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Apple’s Vision Pro headset goes on sale tomorrow in the US starting at $3,500, bringing the long-awaited and expensive product to market after more than a decade in development.
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The cheapest version of the mixed reality headset has 256 GB of storage and costs $3,500, while the 512 GB and 1 TB versions cost $3,700 and $3,900, respectively.
Purchasers must complete a head scan with an iPhone or iPad to ensure a proper fit with the headset, and can also include a reader and prescription insert for $99 and $149, respectively.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo estimated that Apple sold 160,000 to 180,000 Vision Pro units during the first pre-order weekend and warned: blog post This is because demand for headsets has declined after core fans and heavy users purchased them.
Vision Pro allows users to access entertainment, work, and task-based apps that the wearer can interact with while viewing the physical space around them as needed.
The headset’s display offers more pixels per eye than a 4K TV, which is useful when using streaming apps like Disney+, Max, and Amazon Prime Video. However, Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube apps will not be supported at launch.
The Vision Pro’s battery pack lasts up to two hours and connects to your headset with a braided USB-C cable.
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The Vision Pro’s least expensive version costs $3,500, which is the equivalent of more than three weeks of the average American salary, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. data.
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The Vision Pro competes directly with Meta’s Meta Quest headset series, which features the Meta Quest Pro ($999) and Meta Quest 3 ($499).meta announced on Thursday Adds Meta Quest support for spatial video playback. This is a feature that Vision Pro boasts, allowing a user to upload and play stereoscopic videos from his iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max.
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Apple marketed its new headset as a “spatial computing” device, allowing users to move between full virtual reality and augmented reality (virtual features seen on top of the real world). Vision Pro, announced last June, opens up a new revenue stream for Apple as it battles a possible decline in iPhone shipments this year. UBS Group AG analyst David Vogt expects the tech giant to ship 300,000 to 400,000 Vision Pros this year, generating up to $1.4 billion in revenue. bloomberg report.
References
Apple opens pre-orders for $3,500 Vision Pro headset – requires head scan and vision prescription (Forbes)
Apple Vision Pro deliveries postponed to March on early demand signs (Bloomberg)