"lighter" is the revolutionary bit.

A huge impediment to VR uptake is having to go through the process of strapping a brick to one's face.

This isn't quite the "just putting on a pair of glasses" experience, but it's much closer to that than the former.

Its lighter form factor is more evolutionary than revolutionary. The AVP has some unnecessary extras such as the outward-facing display. If Apple wanted, it could make an Apple Vision Air with the latest A-series chip, a much lighter form factor and a much lower price - just like Meta VR Glasses.

	▲	Groxx 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		More compact lenses are a constant improvement, but one of the main things here is just moving compute and power off of your head. Which many have done before. Honestly I don't know why that's not more common. I've used puck-based ones, they're great - far less heat and mass on your face is a major benefit. They're also usually easier to plan upgrades for, as the two most costly pieces (which do very different things and have very different progress cycles) are separated.