Apple Vision Pro: Unraveling the Magic and Challenges of the Ultimate Consumer Headset"

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Designed by Apple.

Apple Vision Pro is the result of decades of experience designing high‑performance, mobile, and wearable devices — culminating in the most ambitious product Apple has ever created. Apple Vision Pro integrates incredibly advanced technology into an elegant, compact form, resulting in an amazing experience every time you put it on.

Front. A singular piece of three-dimensionally formed laminated glass flows into an aluminum alloy frame that curves to wrap around your face.

Light Seal. The Light Seal gently flexes to conform to your face, delivering a precise fit while blocking out stray light.

Head bands. The Solo Knit Band provides cushioning, breathability, and stretch, and a Fit Dial lets you adjust Apple Vision Pro precisely to your head. The Dual Loop Band offers an additional option for a personalized fit.

Power. The external battery supports up to 2 hours of general use and up to 2.5 hours of video playback.

Sound. Speakers positioned close to your ears deliver rich Spatial Audio while keeping you aware of your surroundings.

Highlights

* Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not

* Here’s what you need to know about     preordering the Apple Vision Pro

*The Apple Vision Pro will launch in February

Apple Vision Pro first look: the mixed reality futurThe idea that you’ll be making real eye contact with anyone while wearing the Vision Pro is a fantasye is (almost) here

*Apple announces visionOS, the operating system for its Vision Pro headset

*Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset

*A short history of every time Apple CEO Tim  Cook praised augmented reality

 There is a lot of pressure on the new Apple Vision Pro Apple’s long-

The idea that you’ll be making real eye contact with anyone while wearing the Vision 

Pro awaited entry into the world of computers you wear on your face. Apple claims that the Vision Pro, which starts at $3,499, is the beginning of something called “spatial computing,” which basically boils down to running apps all around you. And the company’s ads for it do not hedge that pressure even a little: they show people wearing the Vision Pro all theAt work! Doing laundry! Playing with their kids! The ambition is enormous: to layer apps and information over the real world — to augment reality.

Apple has to claim that the Vision Pro is the beginning of something new because people have been building headset computers for over a decade now. I tried on a development prototype of the first Oculus Rift in 2013, and The Verge’s Adi Robertson, who edited this review, has tried basically every headset that’s been released since. All of that development means there are some pretty good products out there: that first Oculus evolved into the Quest line at Meta, which is now shipping the Quest 3 — a very good VR headset with a huge library of games and some AR features of its own, which costs $500.

Apple Vision Pro  $3499

THE GOOD

*Display is a technical marvel with the best   video passthrough yet

*Hand and eye tracking are a leap forward

*Works seamlessly with Apple’s ecosystem

*Fun to put windows all over space

THE  BAD

*Very expensive

Pre-order Apple Vision Pro

Available starting February 2

From $3499 or $291.58/mo.per month for 12 mo.months footnote *

A few tips to make buying even easier.

*Video passthrough is still video passthrough and can be blurry

*Hand and eye tracking can be inconsistent and frustrating

*Personas are uncanny and somewhat terrifying