I won't be buying an Apple Vision Pro in 2024, but I plan to buy one in 2051, and I'm getting ready now.
I'm not an early adopter.
I had my previous MacBook for over 10 years before upgrading.
I got a new iPhone SE only because my old iPhone SE could no longer run Apple's latest version of iOS.
I don't *need* the latest and greatest iPhone.
But the iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPhone 15 Pro are currently the only iPhones that can take what Apple calls 'spatial video.'
These are 3D videos that are supposed to be particularly compelling and immersive when viewed using a Vision Pro.
Apple suggests that the subjects of the videos should be 3 to 8 feet away — intimate moments with family and friends vs. a mountain or sunset in the distance.
In his book "Die With Zero," Bill Perkins wrote about creating highlight reel videos from his elderly father's football career that he could watch on an iPad.
This would be the next level of that concept.
The 2024 "version 1.0" of the Vision Pro is a little too heavy, and the $3,499 price tag is more than I want to pay.
But the *2051* version of the Vision Pro will be lighter, easier to use, and more powerful.
When I'm 75 or 80, I'll be grateful that I created special spatial videos of some of my favorite activities, people, places and things.
I might be stuck in a hospital bed in a nursing home, but I'll be able to travel back in time and re-live highlights from my life.
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