Apple Vision Pro

Dave recently had the chance to try out the new Apple Vision Pro VR/AR headset, here’s what he thought.

“A spatial experience… After I’d tried out the new Apple Vision Pro I came away more impressed than I expected, with everything being very sharp and smooth. It was much better than any other VR device I have used.

You definitely feel incredibly immersed in the content and it feels futuristic to have lots of web browsing and email windows floating in space that you interact with just by looking at them.

The spatial videos had an eerie past memory-like quality to them as they floated in front of you with misty edges, like when they show flashbacks on movies.

The device is quite heavy on your face though and I definitely started to feel it after my short time using it. It is going to be interesting to see how this technology evolves and it feels quite addictive.”

Is it the face of the future?

Retailing at around £3,500 in the UK, it is an expensive addition to your technical equipment for either business or leisure, especially when there are other very good VR headsets out there for a fraction of the price.

We looked into other people’s experiences of the headset and we struggled to find any really positive reviews. Whilst the technology is innovative and fantastic to use as a work tool, having lots of browsers and apps open at once, the device does get heavy on your face, and takes away positive human interactions.  The battery life is about two hours, so it couldn’t manage a full working day without being plugged into a power source.  Several key apps you might expect to see such as YouTube and Netflix are not supported. You can’t use it with glasses and need to pay more for optical inserts.

This does not seem as though it is the face of the future just yet, but who knows.  Keep your eyes on this (virtual) space.