The Apple Vision Pro software has a starting price of $3,499 (roughly Rs. 2,88,742). Apple’s upcoming headwear will compete directly with Meta’s Quest Pro brand of headphones. The Apple headset has its very own operating system built in called VisionOS, and it also comes with a specialised app of its very own.
Apple Inc. has at last unveiled its long-awaited mixed-reality headset, marking the beginning of the company’s entry into a market that has the potential to change computing in the future. The product, which goes by the name Apple Vision Pro and was introduced on Monday at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference held in Cupertino, California, was the highlight of a day filled with new product announcements for both hardware and software. It will ship in early 2024 at a price of $3,499, making it significantly more expensive than the rest of the products that are in the same market.
Apple gave a presentation that covered a wide range of topics, during which it showcased the features of its next device, which resembles high-tech ski goggles, and highlighted the material that will be included with it. This content will include games and interactive video from Walt Disney Company.
The headgear is a manifestation of an attempt to modify the manner in which individuals interact with the outside world. Apple has been looking for a new platform for a very long time in order to broaden its market beyond the iPhone and the iPad. The wearable device combines augmented reality and virtual reality, enabling users to fully immerse themselves in the content presented on the high-resolution displays (which are perfect for watching videos), or to overlay applications on top of their field of vision to allow for the appearance of messages and notifications without distracting them.
The micro-OLED displays on the inside of the Vision Pro headset each have a resolution of 23 million individual pixels, for a total of 23 million. Apple claims that the combination of this technological advancement with specially crafted catadioptric lenses, which enable astonishing levels of sharpness and clarity, “delivers jaw-dropping experiences.”
In addition to this, it comes with a connection that can be attached to a battery pack that is small enough to fit in your pocket and can provide power to the headset for up to two hours. However, consumers may continue to use the headset so long as it is connected to their device. Users are able to modify various metrics with the use of a crown on the device that looks very much like the crown found on Apple Watches. According to the company, “A simple turn of the Digital Crown allows users to control the degree to which they are present or immersed in a given environment.”
The Apple Vision Pro gets its processing power from Apple’s M2 chipset, which is an internal processor of the second generation. In addition to this, Apple has incorporated a brand new R1 processor, which “processes input from 12 cameras, five sensors, and six microphones to ensure that content feels like it is appearing right in front of the user’s eyes, in real time.”
A “three-dimensional camera” is also incorporated in the headset, which enables Apple Vision Pro to give customers the ability to “capture, relive, and immerse themselves in favourite memories with Spatial Audio.”
The software that runs the headgear is called visionOS, and it is a groundbreaking three-dimensional interface developed by the company that sells iPhones “that makes digital content look and feel present in a user’s physical world.”