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> What's the killer app?

Movies on airplanes. I’m guessing these will become virtually ubiquitous in the front cabin within a few years.

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You mean the front cabin where they have big screens for every seat?

I couldn't see carrying one of these instead of just an iPad for movies. (But then I'm a very light packer.)

I think it will be more like the proliferation of noise-cancelling headphones; it's not about what it brings (music, dialog, etc) but about what it blocks out (the ambient sounds). Yes, you can watch a movie on a plane now, but with a headset you remove the depressing, crowded, and claustrophobic visual environment.

Although I'm not sure I want to be that isolated from the environment. (I do use noise canceling devices but they're in-ear.)

And watching content on a plane's built-in screens is a miserable experience: poor interface, lag, constant forced interruptions for even the most boring announcements (captain, donating foreign coins, meal schedule).

Back in the day I was flying back east and had some movies loaded on my iPod Touch.

And I was casually watching one in my seat, the movie was “Blackhawk Down”. And it occurred to me how a neighbor might not enjoy watching blood, guns, and violence out of the corner of their eye.

So, I can absolutely see value in a headset style movie experience in public places.

I am perhaps slightly selective about what I watch on a plane--depending somewhat on who is sitting beside me. But my observation is that US airlines have gotten quite a bit less editing-heavy in that regard and, at some level, it's not my problem. (Although I'll be reasonable if someone cares enough to ask me to not watch something.)

Thankfully, most newer planes have those polarizing privacy filters on their screens that make it hard to see what the person next to you is watching.

Those screens don't show 3D movies though.

Wouldn't just about any available headset that costs 10x to 20x less suffice for this?

Pretty much, but I haven't seen anyone on a plane watching movies with a Quest or similar headset

I met someone at a party once who claimed to do this. He turned out to be a cofounder of Twitch. There may be something to conclude here, not sure.

XReal's glasses seem like they could be enough for this: https://www.xreal.com/air2

For international flights they have may have a screen on the back of the seat in front of you. Using a tablet or small laptop works just as well without the discomfort of a headset.

A tablet also takes up less luggage space and probably has better battery life.

> they have may have a screen on the back of the seat in front of you

They always have a screen in front of me. And I always have my laptop or iPad. There are still advantages to this, from immersiveness to privacy.

Currently you can’t use Quest/Vision Pro in any moving vehicle, as they rely on accelerometers to capture head movements.

> you can’t use Quest/Vision Pro in any moving vehicle

You aren’t unpredictably accelerating most of the time in a plane. It makes sense Facebook would have fucked this up. I’d be surprised if Apple has.

You actually do wobble a bit, and sometimes s lot in turbulence, which can be unnoticeable for you but will throw accelerometers meters at a time. Also routine altitude/speed changes also cause accelerations,

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