Today Apple announced Apple Vision Pro will be available beginning Friday, February 2, at all U.S. Apple Store locations and the U.S. Apple Store online. The Vision Pro seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world. It unlocks powerful spatial experiences through visionOS and it is controlled by the natural and intuitive inputs: a user’s eyes, hands, and voice.
A new App Store will provide users with access to more than 1 million compatible apps across iOS and iPadOS, as well as new experiences that take advantage of the unique capabilities of Vision Pro. The pre-orders for Apple Vision Pro begin Friday, January 19, at 5 a.m. PST.
Apple Vision Pro is powered by visionOS – based on decades of engineering innovation in macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. And visionOS delivers powerful spatial experiences, driving new opportunities at work and at home.
It features a brand-new three-dimensional user interface and input system controlled entirely by a user’s eyes, hands, and voice. And intuitive gestures enable users to interact with apps by simply looking at them, tapping their fingers to select, flicking their wrist to scroll, or using a virtual keyboard or dictation to type. By activating Siri, users can quickly open or close apps, play media, etc.
Users can also immerse themselves in Environments — which are beautiful landscapes such as Haleakalā, Joshua Tree, and Yosemite national parks to help them focus or reduce clutter in busy spaces. With a twist of the Digital Crown, users can control how present or immersed they are in environments.
Since visionOS utilizes existing developer frameworks, more than 1 million familiar apps across iOS and iPadOS are available on Apple Vision Pro and automatically work with the new input system. And Vision Pro also has an all-new App Store where users can find apps that deliver spatial computing experiences unlike any other platform. Apps can be arranged anywhere and scaled to the perfect size, all while allowing the user to stay present in their space.
Through key productivity and collaboration apps like Fantastical, Freeform, JigSpace, apps from Microsoft 365, and Slack, Apple Vision Pro is a productivity tool for everyday tasks. And Apps can appear side by side at any scale for incredible multitasking. And with support for Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad, users can create the perfect workspace. With Mac Virtual Display, users can bring the powerful capabilities of their Mac into Vision Pro, creating an enormous, private, and portable 4K display, ideal for pro workflows.
Apple Vision Pro features ultra-high-resolution displays that deliver more pixels than a 4K TV for each eye on a screen that feels 100 feet wide with support for HDR content. And Vision Pro also features Apple Immersive Video, a new entertainment format pioneered by Apple that puts users inside the action with 180-degree and three-dimensional 8K recordings captured with Spatial Audio. Users can also enjoy new interactive experiences like Encounter Dinosaurs.
FaceTime on Apple Vision Pro takes advantage of the space around the user so everyone on a call appears life-size, while Spatial Audio makes it sound like each person’s voice comes from the location of their tile. And if a user is wearing Vision Pro while on FaceTime, they appear as their Persona, while others joining from a Mac, iPad, or iPhone will appear in a tile.Persona is an authentic spatial representation of an Apple Vision Pro user that enables others on a call to see their facial expressions and hand movements: all in real time. Utilizing machine learning techniques, a Persona can be created in just minutes using Vision Pro. Personas also work in third-party videoconferencing apps including Zoom, Cisco Webex, and Microsoft Teams.
The Apple Vision Pro will be available starting at $3,499 with 256 GB of storage. And pre-orders for Apple Vision Pro will begin on Friday, January 19, at 5 a.m. PST, with availability beginning Friday, February 2. Apple Vision Pro will be available at all U.S. Apple Store locations and the U.S. Apple Store online.
ZEISS Optical Inserts — Readers will be available for $99 (U.S.), and ZEISS Optical Inserts — Prescription will be available for $149 (U.S.). Apple Vision Pro comes with a Solo Knit Band and Dual Loop Band — which gives users two options for the fit that works best for them.
The Apple Vision Pro also includes a Light Seal, two Light Seal Cushions, an Apple Vision Pro Cover for the front of the device, a Polishing Cloth, a Battery, a USB-C Charge Cable, and a USB-C Power Adapter.
KEY QUOTE:
“The era of spatial computing has arrived. Apple Vision Pro is the most advanced consumer electronics device ever created. Its revolutionary and magical user interface will redefine how we connect, create, and explore.”
— Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO
