Apple introduced the new Vision Pro, the long-awaited first headset for augmented and virtual reality from the American company. Of course there are some innovations compared to other viewers since the Vision Pro also allows you to see what surrounds us and not just the virtual images. The problem is the price, which is almost $3,500. According to industry experts, it has already become the most expensive home theater ever produced. In fact, it gave its best in the vision of the film Avatar with a truly enveloping effect. According to analysts, the product will not be snapped up: the stock market reception of the novelty is rather chilly with the Apple stock in negative territory. “You can see, hear and interact with digital content just as if they were in your physical space – said CEO Tim Cook- You are no longer limited by a display”.
The product will be available starting early 2024 in the United States with other countries to be added over the next year. “Let’s think of it as a new computer, a way to watch movies, TV series and play games, like never before. If the iPhone has opened up the smartphone market, Vision Pro initiates that of the ‘spatial computing‘. Nothing will ever be the same,” Cook underlined.
Union between virtual and augmented reality
Il viewer it has futuristic shapes and designs, with a camera system that allows you to instantly switch from viewing virtual content to understanding the surrounding environment, whether it’s your own room or a shared place. In such modewhich can be accessed by turning a crown on the dashboard of the device, the contents are superimposed on the real world, thus uniting the reality virtual to that increased. “This is mixed reality for us,” explained Alan Dye, vice president of the division Human Interface. Unlike competing dividers, Apple has thought of a particular feature: Eyesight. With this, the viewer shows the eyes of the wearer, for a greater sense of presence and sharing.
The cameras infrared and the LEDs are almost invisible on the front. These sensors track eye movements, while the cameras record what the user has around them and return it in high resolution to the Vision Pro screen. Like the entire Apple ecosystem, the device is synchronized with the devices of the brand you already own. In this way, it can view photos, videos, music and cloud files created and saved by iPhone, iPad or computer. The idea is also to allow you to start one navigation webwith Safari, from a Mac and continue it, in an immersive way, on Vision Pro.
Autonomy of 2 hours
In fact, the viewer supports the use of a mouse and keyboard via Bluetooth, to digitally replicate your computer and allow you to work in a futuristic way, even on famous apps such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom. L’autonomy it lasts two hours with the integrated battery and it is possible to use the accessory when connected to the power socket, just as if it were a PC. On the front audioVision Pro comes with a new spatial sound systemable to personalize the sound according to the user and to adapt it to the environment in which it is located, a function defined “audio ray tracing“. At the basis of the operation is vision Os, Apple’s first operating system for mixed reality which also introduces Optic Id, a way to authenticate the user by reading the eyes and prevent others from using the viewer and accessing the data personal.