A young man used the very expensive Apple Vision Pro mixed reality glasses on the New York subway, another passenger recorded it and the video quickly went viral on X.
In the clip you can see who would be the technology influencer
Nikias Molina
typing in the air and sliding a screen that only he can see through the devices.
More like a science fiction movie than ever
.
It is the first massive sample of how humans could be seen in the future, when smartphones are partially replaced by glasses where you can work or consume content "in the air."
Working in the NYC subway on the go with Apple Vision Pro?!
🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/iVWiYlxjxP
— Alexxxx (@haig98) February 3, 2024
What are Apple Vision Pro glasses?
At the beginning of the month, Apple stores in the United States put the Vision Pro, its mixed reality glasses, on sale.
It's its first major release since the Apple Watch nine years ago.
The arrival of the Vision Pro is a milestone for lovers of virtual or augmented reality, who see this technology as the next chapter of life on the Internet after smartphones.
The Vision Pro glasses are the latest from Apple.
Photo: Bing Guan/Bloomberg
Reviewers certainly recognize a "wow" factor by noting its cutting-edge image quality and the joy of opening and closing apps floating through space using just your eyes and fingers.
However, the glasses are heavy, mess up the user's hair and require a bulky battery, they added.
Apple sees the Vision Pro as its first foray into "spatial computing," refusing to use the term virtual reality typically associated with technology enthusiasts.
The company said that 600 applications and games specifically designed for the Vision Pro are available, along with one million compatible applications.
600 applications and games specifically designed for the Vision Pro are available. Photo: BLOOMERG
Disney has partnered with Apple and will provide 150 3D movies at launch, both companies announced.
Netflix, Spotify and Google declined to modify their apps to fit the glasses, for now.
How much does the Apple Vision Pro cost?
They cost $3,499
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Given its high cost, as well as the weak success of similar and cheaper launches from Meta (Facebook's parent company), early reviews raised doubts about whether the Vision Pro will change the rules of the game, at least for now.
The Vision Pro is an "amazing" product, technology website The Verge wrote about it.
But "it also represents a series of big trade-offs" that are "impossible to ignore," he added.
They were released on sale on Friday, February 2.
Photo: AFP
It's "an impressive product, one that has been in the making for many years and billions of dollars," but "even after trying it, I still have no idea who or what this thing is supposed to be for," he wrote. for its part, the American newspaper The New York Times.
"Crazy"
The tweet, shared by the account @haig98, had more than 50 million views on X.
Among his two thousand comments, Molina's own response to a tweet that questioned the veracity of the act stands out.
In his response, the young man shares an incredible video of what he actually saw.
I was actually not trolling y'all.
pic.twitter.com/8fqmMmzn9O
— Nikias Molina (@NikiasMolina) February 4, 2024
One of the most “liked” responses is that of a person who highlights that the young man has been encouraged to use such an expensive product on the New York subway: “A guy who casually carries $3,500 on the New York subway.
Crazy
".
Another, in the same vein, wrote: “At a cost of $3,500, I'm surprised we haven't seen a video of one of these guys stealing it yet.”
I'm somewhere between “good lord that looks stupid” and “can I try it tho”
— Jonathan Edward Durham (@thisone0verhere) February 3, 2024
There are also those who were “worried” about the boy's eyesight
: “Ophthalmologists are about to get a salary increase in the next 3 to 5 years.”
There was also no shortage of those who highlighted how the passenger looks wearing the glasses on the subway: "I'm somewhere between "My God, that looks stupid" and "Can I try?" Or the fatalists: "With such devices, The world will be more isolated and lonely.
"The long-term impact of this will be terrible and crazy."
A comment on the topic in X. Photo: X
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What are Apple Vision Pro glasses?
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How much does the Apple Vision Pro cost?
: AFP