Wagner James Au / New World Notes
Author, strategist, virtual world reporter
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Category: Vision Pro
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Official Second Life App Optimized for Vision Pro? Here Are Some Pros and Cons (Comment of the Week)
Brian Aviator exploring Second Life in his Vision Pro while also reading New World Notes on the web While it's possible to run the iOS version of Second Life on Apple's Vision Pro, what would an optimized Vision Pro version of Second Life be like? In Comments, longtime virtual worlds developer/theorist/educator Gwyneth Llewelyn considers the…
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Here's the world's newest VR/AR headset accessing the longest-running metaverse platform: That's right, a playable version of Second Life in Apple Vision Pro! This comes courtesy of Brian Aviator, who's in the closed Alpha testing group for Second Life's upcoming iOS app, and got it to run in his new Vision Pro. (Direction on doing…
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Philip Rosedale wrote a hands-on (eyes-on?) review of the Apple Vision Pro, based on a demo that technically and experientially dazzled him — and also gave him a potential neck strain: I found myself at one point actually resting my chin in my hand with my elbow on the table because… it’s that heavy. And…
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Since Vision Pro reviews frequently bring up the problem of tangled and messy hair from wearing the head-mounted display — it's even a key complaint in the much-read Verge analysis — I asked an actual expert about the topic! Isadora McKenna, an LA/Denver-based stylist, has been giving celebrities excellent hair for years, from Alanis Morissette…
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Tantalizing rumor tidbit from the largely reliable MacRumors: Apple has sold upwards of 200,000 Vision Pro headsets, MacRumors has learned from a source with knowledge of Apple's sales numbers… Last Monday, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that Apple had sold an estimated 160,000 to 180,000 Vision Pro units during the pre-order weekend for the device, so sales may…
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Really interesting comment thread on the Vision Pro, and how it compares with the launch of the iPhone back in 2007. Good points from reader "Nadeja", highlighting its limitations as a computer replacement — and coming challenges for Vision Pro owners with long hair: I also remember the iPhone critics comparing it to the contemporary…
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Apple Vision Pro’s High Price is Not a Problem Because It’s a COMPUTER, not a Peripheral — Jeff Yang
Before we close out this week of Apple Vision Pro, here’s a really good point that’s not being covered much (at all?) from my colleague and IFTF research head, Jeff Yang: Still can’t get over how much people miss the point of Apple Vision Pro. It isn’t a peripheral like Quest. It’s a FULL COMPUTER.…
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