Just as anticipated, final night time at WWDC, Apple lastly put its AR/VR ambitions on present with the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro headset. We’ve been listening to about Apple constructing its personal digital actuality headset for years, however the remaining product is not as thrilling as we would hoped for.
The Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s reply to the Meta Quest Pro and different pro-grade VR/AR headsets. Much just like the Microsoft Hololens, it presents VR and AR visuals, self-contained computing capabilities and an astonishingly excessive price ticket. The Hololens launched at $3,500 years in the past and now historical past is repeating itself with the Apple Vision Pro, additionally priced at $3,500.
Like the HoloLens, the Apple Vision Pro is aimed toward professionals and enterprises, somewhat than common on a regular basis customers, though the advertising and marketing does blur these strains a bit. Rather than having a controller, every little thing shall be dealt with by way of hand-tracked gestures, which may assist common use really feel extra pure.
The headset makes use of a brand new OS, which Apple has dubbed VisionOS, powered by a dual-chip system underneath the hood, however a lot of the use instances proven within the trailer are all issues we have seen earlier than with different VR/AR headsets. Artists and designers can use AR apps to visualise modifications to an area, or create 3D artwork. When it’s time to wind down, you possibly can play a couple of Apple Arcade titles, or create an enormous digital display screen for watching motion pictures and movies,
For battery life, you may solely get two hours of use with out being plugged in and the battery is exterior, so the concept is you hook up the battery after which stick it in your pocket with the wire routed round your physique. It is not a great answer, however the constructive aspect is it allowed Apple to maintain the headset slimmer and lighter for extra snug carrying. If there’s one factor we all know Apple is obsessive about, it’s making units smaller and lighter.
The Apple Vision Pro is being revealed this 12 months, however it will not turn into obtainable till ‘early subsequent 12 months’, so it’s going to be a while earlier than we see full opinions that basically dive into the capabilities of this headset.
KitGuru Says: The Apple Vision Pro has lastly arrived however with its present price ticket, I do not see it taking any market share away from the likes of the Meta Quest.
