Apple Vision Glasses Will Be Irresistible

I've had my Vision Pro for a year and it is still interesting but is not a core part of my computing world. In fact I can go a week or two without even putting it on. However, when I do take some time to put it on and explore I always have fun. It is enjoyable. And there is a steady drip of new things. This article suggests that a future Glasses product from Apple will be crazy good, and it highlights a way of thinking about where we are that I think is spot on.

For augmented reality to work we need two things: great hardware that really cannot exist yet, and great software paradigms for this new computing model. There are companies working on the first, and then there is only Apple working on the second. It is entirely possible that Apple fully considers the Vision Pro of today to be nothing other than a platform to learn how to build Spatial Computing. And that someday in the future a lightweight and reliable Glasses product will become possible, and then magically you have both the things you need.

The iPhone and Apple Watch didn’t have this challenge. The Apple TV didn’t either. There was more convergence in capability and for the iPhone at this point the hardware is driving faster than the software can.

I also note the word of caution in this article. In the extreme these experiences could be so captivating that we lose ourselves. If we think our social timelines are addictive and escape hatches to the real world, that is nothing compared to the future. How will we handle this?