Apple Announces February 2 Launch Date for Vision Pro Headset

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced that the Vision Pro headset will launch in the United States on Friday, February 2.

The headset will be available at all Apple Store locations in the United States, as well as via the online Apple Store. Apple CEO Tim Cook today said:

The era of spatial computing has arrived. Apple Vision Pro is the most advanced consumer electronics device ever created. Its revolutionary and magical user interface will redefine how we connect, create, and explore.

Apple says that the Vision Pro is "a revolutionary spatial computer that transforms how people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories, and enjoy entertainment."

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The Vision Pro is set to be available starting at $3,499 with 256GB of storage. Pre-orders begin two weeks prior to launch, opening on Friday, January 19 at 5 a.m. PST.

Article Link: Apple Announces February 2 Launch Date for Vision Pro Headset

 

[ghostface147]

There’s going to be a lot of people trying it in store. There could be lines.

 

[syklee26]

I will make trip to Apple Store for first time this decade to try this out. Watching reviews won’t cut it for this.

 

[Docsta80]

gonna wait for the Vision Pro Max

 

[Justin Cymbal]

That’s awesome

I’ll start saving and wait for the price to come down on the 2nd or 3rd version

Looking forward to all of the cool apps that developers will make for this

 

[gtmead09]

This just looks so awkward to me, like size wise.

 

[klasma]

There’s going to be a lot of people trying it in store. There could be lines.

It might require an appointment.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Wow the prescription lenses are actually pretty affordable.

 

[abatabia]

For 255gb of storage. No thanks. I’ll let the YouTube lot enjoy it.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

No event? Weird decision.

 

[CPark98]

I'm actually shocked at the price of the Zeiss Prescription Lenses! $149, when everyone was certain they would be $300 to $500.

 

[Macalway]

My questionable opinion is that this is designed wrong. Since there's a belt clip battery and it's tethered, wouldn't it make more sense to house the cpu there, and make it modular? Make the eyewear as light as possible? You could use a version of a phone. Sell more phones, create upgrade paths. I could really get into this. This is something the great Steve Jobs might have done, setting goals for eyepiece weight, which really needs to be a a certain spec for something like this to go mainstream.

Just not this version.

 

[WiiDSmoker]

Always wait for 4th gen for new main devices

iPhone 4
iPad 4
Apple Watch 4

 

[gmanist1000]

Glasses wearers get to pay more money to use this thing lol

 

[McJobs]

Every once in a while, a revolutionary product comes along that changes the way how we consume porn forever.

 

[SamRyouji]

gonna wait for the Vision Pro Max

I'll wait for Apple Vision Mini instead. Or, if the price is right, maybe Apple Vision Air.

 

[GLS]

As someone with only one working eye, I honestly feel this is a piece of tech (no matter the manufacturer) that I simply will not be able to get full use of.

Maybe I'm wrong; I've been this way for over 40 years now, and I've adapted fine. But this, to me, seems to be something you need two working eyes to experience fully.

 

[alphaswift]

Always wait for 4th gen for new main devices

iPhone 4
iPad 4
Apple Watch 4

?

See you in 6-7 years.

 

[Kissmo1980]

This product makes me feel like Galadriel when Frodo offers her the ring...
"I don't deny that my heart desires this..."

But at the same time, my brain says this might be a very expensive gimmick.

I am however super interested in it. I hope it becomes a success, and I hope Apple figures out a way to make it look and feel less heavy and clunky.

It's not having the same effect on me as the first iPhone had, but again, it's a different world we live in.
Wearing headsets is not something I feel OK with, a simple headphone is killing me - ears hot, hair messed up.... couldn't see this product as a long session work station for me.

Fingers crossed for Apple they succeed here.

 

[SamRyouji]

Always wait for 4th gen for new main devices

iPhone 4
iPad 4
Apple Watch 4

True. It seems their 4th gen devices are (almost) always the real breakthrough.

 

[oofio2461]

I'm going to wait for the Vision Air to come out. Hopefully, It won't cost as much.

 

[DelayedGratificationGene]

Let’s go!

 

[mrat93]

I think I’m gonna end up buying and returning. I want to try it but it’s just not there yet, at least for me.

The Vision Pro is set to be available starting at $3,499 with 256GB of storage.

Insane lol. If $100 of your purchase price went to raw storage, it would come with 2TB.

Half of the storage as the higher-end Quest 3, for more than 5x the price.

 

[klasma]

Since there's a belt clip battery and it's tethered, wouldn't it make more sense to house the cpu there, and make it modular? And make the eyewear as light as possible?

The CPU is not what makes it heavy. It’s the lenses, the mechanics, the eye-tracking, the cameras, the front display, and the frame that needs to hold everything together.

The camera–>CPU/GPU–>display path also needs to be extremely fast in order to achieve the low latency required for mixed reality. An external solution would complicate that.

 

[contacos]

So anticlimactic, is this meant for devs only? Wonder what their target is for this year