Apple has announced this Apple Vision Pro will be available starting Friday, February 2nd in the United States with a price of 3,499 dollars (3,125 euros) and with a storage capacity of 256 GB. These technology-enabled glasses enable users to transform the way they work, collaborate, socialize, relive memories and enjoy entertainment.
«The era of spatial computing has begun” said Tim Cook, CEO of Apple in the statement. “Apple Vision Pro is the most advanced consumer electronics device ever created. Its revolutionary and magical interface will redefine the way we connect, create and explore“.
What can you do with the Vision Pro?
Some of the features the company has revealed it might do for now include:
- Memories brought to life– Users can also see all of their photos and videos at full size with brilliant colors and spectacular detail, including panoramas that expand and envelop the user, making them feel like they are exactly where they were taken.
- FaceTime is getting spacey– FaceTime on Apple Vision Pro uses the space around the user to make everyone on a call appear life-size, while Spatial Audio makes it sound like each person's voice is coming from their tile location. It also works with Zoom, Cisco Webex and Microsoft Teams.
- An infinite canvas for productivity– Allows you to use tools such as Fantastical, Freeform, JigSpace, Microsoft 365 apps and Slack.
- The best entertainment experience– Allows users to watch movies and TV shows from Apple TV+, Disney+, Max and other services. Additionally, users can access more than 150 3D titles within the Apple TV app.
- New gaming experiences– Players can access games in the App Store, including more than 250 titles in Apple Arcade.
They have also stated that this will be the case a completely new app store that offers the following Users have access to more than 1 million supported apps on iOS and iPadOSas well as new experiences that leverage Vision Pro's unique features.
Technical aspects of the Vision Pro
Vision Pro glasses seamlessly connect digital content with the physical world thanks to their natural and intuitive control through the user's eyes, hands and voice. For all this, the glasses will have an operating system that has been given the name visionOs, with the M2 chip that offers powerful independent performance and the new R1 chip that processes input from 12 cameras, five sensors and six microphones ensure that content appears directly in front of the user's eyes. Other technical aspects are that it exists Micro OLED technology with 23 million pixels on two screenseach the size of a postage stamp, with wide color gamut and high dynamic range to create the 3D effect and allow the user to immerse themselves in the experiences.
“Intuitive gestures allow users to interact with apps by simply looking at them, tapping their fingers to select them, moving their wrist to scroll, or using a virtual keyboard or dictator to type. Siri allows users to quickly open or close apps, play media, and more.they explain in the statement.
The critical analysis of the price and functionality of the glasses has given rise to different opinions. An article on the Harvard Business Review website written by Joshua Gans and Abhishek Nagaraj highlights that while Apple has developed an AR and VR-enabled device, it has failed to focus on attractive use cases for any of these areas, which leads to uncertainty about its true potential and acceptance in the market.
