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Apple Reveals 'Vision Pro' Headset and visionOS

The comments here are funny.

50% of people apparently don't follow tech outside of Apple and think that this is something new and innovative that will change the world.

50% of people have seen this VR stuff fail for the past decade again and again and again. There is very little new technology here, even the usecases shown by Apple are the exact same.

Now it's several times more expensive than the competition that has already shown that consumers aren't interested in clunky, large, ridiculously looking VR headsets?

Good luck, lol. I was expecting some sleek, everyday glasses for AR purposes that overlay info while you are out and about. Not the 15th attempt at VR.
 
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Apple today revealed the "Vision Pro" headset, its first mixed-reality headset device, and visionOS.

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Vision Pro is Apple's first mixed-reality device, showing passthrough video of a wearer's eyes. The device features an all-new operating system that features a three dimensional interface. Experiences in Vision Pro aren't constrained to the boundaries of a display, users can make apps any scale, and place apps wherever they wish. Environments extend beyond your physical space, and control how immersed you are by turning the digital crown. Apple says that it marks the beginning of "spatial computing."

A Home view floats in the world in front of you to feel "truly present" in your room. Users use a combination of their eyes, hands, and voice to control the device. It uses eye tracking, and finger tapping and flicking to scroll or select.

The headset features passthrough video of a wearer's eyes in a feature that Apple calls "EyeSight," showing different feedback to surrounding people about what you are viewing inside the headset. It uses a lenticular OLED display to show the correct perspective to anyone viewing the wearer.

Vision Pro also allows users to connect to their Mac and expand its display in a virtual space, including alongside apps running on Vision Pro itself.

FaceTime on Vision Pro can display life-sized individuals over video calls. There is an optimized experience for viewing photos and videos. Vision Pro is also "Apple's first 3D camera," showing depth in video with Spatial Audio. The headset features a cinematic video viewing experience to scale the screen beyond the dimensions of your room. Users can create a Digital Persona to use during video calls.

Disney promoted themed experiences for sports, Star Wars, Marvel, National Geographic, and more with Apple's Reality Pro headset. Disney+ will be available for the headset upon the device's launch.

The entire front of the headset is made of polished glass that flows into a lightweight aluminum frame. The top of the headset features a button and a Digital Crown. It has a modular system to achieve an optimal fit. The sides of the headset feature audiopods. Those who wear glasses must use magnetic prescription glass inserts. The headset's battery is separate and links via a magnetic connection to the side of the headset.

The headset features a microOLED Apple silicon backplane and has 23 million pixels across two display panels. 4K video can be rendered at full resolution.

Vision Pro features a new Spatial Audio system provides ambient sound. It can match the sound to an environment using audio ray-tracing.

The headset contains the M2 chip paired with a new "R1" chip, dedicated toward real-time sensor processing.

iPhone and iPad apps can run in visionOS to provide a large number of apps upon the device's launch. It will feature a brand new App Store to discover apps built for visionOS as well as compatible iPhone and iPad apps.

Optic ID uses a wearer's iris to authenticate users and unlock the Vision Pro headset.

Apple's Vision Pro starts at $3,499 and it will be available early next year. It will be available in Apple retail stores in the U.S. only.

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I was very much skeptical of this thing before launch, in fact I thought they probably shouldn't make it. I can say I was very much wrong. It looks awesome and I really want one lol.
 
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majkom said:
fantastic piece of technology, but price is killing it... like how many people are going to spend that amount of money for this?
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Yeah if it was less than $1800 I'd get one day one, but $3500?!

I get it. The display quality is absurdly good and justifies that price but...god

I really hope the consumer model isn't far behind or else hooo baby fun times are ahead. Many thought $500 for an iPhone was much, but this just takes the cake
 
Pricing AppleVision Pro at $3,499 allows Apple to discourage casual early adopters from thinking of buying one. Even so, there's a strong likelihood that by the time it ships it will be $2,999, a price at which early adopters will buy it for a specific use case knowing that they won't be disappointed. Also, by the time it ships, or soon afterward, there will likely be an AppleVision Air for $1,999 and an AppleVision mini for $999.
 
All I can think is....if it were a Mac, even at $3499, it would be worth it, because I could use work Mac apps with unlimited real estate. But its' not. It runs its own limited set of baby apps. Who is going to be productive with that?
 
anshuvorty said:
the only use case I see is for work and on the airplane...why would you ever want to use it with your family? just take it off....I mean they had a whole section with the Doctor that said that myopia is caused by screens and you need to distance yourself from screens and yet apple announces a headset that sits literally in front of your face....
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Exactly this. It's a complete mixed message. Tim Cook has lost the plot.
 
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You know there is no way the FAA approves this thing for use on a plane, right?
 
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Don't care about the looks but would love a more stripped down version that targets people who watch movies and videos whether home files or streaming.
 
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We don't know where this will go. I see possibilities. I see some issues. But overall, it's a first step and it may prove much more appealing when we can try it. It certainly seems like it's on the right path.
 
"We can't wait for you to experience Apple Vision Pro..."

At the $3500 STARTING price... Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... I will NEVER experience it, except MAYBE an in-store demo that four hundred other people had on their face before me (not excited for that).

Also, I really don't think I want to spend hours with goggles on my face. From a purely tech-geek angle, this thing is kinda nifty, but... just... nah. This isn't going to be in my life.
 
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