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For the eye tracking, I was instructed to keep my head still and then look at a series of white dots that floated one at a time before me. It's a nice touch that neatly ties this new hardware category to Apple's iconic product history.Īpple Vision Pro is mostly controlled via gesture and vision tracking but, in order for that to work, I had to go through a brief setup routine.
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The system launched with the classic Mac "hello" drawing out in 3D script in front of me. Now the Vision Pro felt snug and comfortable. Then I tightened the strap that ran over the crown of my head. I twisted the dial until the headset felt firm and, more importantly, balanced on my nose and forehead. There's a wide ring near the back that I then used to tighten Vision Pro on my face. After removing my glasses, I placed it on my face and it started to slide down my nose. I was instructed to grab the Vision Pro by the area that would sit on the bridge of my nose and by the wide mesh on the back. A gram or two more in the body and maybe Vision Pro isn't so comfortable to wear.
Keeping the battery outside of the body is a less-than-Apple-like move, but I think it's ultimately the right one. Lifting the headset, I noticed that it seemed smaller and lighter than competing VR headgear from Meta and even HTC. I was not allowed to take photos of myself wearing the Vision Pro headset or capture any of the images I saw (though I promise they would not do it justice.) Let's get it on I also noticed the extra band that ran from one side of the headset to the other that would, it turned out, offer a crucial bit of support when I wore it. I noticed right away the cable snaking under it to a small but dense battery pack (roughly two hours of battery life) that looked a little like the back of the original iPhone. With all this done, I waited another 20 minutes before I was led into a room where a pair of Apple representatives would guide me through wearing and using Apple Vision Pro.Īlso in the room was a lone Vision Pro. Apple told me they had just a fraction of the lens options that would eventually be available to potential Vision Pro customers.Īlso in preparation for my first experience, Apple had me use an iPhone to scan my face (in a fashion similar to Face ID registration) and my ears for an accurate spatial audio experience. Was there anything unusual about it beyond my progressive lens glasses? I told him there wasn't and he proceeded to stick my eyewear into a system that looked like it belonged in an optometrist's office.Īpple would use this information to select the right set of Zeiss lens inserts for the Vision Pro. I walked into a small room where a polite gentleman asked to see my glasses and quizzed me about my eyesight. In the end, though, I thought they helped me experience the best of it and maybe gave me my best AR/VR experience ever.īefore I could don the roughly 1lb (453g) headset, though, Apple asked me to get my eyes checked or, rather, my glasses. I did, but Apple was quite prescriptive in what I should do. Unlike a typical product hands-on where you can do whatever you want with the latest technology, Apple's roughly 30-minute Vision Pro demo was a guided experience.
Apple Vision Pro pricing and availabilityĭetail of Apple Vision Pro's Digital Crown (left) and mesh band. You obviously could glean much of this from the presentation and various news reports about the new Vision Pro. Inside is not one but two Apple silicon chips, the M2 and the new R1 (one handles processing, while the other makes sure the spatial experience is top notch). The rest is a fabric-covered body and brushed aluminum frame (that joins perfectly with the glass face) and a wide mesh strap on the back to secure it to your head. They called this feature "EyeSight." It reminds me of what someone looks like when wearing those old joke X-ray glasses. In passthrough mode, it can show your eyes - or maybe a video of your eyes since there's clearly no way to see all the way through the device. In immersive mode and with a kaleidoscope of rainbow colors, the face of it looks like Siri's cousin (yes Siri is integrated, no I didn't get to try it).
It still looks like an expensive pair of ski goggles, but the face is actually an extraordinary piece of glass.
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