Tim Cook made a visit to the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York on Friday to greet eager customers, amidst applause from employees. Speaking to ABC News, he said, ‘This is the technology of tomorrow and today,’ adding, ‘We believe we’ve set a fair price for the headset at this time.’
Initial reviews were mixed, with one commentator in a New York Times article stating, ‘It’s an impressive product, years in the making and billions of dollars invested,’ but ‘even after trying it, I still have no idea who will use it and for what purpose.’
Those who have tested the new product are enamored with the image quality and ease of use, simply gazing at an app and making a simple finger movement to open or close it. However, they are bothered by the bulky size of the battery and mock the way avatars, known as ‘Personas,’ are rendered—strange, lifelike representations of users during video conferences.
Journalist Joanna Stern wrote in The Wall Street Journal, ‘The headset embodies the typical characteristics of a first-generation product; it’s heavy, the battery drains quickly, and the avatars method is a bit off.’ She added, ‘But without these flaws, we can imagine it would be more enjoyable to wear this headset than carry a phone… and for work and watching movies, it’s not too bad.’
The iPhone manufacturer presents this headset as its first foray into ‘spatial computing.’ This allows users to summon virtual screens of varying sizes around them for work, chatting with friends, or watching videos.
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