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Apple unveils Vision Pro, its $3,500 headset

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Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A handout photo made available by Apple showing Apple CEO Tim Cook introducing the Apple Vision Pro during the keynote address for the 2023 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on the campus of Apple Park in Cupertino, California, USA, 05 June 2023. EPA-EFE/BROOKS KRAFT / APPLE HANDOUT" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/overseas/06/06/vision-pro.jpg"/><figcaption>A handout photo made available by Apple showing Apple CEO Tim Cook introducing the Apple Vision Pro during the keynote address for the 2023 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on the campus of Apple Park in Cupertino, California, USA, 05 June 2023. <em>EPA-EFE/BROOKS KRAFT / APPLE HANDOUT</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>CUPERTINO, United States - Apple on Monday unveiled its first-ever mixed reality headset, challenging Facebook-owner Meta in a market that has yet to tempt users beyond videogamers and tech geeks.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/05/23/apple-mixed-reality-headset-to-take-aim-at-the-metaverse">Apple mixed-reality headset to take aim at the metaverse</a></li></ul><p>The release was the most significant product launch by the iPhone maker since it unveiled the Apple Watch in 2015.</p><p>The Vision Pro, which was generally well received on Monday, will cost a hefty $3,499 and be available early next year in the United States only, the company said.</p><p>&quot;There are certain products that shift the way we look at technology and the role it plays in our lives,&quot; said Apple CEO Tim Cook as he unveiled the sleek VR device that resembled ski goggles.</p><p>&quot;We believe Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary product with the performance, immersion and capability that only Apple can deliver,&quot; he added.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The era of spatial computing is here. Where digital content blends seamlessly with your physical space. So you can do the things you love in ways never before possible. This is Apple Vision Pro.</p>— Apple (@Apple) <a href="https://twitter.com/Apple/status/1665810474934607872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The headgear, which Apple referred to as a spatial computer, was introduced at the close of an Apple event in Cupertino, California in which the company announced a long list of product updates.</p><p>The product has been in development at Apple for years, and will focus on gaming, streaming video and conferencing.</p><p>Company executives insisted that the Vision Pro offers an unchallenged experience, making the hard sell on tech that has yet to win the hearts of the greater public.</p><p>Unlike its rivals, the Vision Pro is focused on being a mixed reality technology that &quot;clearly situates the user in their environment,&quot; said Steve Severinghaus of Insider Intelligence.</p><p>&quot;Whereas Meta Quest and other devices are virtual reality-first, Vision Pro keeps the user in the present and emphasizes the mixed reality features -- unless they choose otherwise,&quot; he added.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/02/23/meta-unveils-new-vr-headset-as-apple-eyes-market">Meta unveils new VR headset as Apple eyes market</a></li></ul><p>Apple went to great lengths to preserve its signature design minimalism, at least to the extent that it could, given the technology squeezed into the Vision Pro.</p><p>The device has a glass front, an aluminum frame, five sensors, 12 cameras, a display for each eye, and a computer that is cooled with a fan.</p><p>Smaller than a scuba diving mask, Vision Pro will run mainly by being plugged into the wall in a clear effort to preserve a sleeker design than bulkier headsets.</p><p>A cord-attached battery pack, which would slide into your pocket, would work for no more than two hours.</p><div><strong>&#x27;Blown away&#x27; </strong></div><p>Tech companies have struggled to sell virtual reality headsets to a wider audience that is uncomfortable with wearing a mask.</p><p>In an effort to overcome that resistance, internal cameras on Apple&#x27;s version will project the user&#x27;s eyes on an external screen.</p><p>&quot;As a non VR believer, I was actually blown away by how seamless the experience is,&quot; said tech analyst Carolina Milanesi of Creative Strategies.</p><p>&quot;I was in an immersive experience and somebody started talking to me and that person materialized next to me. I could see them and they could see my eyes and we could have a conversation,&quot; she added.</p><p>Milanesi added that she would feel safer wearing the Vision Pro compared to ther headsets that leave you blind to the outside world.</p><p>Disney partnered with Apple for the launch and the Mickey Mouse company teased content from Marvel, Star Wars and live sports that would be available on the device and provide an immersive experience.</p><p>Apple said that over 100 video games would be available from the day of release.</p><div><strong>Collision course </strong></div><p>The release puts Apple on a collision course with Meta, which had taken a head start on doubling down on virtual worlds.</p><p>Just days before Apple&#x27;s event, Meta ramped up its line of much cheaper Quest virtual reality headgear.</p><p>A new-generation Quest 3 will be available later this year at a starting price of $500.</p><p>Meta&#x27;s experience with the so-called metaverse has been humbling despite it being a leader in the emergent sector and many questioned whether Apple would in the end jump in.</p><p>Less than two years after changing its name to Meta to reflect a metaverse priority, the Facebook giant has fired tens of thousands of staff and promised to get back to its social media basics.</p><div><strong>bur-arp/bfm/dw</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

Apple on Monday unveiled its first-ever mixed reality headset, challenging Facebook-owner Meta in a market that has yet to tempt users beyond videogamers and tech geeks.

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Apple unveils Vision Pro, its $3,500 headset

Glenn Chapman,

Agence France-Presse

Published June 06, 2023 07:45 AM PHT

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Updated June 06, 2023 10:08 AM PHT

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