The Apple mixed reality headset has been the talk of the tech rumour mill for years now. With multiple leaksThe Apple Vision Pro has finally been unveiled at WWDC 2023 as the „one more thing“ item of the presentation.
The Apple mixed reality headset has been the talk of the tech rumour mill for years now. With multiple leaks already, it was also expected to be revealed during WWDC 2023. And indeed, that was when the iPhone maker unveiled what it calls the Apple Vision Pro.
Like any new Apple product, the company makes a big deal of what the Vision Pro is capable of. And indeed, it is pretty impressive, but it’s technically not something that we’ve not seen before. The way it is used is actually very reminiscent of what Xiaomi showed off during MWC 2023, with its Wireless AR Glass Discovery Edition. Control of the virtual interface is done using gestures, so this is familiar so far. There’s also the addition of voice commands as well.
That being said, the Apple Vision Pro looks to have more AR use cases than VR. With that in mind, the headset comes with a feature that the company calls EyeSight, which lets other people “see” your eyes while you are interacting with them. When not, the headset screen will glow, obscuring your eyes with a lighting effect and letting people know that you’re busy with VR content. You can manually toggle this too, with a crown-like dial on the headset.
The company also makes a big deal about the Apple Vision Pro supporting FaceTime.
