Screenshot from the proof of concept capturing a Peloton Bike & instructor with multiple cameras to created 3D & 4D renderings More than 2 years ago, a Peloton employee showed off a proof of concept they were working on that used multiple cameras to capture 4D views of Peloton bikes & instructors – foundational pieces required to bring a VR experience to home riders. They were originally intended to complement Peloton’s new scenic classes, which were relaunched at Peloton Homecoming last year. Peloton has been working on these goggles for a number of years. Pricing for the Peloton Vision goggles is not yet known – although a survey that some of the Field Testing beta testers filled out implied that they would be less than $1,000. A beta version of the new Peloton Vision VR goggles. Members of Peloton’s Field testing community have been quietly beta testing these for the last several weeks, and one of our readers was kind enough to provide us this picture of their Peloton Vision goggles. (We first shared in February a report from the Financial Times that Peloton’s new rower was still in development and could be released at Homecoming.) The “Peloton Vision” device is a set of Virtual Reality VR Goggles that will allow you to feel like you are in the studio while the coach is teaching the class. Peloton is tentatively planning to announce this at Peloton Homecoming this year alongside the upcoming Peloton Rower. To make things right with these members, Peloton is putting the final touches on a new product they are calling “Peloton Vision”. While continuing to keep the studios closed to the public might make many Peloton riders happy (4 million riders have joined since the studios have been closed to the public so empty classes are the norm for them), others will understandably be disappointed they don’t get the in studio experience. Only a tiny fraction of those members would have the opportunity to ride in the studios live. Now, 2 years later, Peloton has over 6 million members. In March 2020, when the Peloton studios initially closed to the public, Peloton had just over 2 million members. Since Peloton’s studios were last open to the public, Peloton’s membership has grown exponentially. However, we’ve received a few tips that Peloton’s new CEO Barry McCarthy has been analyzing the data, and is starting to come to the conclusion that opening the studio isn’t in the best interest of the overall Peloton community. Peloton has been stating they hope to open the studios back to the public soon – in February they indicated they hoped to have both the New York & London studios open by the summer of 2022. This topic is always followed by debate over whether riders should be allowed back in at all, as some people prefer classes with a studio audience, and others don’t. If you’ve ventured into the Official Peloton Member page on Facebook recently, a hot topic has consistently been when the studios will open back to the public.
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