Apple introduced its mixed reality headset with Disney and Unity partnerships, a new app store, gesture controls and a hefty price of $3,500.
But instead of plastic, the unit is built with a streamlined curved glass and component structure designed to maximize comfort. Apple made a number of important design decisions, including kicking the battery out of the physical headset into a separate attachment. The result significantly reduces weight and bulk, according to the company. It also integrated Zeiss custom optical inserts, so the unit can work with different vision requirements.
According to the announcement, the unit features an ultra-high-resolution display system packed with 23 million pixels across two displays, and customized dual-chip Apple processors “to ensure every experience feels like it’s taking place in front of the user’s eyes in real time.” Technologists have been abuzz for years about the advent of ambient or spatial computing, which is supposed to replace physical displays, allowing them to interact within more human-oriented ways. They can look up, talk, gesture or even view data and images without burying themselves into a device. But in that case, producing a headset as comfortable and ubiquitous as eyeglasses will be essential. As it is, it’s hard to imagine anyone wearing the Vision Pro for hours on end.
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