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We first reported on Apple’s augmented reality (AR) headset, the Vision Pro last June. Apple’s headset sported futuristic technology and mixed mode use. The visor can go completely opaque or translucent depending on the use case.

El Jefe was giddy with excitement. He was working on a VR side project for Oculus Rift and kept lamenting how the graphics haven’t improved since the summer ’99.

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Apple is claiming you can disconnect from your desktop keyboard and completely operate your computer.

For $3500, a cheap $3,499, you’ll get into the latest and greatest in augmented reality technology. The most expensive Meta, former Oculus, headset costs $499 in comparison. In videos, the Vision Pro is capable of rendering desktop-level HD graphics.

For most folks with four eyes, VR headsets don’t really work well. The Vision Pro doesn’t have enough room for people’s glasses and the device. Apple solves this problem by allowing purchasers to provide their head and glasses measurements online. Consumers can take a 3D scan of their head using a newer iPhone with TruDepth sensors to create the scan.

The Vision Pro packs impressive specs. It runs on an Apple M2 processor. The same one running many-a-Macbook Pro, and a new R1, reality, chip. Two micro-OLED screens push photons to your rods and cones which bests the top of the line Meta Quest 2 from the company formerly known as Facebook.

Apple claims the battery lasts 2.5 hours, but you can also wear a battery pack for extended life.

Signup to Demo

If you want to test drive the Vision Pro you’ll have to signup and visit your local Apple retailer. Apple is training employees on operating the headset and is primed to give customers a 25-minute ride through the metaverse.

Preorders for the Vision Pro start on January 19th. Your device arrives February 2nd.

Stay tuned. We’ll be playing with the Vision Pro in one of those 25 minute test drives.

-MJ