Summary
The Vision Pro is Apple's new $3,500 virtual reality headset.
Since its debut in February, users have found new ways to use this latest iteration of a decades-old technology: scrolling TikTok at work, driving Tesla's Cybertruck, recording their kid's birth.
But can VR truly integrate into our daily lives? Or will it forever remain a niche technology for geeks and gamers?
Endless Thread dives into the history of VR and its potential for the future.
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Credits: This episode was written and produced by Cici Yongshi Yu. Mix and sound design by Emily Jankowski. The hosts are Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson.
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| 0:00.0 | Funding for this podcast comes from Math Works, creators of Mat Lab and Simulink software, |
| 0:06.0 | accelerating the pace of engineering and science. Learn more at Math Works. |
| 0:11.0 | com |
| 0:12.0 | W-B-U-R Podcasts. Work's |
| 0:15.0 | W-B-U-R podcasts, Boston. Amory, how do you feel about face-based technology? |
| 0:27.0 | You're going to have to get more specific, we're going to be here for a while. |
| 0:32.0 | I mean, I think your glasses are face-based technology, you know? |
| 0:35.0 | Or like a nose warmer is probably a face-based. |
| 0:40.0 | I'd benefit from one of those. |
| 0:42.0 | All right, I'm talking about virtual reality, mixed reality, extended reality, augmented reality, |
| 0:49.1 | all the extra realities. |
| 0:52.0 | Am I augmenting your reality right now? |
| 0:54.0 | Yes, you are because I live in the real world bed. |
| 0:58.0 | All right, so let's hear from a guy who brought face-based technology to one of life's most intimate experiences. |
| 1:09.0 | I thought that it would just be awesome to start capturing that footage from literally minute one of my child's life. |
| 1:16.8 | Whoa. Yeah, this is Robert Calvin. Two months ago he and his wife rushed to the hospital to welcome their newborn baby girl, |
| 1:25.2 | Nova Joy, into the world. And before they left, along with that go bag, that baby go bag, |
| 1:31.9 | Robert grabbed his Apple Vision Pro. |
| 1:34.8 | The labor process ended up being about 14 hours long. |
| 1:39.2 | The main reason for wanting to bring it into the labor room as I knew this was going to be a long process is to |
| 1:46.8 | honestly have some entertainment, but by also being able to stay involved as well. |
| 1:54.6 | Now for those who haven't seen it, the Apple Vision Pro is Apple's |
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