Technology Is Supposed to Solve Problems - Not Invent New Ones
Let’s get this straight: good technology fixes things.
The TV remote? Brilliant, not because It uses "IR technology” - but because it saved me from getting off the couch.
The washing machine? Revolutionary, Not because it has “1000 revolutions a minute”, but because it freed people from half a day of manual labor.
Even ChatGPT - yeah, I said it - is good tech, because it actually helps people do things faster.
But what, exactly, does a headset that gives me five floating screens do for me?
Who, in their right mind, has ever said:
“You know what would really make my life better? Checking Google Maps in full immersive 360 degrees while wearing a $1,800 head diaper!”
No one. Absolutely no one.
The Vision Pro didn’t fail because it was too expensive (although that didn’t help).
It failed because no one needed it.
And now Samsung wants to make a cheaper version of a thing no one wanted in the first place.
The VR Headset No One Asked For
Samsung calls this a “mixed reality headset.”
Translation: another expensive gadget looking for a reason to exist.
Sure, it’s lighter than most, and sure, it lets you ask Gemini whatever you want and receive an answer, But you know what else does that?
My watch!
And that’s the thing - these companies keep mistaking possibility for necessity.
Just because you can make something doesn’t mean you should.
Do I really need to watch a 3d video of hot air balloons floating in my living room?
You tell me
Stop Trying to Make XR Happen. It’s Not Going to Happen.
Every few years, the tech industry collectively decides that this is the next big thing.
3D TVs. The metaverse. NFTs. Foldable phones.
And now, “spatial computing.”
Spoiler: none of it sticks.
Not because we’re “not ready for the future,” but because the future doesn’t need this junk.
These aren’t revolutionary products - they’re expensive prototypes disguised as must-have gadgets.
Samsung and Apple are fighting to dominate a market that doesn’t exist, and every journalist covering it with a straight face is enabling the delusion.
The Boy Who Cried “Innovation”
At this point, I feel like the kid shouting that the emperor has no clothes.
Except instead of a naked emperor, it’s two tech giants trying to convince us that $1,800 ski goggles are better than a 3,500$ ones.
They are not.
The Galaxy XR isn’t the next iPhone.
It’s not even the next iPad.
It's just the next Vision pro
It’s a glorified tech demo with a marketing budget.
Until someone can explain to me what actual, tangible problem this thing solves - I’m calling it what it is: expensive nonsense wrapped in aluminum and hype.
So no, Samsung. I don’t want your Vision Pro knockoff.
I don’t need floating screens, 360-degree maps, or a digital assistant that can “see” my latte.
I need tech that makes my life easier - not dumber.
Stop trying to make the Vision Pro happen.
It’s not going to happen.
