Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first AR glasses are here

Tonight's "One more thing..." is the first VR glasses, the "Apple Vision Pro". Apple has taken its time, and today at WWDC 2023 the time has come - the new glasses are here.

Here comes the first Apple product to look through, not to look at - this is how Tim Cook begins the presentation of the glasses. The workmanship is reminiscent of a mixture of Apple Watch, AirPods Max and the software of macOS and iOS. We have all the information for you.

Design & comfort

The wearing comfort is based entirely on the AirPods Max. Similar material is used here. Apple has also thought about people who wear glasses and has worked with ZEISS to offer lenses that can be magnetically attached directly to the glasses. By the way, the in-house Apple R1 chip runs under the hood, which runs together with the Apple M2. The latter is responsible for performance, while the R chip handles all graphics.

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Apps directly in the room

Apple paid attention to many details during development, which we are shown impressively. With windows, for example, shadows are displayed in the middle of the room to make them even more realistic. All apps should interact directly with the room and the user without being unnaturally noticeable. With its own technologies such as "Spatial Audio", Apple also ensures that all sounds sound natural and come from the respective direction.

Furthermore, when viewing photos, for example, the "environment" in the glasses is dimmed in order to bring it into the room even more naturally.

Interaction with Apple devices

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The most important apps like Safari, iMessages, FaceTime, Photos, Apple TV and many more are supported from the start. All these apps are synced with the other devices via iCloud. Intuitive things such as images or objects from files and websites should be easy to “pull out” and bring directly into the room.

For example, the screen of his MacBook can be directly on the glasses – just by looking at it probe injected.

No accessories

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Furthermore, the glasses should do without any accessories. The only operation: eyes and fingers. All gestures should be natural, comfortable and easy to understand. There is also a third input method: voice. That's right, Siri should also be fully integrated.

Simple operation, natural gestures

With the "EyeSight" function, the Apple Vision Pro shows your own eyes to others via the integrated display on the front if they are nearby. In addition, people in the surrounding area are shown in the "digital" view so that you don't get scared because you can't see them.

camera and video

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The Apple Vision Pro can also be used to record 360-degree videos. The glasses also clearly show this to people in the area, should this be the case.

Prices and availability

The new Apple Vision Pro starts at a price of $3.499 and will be available starting next year.