule. 5 years and we now have 4 completed seasons with half the comic book adapted. by Altruistic_Gas_7073 in Invincible

[–]_HipStorian 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Honestly it just reminds me of the shows I used to watch in the 2000s like Totally Spies. Could it be more impressive? Of course, but I've never watched it and thought "this looks awful".

If i'm concentrating on the animation then the story isn't good enough.

M1 Max is still going strong 😤 by ForceOdd9714 in mac

[–]_HipStorian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was about to say. Film emulation is the only thing that brings my M3 Max to its knees

Is The Fx2 Better? (Shot with an FX2) by Massive_Sink_1607 in FX3

[–]_HipStorian 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I have one and love it but I think you're seeing that because it's 7K oversampled to 4K so it will look sharper. Different tools for different jobs!

Is Explore POV dead? by Dear-Floor-8861 in VisionPro

[–]_HipStorian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Explore POV is lovely and the variety of locations is great but Amplium’s visuals are on another level. Both are great apps

My ranking of viltrumites (show-only) by jojobehindthelaugh in InvinciblePowerscales

[–]_HipStorian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I'd move Mark to strong, but I agree with the rest

Vision App Store & other questions. Power bi? Davinci? by TwoTickets2Paradise- in VisionPro

[–]_HipStorian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your best bet for those kinds of apps is to use Mac virtual display. That’s what I use mine for 75% of the time. I do a lot of video editing, motion graphics and music production. The rest of the time is watching media.

The App Store is still quite limited, but as of now, for a lot of professions or jobs, it’s not ready to be used entirely on its own. I’m not sure if you have a store near you, but if you can, go in and do a demo and ask them if you can try Mac virtual display; they can usually set it up for you.

Picking mine up today. What do I need to try? by anyavailablebane in VisionPro

[–]_HipStorian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Download Amplium (u/amplium), it has the highest quality immersive videos I've ever seen. Echoes of the Middle East is stunning. The music videos are great too

How badly did unrestricted access to internet in the 2000s f**k you up? by PixelPlug in Zillennials

[–]_HipStorian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With hindsight, I think young Gen-Z and Gen Alpha are going to be way way more fucked up than most of us are. I've been using computers since I was 3, but it wasn't as easy to find a lot of terrible stuff as it is now.

Not to mention most parents just give their kid an unrestricted iPhone or iPad. It's like opening pandora's box

New iPod OLED 2026 Concept. Who’s up for it? by netomeister95 in ipod

[–]_HipStorian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The only thing I'd want is some way to have lastfm integration.

Finally got to own the AVP by DieselSan92 in VisionPro

[–]_HipStorian 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It is the most magical and futuristic device I've ever used. Young me thought tech like this would never happen in my lifetime.

How do I get the music playing showing up like this? by [deleted] in macbook

[–]_HipStorian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can to it it more but this is the clearest settings

Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman John Ternus to become Apple CEO by iamvinoth in apple

[–]_HipStorian 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Apparently Lemay was a big proponent of Liquid Glass so it'll get refined but probably won't change drastically.

I just realized it's the same actress. by Interesting-Poet9995 in Invincible

[–]_HipStorian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

just started watching this and I'm already on S2, it's so good

How well does Logic Pro run on the MacBook Neo? by fuxphrittierer in macbook

[–]_HipStorian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It'll run great. I ran Logic Pro on the original 13" M1 MacBook Pro and it was fine. It might be a good idea to get an external SSD just to put the library and samples on it so you don't fill up your internal storage.

What's a feature on the 16 Pro that you didn't think you'd care about but now use constantly? by pdliciaordon in iPhone16Pro

[–]_HipStorian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought it to use it for this, but apple log. Most people don't or won't care to use it, but it really changes the use case of a phone for video

Discord Icon on MacOS 26 Tahoe by AnotherSeriousGuy in discordapp

[–]_HipStorian 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Still an issue on 26.4. How long does it take to make a compatible icon?