Apple Vision Pro is a spatial computer powered by visionOS, which is built on the foundation of decades of engineering innovation in macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. visionOS not only delivers powerful spatial experiences, unlocking new opportunities at work and at home, but it feature robust privacy features as well. Featuring a brand-new three-dimensional user interface and input system controlled entirely by a user’s eyes, hands, and voice, navigation feels magical. Intuitive gestures allow users to interact with apps by simply looking at them, tapping their fingers to select, flicking their wrist to scroll, or using a virtual keyboard or dictation to type. With Siri, users can quickly open or close apps, play media, and more.
After my short stint in Apple’s new, beautiful, and very impressive “spatial” environment, I’m not sure if there’s any reason for anybody who doesn’t have thousands of bucks to burn or a burning need for fleeting internet fame should ever consider owning one.
The base $3,500 for a new Apple-brand headset is equivalent to a month and a half of my salary before taxes. I’m still paying off my iPhone 14 Pro in $50 allotments month after month.
My in-store Vision Pro demo was limited to just a few apps under a strict time limit, but I was able to gauge the quality of the controls and pass through quickly. In just a few words, it’s the most capable hand and eye tracking of any VR headset I’ve used. Its depth of colors on its twin 4K mini-LED displays was unmatched, and the controls are simple and intuitive enough that I picked up the gist in just a few minutes. Its spatial video and photos had a very unique, 3D effect that reminded me of the hologram video from the Minority Report movie. The 3D movies indeed look very good on Apple’s headset.
Ignore the impressive hardware specs for a second, as it’s clear the biggest boon for the Vision Pro is its software. The gesture controls were extraordinarily intuitive, and it’s obvious the company put a lot of man-hours into how users would neatly reorganize their workstations…
No, Apple doesn’t expect a person like me to buy one. It wants people with enough cash to burn and/or limited amounts of impulse control to dive into its real spatial computer.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple Vision Pro is for developers and early adopters. It’s subsequent generations that will be of more interest to, and more affordable for, the average consumer.
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So, this writer who is reviewing the Vision Pro for Gizmodo, makes how much money per year? ($3,500 equals six weeks of his salary). Would he make more money working at McDonald’s?
Depends on whether he gets paid every two weeks or twice a month. If the latter it would come out to $7k every 3 months or $28k annual.
Yes, that’s $583/week. The average McDonalds salary here in California is $560/week (40x$14, assuming full-time). I don’t think people making burger-flipper money should be writing about tech based off a demo. I had a demo on Saturday and could write a better article about the Apple Vision Pro. Random guys on YouTube are gaining tens of thousands of views and thousands of new followers based on their AVP content over the past 11 days, they’ve got loads more insight than virtually all the tech writers, regardless of salary.
It’s amusing that mdn feels the need to refer anyone to useless rag Gizmodo, which has always been shallow and hardly factual, before and after its bankruptcy.
oh wait, mdn is just as beleaguered as giz. #clickbaitharder