Can you believe that we as a society once shunned Google Glass for being “ugly.” In the near future, it seems it’ll be easier than ever to alienate yourself from your colleagues as you don your mixed-reality helm and dive into the cyber-realm. It used to be the case that if you wanted to be ostracized in the workforce you had to be entirely unlikable or come to work smelling like a hamster cage. (Image credit: Laptop Mag / Rael Hornby) It’s alienating to others My advice? Get over all of that “freely turning your head” hype now, because by the time you get your golden handshake you’re going to have the neck mobility of Michael Keaton’s Batman. A constant inflammation, and wear and tear on your synovial joints as you spin your head back and forth answering emails from June in logistics in the haunting visage of the Apple Mail app floating to your left, and generating pie charts in the looming intrusive specter that is PowerPoint to your right. That’s the pain you’ll feel everyday in between your work-sanctioned retching breaks. If you haven’t already ditched the headset to top up the toilet water with your morning coffee you’ll no doubt find yourself getting accustomed to the burning twinge of a cramp, as it slowly begins to settle in. It’s not so bad short term, but an hour or two in and it’ll begin to work its magic. Relax your neck while wearing one and your head will fold faster than if your vertebrae were made of molten marshmallows. I’m not saying half a pound of weight is enough to simulate the gravity of Jupiter tugging at your trapezius, but it’s certainly noticeable. The Quest 2, which I own, weighs about a pound, most of which protrudes from your face and acts as a handle for gravity to wrap its mitts around and subtly pull at the muscles of your neck over time. There’s no official word on how much the Vision Pro weighs, but those who’ve had the chance to take one for a spin suggest that it’s similar in heft to the Meta Quest 2. (Image credit: Freepic) It’s a one pound weight for your face
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