This product is a mixed reality headset developed by Apple Inc. and was announced on June 5, 2023, at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference ¹. It is expected to launch in the United States in early 2024 and later this year internationally ¹². The headset is set to be priced at $3,499 ².

The Apple Vision Pro is a new product running a new operating system in a new category for Apple ¹. It is Apple's first new major product category since the Apple Watch in 2015 ¹. The headset is designed to provide an immersive experience for entertainment, photos and videos, connection, and design ⁵. It is equipped with Apple's first 3D camera, which can capture magical spatial photos and spatial videos in 3D ⁵. The headset also has a spatial operating system called visionOS, which enables powerful spatial experiences ⁵.

The Apple Vision Pro is designed to be controlled with your eyes, hands, and voice ⁵. You can simply look at an element, tap your fingers together to select, and use the virtual keyboard or dictation to type ⁵. The headset is also equipped with Spatial Audio, which provides an immersive way to experience entertainment ⁵.

The launch of the Vision Pro, a new product running a new operating system in a new category (for Apple), more or less guarantees that 2024 is going to be a big year for Apple ¹. It will be interesting to see how the product performs in the real world and how it will shape the future of mixed reality headsets.

The Apple Vision Pro has a laminated glass display front, an aluminum frame covered by a flexible cushion, and an adjustable headband ². The frame contains five sensors, six microphones, and 12 cameras ². Users see two 1.41-inch (3.6 cm) micro-OLED displays with a total of 23 megapixels usually running at 90 FPS from a maximum of 96 through the lens ²³. The headset sports dual micro-OLED panels, each the size of a postage stamp, which together boast an impressive 23 million total pixels and create a 4K display for each, providing an unparalleled viewing experience that surpasses anything you’ll find in the TV market ³. 

The Apple Vision Pro offers a limitless canvas where people can view virtual content like windows, volumes, and 3D objects, and choose to enter deeply immersive experiences that can transport them to different places ¹. In a visionOS app, people can fluidly transition between different levels of immersion ¹. By default, an app launches in the Shared Space where multiple apps can run side-by-side and people can open, close, and relocate windows. People can also choose to transition an app to a Full Space, where it’s the only app running. While in a Full Space app, people can view 3D content blended with their surroundings, open a portal to view another place, or enter a different world ¹. Passthrough provides live video from the device’s external cameras, and helps people interact with virtual content while also seeing their actual surroundings. When people want to see more or less of their surroundings, they use the Digital Crown to control the amount of passthrough ¹. 

The Apple Vision Pro runs on visionOS, which is derived primarily from iOS core frameworks (including UIKit, SwiftUI, and ARKit), and MR-specific frameworks for foveated rendering and real-time interaction ². visionOS features a three-dimensional interface that starts out with a Home View that is similar to the iPhone's Home Screen ³. It displays all of the apps that are installed on the Apple Vision Pro, with the visionOS interface able to respond dynamically to natural light and shadows to help users interpret distance and scale ³. The headset is designed to be controlled with your eyes, hands, and voice ¹. You can simply look at an element, tap your fingers together to select, and use the virtual keyboard or dictation to type ¹. The headset is also equipped with Spatial Audio, which provides an immersive way to experience entertainment ¹.

The Apple Vision Pro is designed to be controlled with your eyes, hands, and voice ¹. You can simply look at an element, tap your fingers together to select, and use the virtual keyboard or dictation to type ¹. The headset is also equipped with Spatial Audio, which provides an immersive way to experience entertainment ¹. 

According to Apple's press release, the Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the boundaries of a traditional display and introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled by the most natural and intuitive inputs possible — a user’s eyes, hands, and voice ¹. The breakthrough design of Vision Pro features an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays, and custom Apple silicon in a unique dual-chip design to ensure every experience feels like it’s taking place in front of the user’s eyes in real time ¹. 

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Apple Vision Pro is a spatial computer that was introduced by Apple in June 2023 ¹. It is a wearable device that features an ultra-high-resolution display system with 23 million pixels across two displays, and custom Apple silicon in a unique dual-chip design to ensure every experience feels like it’s taking place in front of the user’s eyes in real time ¹. The device runs on visionOS, the world’s first spatial operating system that blends digital content with the physical world ¹. 

The device also features the most advanced Spatial Audio system ever, which creates the feeling that sounds are coming from the environment around the user ¹². Dual-driver audio pods positioned next to each ear deliver personalized sound and adapt to the environment ¹.

Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary device that has the potential to change the way we interact with the digital world. With its ultra-high-resolution display system, custom Apple silicon, and visionOS, it offers a unique and immersive experience that blends digital content with the physical world ¹. The device's advanced Spatial Audio system creates the feeling that sounds are coming from the environment around the user ¹². 

In conclusion, Apple Vision Pro is a game-changer in the world of spatial computing. It has the potential to transform the way we work, learn, and play. With its advanced features and capabilities, it is poised to become a must-have device for anyone who wants to experience the digital world in a new and exciting way.

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