On June 6, the long-rumored Apple Vision Pro headset product was officially released at WWDC 2023, and Apple said that this product marked the beginning of "space computing" and was priced at $3,499 (about 24,851 yuan).
So let's take a look at what are the differences between Apple's Vision Pro and ordinary VR and AR headsets? What are the features? Why can it be sold for nearly 25,000 yuan?
Apple's Vision Pro is an MR (mixed reality) headset, which is a device that combines AR and VR technology.
VR is short for virtual reality technology, which can create a fully virtual environment that people are immersed in. At present, there are many VR headset products on the market, which can be used to play games and watch movies, and users can feel the "real" experience in the virtual world through VR.
AR is the abbreviation of augmented reality, which can create virtual information content based on the real world. For example, if you wear an AR glass, you can not only see the real picture, but also create a virtual screen on your desk and in the air in front of you, and realize the overlap between the real environment and the virtual object.
Blend into reality
This Vision Pro is a device that combines these two technologies, it can display multiple virtual screens in reality, allowing the virtual interface to integrate into the real environment. Whether it is running an APP office or watching a giant screen movie, it can bring you a more immersive sensory experience.
And it does not need to be like traditional VR equipment, does not need to be equipped with a controller operation, users only need to use eyes, gestures and voice to complete all operations, the whole interaction process is very sci-fi.
Immerse yourself virtually
Secondly, users can switch from AR to VR mode by adjusting a knob above it, allowing users to immerse themselves in the virtual world.
3D camera
At the same time, this Vision Pro is also a 3D camera, users can press the button in the upper left corner to take photos and videos with depth of field information.
Digital presence
Vision Pro can also scan the user's face information to generate a digital human image (Persona), which can be used directly when making video calls with others, and it can reflect your face and hand movements in real time.
summary
In general, Apple's Vision Pro did give us a lot of surprises, its completion is quite high, the way the eyes interact with gestures is also eye-catching, and there is indeed a "meta-universe" feeling.
Of course, there are also shortcomings, the shortcomings of such MR headset products are still in the ecology, and the application ecology will not be better if the experience is too little adapted. Therefore, after Apple released this product, it immediately announced an operating system called visionOS, and announced that it would provide Vision Pro developer kits to developers in the future to lay out the application ecology.
In addition, although this Vision Pro is a headset device, the hardware is not bad at all, equipped with M2 chip and the new R1 chip, the performance is much stronger than many mobile phones. And this also makes it have a shortcoming in battery life, and the official said that it only has 2 hours of battery life.
And in order to this battery life, it is also necessary to equip an external battery, which will undoubtedly affect the user's overall experience.
But overall, this Vision Pro is indeed a very good product, which once again shows the world Apple's terrifying software and hardware research and development capabilities and industry integration capabilities, and may be able to set off a wave of virtual reality trends around the world again. What are your thoughts on this product? Welcome to share and discuss #ChatDigitalNew Products in the comment area #