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thebricklayr | 2 years ago

Honestly, I'm excited to start building AR-enhanced cooking experiences for Umami[1].

I worry though: is the passthrough reliable enough to use a sharp kitchen knife safely while wearing it?

[1] https://www.umami.recipes

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makeitdouble|2 years ago

Isn't there also the issue of the device overheating ? accidental water projection ? oil projections ? Camera fogging ? The battery dying while doing something and you're suddenly blind ?

I think the Apple demo of people mostly sitting on a couch is not a lack of imagination, but a pragmatic approach of how this device should be used.

thebricklayr|2 years ago

You may be right. My hope is the AVP is at least step toward something that could make potentially dangerous physical activities, like cooking, safer (e.g., by showing you the temperature of a surface before you touch it with your hands, as suggested elsewhere in this thread).

basisword|2 years ago

I feel like even if it is good enough it’s only a matter of time until it lags and you lose a finger. Lulling us into a false sense of security is the real danger.

Aeolun|2 years ago

I don’t know about you, but it’ll be obvious to me in much less than 1ms when the passthrough is lagging. You know your hand moves, so when you don’t see it move it’s incredibly jarring.

losvedir|2 years ago

Damn, a bunch of worry warts in your other responses. I feel like I could safely manage a knife if I closed my eyes, or if I was cooking at night and my power went out! Like, I wouldn't immediately chop off a finger... I could manage to set it down. Sheesh.

I'm planning to be a Day 1 user of AVP to see what I can build with it, and I look forward to your cooking app!

ramraj07|2 years ago

Even if it’s almost fine, do you really want to encourage someone to hold a knife with your app and a big black box in front of their eyes, ready for any litigation?

I’m definitely getting a vision pro the moment I can, but I am most definitely not going to wear one when I’m handling anything other than a keyboard on my couch.