Apple Vision Pro: Mixed-reality 'ski goggles' headset unveiled - but it will set you back £2,800
- 11 months ago
Apple has unveiled a mixed-reality headset called Vision Pro - its first entirely new product in eight years.
The US tech giant claims the device is "the most advanced personal electronic device ever".
Resembling a pair of ski goggles, it features a glass 23-million-pixel screen which covers the upper face and is controlled using the wearer's eyes, hands and voice.
Vision Pro is labelled as "mixed reality" as it combines "virtual reality", in which the wearer is fully immersed in the digital world, with "augmented reality" where digital images are overlaid on to the real world.
The device, which is the first new product since the Apple Watch was launched in 2015, blends a video feed from the outside world with a virtual world displayed on screens inside the headset.
It is set to rival Meta's Quest Pro from last year and Quest 3 announced last week.
However, costing $3,499 (£2,849), Vision Pro also comes with a heftier price tag than the planned $500 (£402) for Quest 3.
The US tech giant claims the device is "the most advanced personal electronic device ever".
Resembling a pair of ski goggles, it features a glass 23-million-pixel screen which covers the upper face and is controlled using the wearer's eyes, hands and voice.
Vision Pro is labelled as "mixed reality" as it combines "virtual reality", in which the wearer is fully immersed in the digital world, with "augmented reality" where digital images are overlaid on to the real world.
The device, which is the first new product since the Apple Watch was launched in 2015, blends a video feed from the outside world with a virtual world displayed on screens inside the headset.
It is set to rival Meta's Quest Pro from last year and Quest 3 announced last week.
However, costing $3,499 (£2,849), Vision Pro also comes with a heftier price tag than the planned $500 (£402) for Quest 3.