Apple has closed its online store and Apple Vision Pro is available for pre-order this morning and will be available in Apple Stores on February 2. But unlike a new iPhone, Apple Watch, or even a MacBook, $3,499 (to start) is a lot of money. for a device you haven’t seen or tried, and hands-on coverage has been limited and very controlled by Apple. If you’re hesitant about Vision Pro, you need more convincing. Here are five reasons why you should invest.
Space video will touch your heart
The Vision Pro, as well as the iPhone 15 Pro, can record space videos, which is a fancy term for 3D home videos. If you watch a space video on an iPhone, iPad, Mac or any other device, it appears like a regular 2D video. But when you watch it using Vision Pro, you get a fully immersive 3D experience. You feel like you’re in the video and reliving the present moment.
This immersion can allow you to not only relive the memories and emotions of the moment you recorded, but also introduce new thoughts and feelings to your current situation in time. Apple recently held Vision Pro space video demonstrations with some members of the media, and they reported profound experiences watching their home videos.
Space video will make you feel like you’re back in the present moment.
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If documenting your personal moments is important to you and you enjoy the emotional experience of the videos you record, you’ll want to shoot spatial videos and watch them on a Vision Pro. This could be the flagship app of the device.
Many people have stopped going to the movies because it’s hard to beat the comforts of home. But the experience is not the same: the immersive experience you get at the cinema is difficult to replicate at home unless you have the money and space to invest in extremely high-end equipment. range.
The Vision Pro can deliver that theatrical experience. Movies feel like they’re playing on a 100-foot-wide screen, and spatial audio enhances the feeling of immersion. And thanks to Vision Pro’s high resolution (4K on each eye), you won’t be distracted by inconsistent image quality.
But it’s not just the movies. Apple is working on a partnership with the NBA so you can watch games on Vision Pro – it looks like you’re on the court in your favorite team’s arena, Disney is also working on Vision Pro content – imagine what that would be like to visit the Great Jedi Temple. You can watch 3D movies and the space videos you make. You can view photos and fully immerse yourself in panoramic photos. And you can even play video games in Apple Arcade.
Apple Vision Pro is a home theater you can take with you.
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There’s also a bonus: the Vision Pro is much easier to pack and transport than your huge TV. You can take it with you on a trip and watch it during a flight, train or boat. Don’t settle for the weird displays on a plane or the small screen on your iPhone. Go big without having to lug around a big screen.
FaceTime is futuristic
FaceTime calls on iPhone, iPad, and Mac are fun, but on the Vision Pro, the fun level is turned up several notches. People communicating with you are displayed as tiles in your room and spatial audio is used to give them positioning. You can use SharePlay to share apps and collaborate with colleagues, or even watch movies together.
Apple has also developed unique avatars called Personas, which Apple describes as an “authentic spatial representation of an Apple Vision Pro user that allows other participants in a call to see their facial expressions and hand movements, all in real time.” real “. Apple is launching Personas in beta, so there may be some hiccups, but you’ll still be able to be among the first to hop on board with the hyper-realistic memoji train.
It offers a new way of working
Having spent my entire career working on a computer at a desk, I’m looking for different ways to get my job done. I usually work on a Mac, but I’ll switch to an iPad, iPhone, or even a Windows PC (gasp!) just to mix things up. I even go from my home to my work office, to a few local coffee shops and to the nearby public library. It breaks my routine and it’s invigorating.
Using a Vision Pro could get you out of the routine rut and shed new light on the work you do. For example, you’ll literally see photos with a unique perspective, but you’ll also be able to have a new figurative view when you edit them in the Photos app. Or the new way of working on a Keynote presentation could spark innovative ideas. There is no Finder; instead, your room becomes the office.
FaceTime takes it to the next level with Apple Vision Pro.
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Granted, it’s not appropriate for many tasks – it’s probably not suited to writing a long document and spreadsheet jockeying, for example. But it could be a welcome platform for many other tasks. After all, Apple doesn’t call it spatial computing for nothing.
It’s not a device, it’s a next-generation platform
Add all these reasons together and you get a device that’s bigger than pretty hardware. The current operating systems (macOS, iOS, and iPadOS) are great, but they can sometimes feel too familiar. After all, macOS has been around for decades and iOS for almost 17 years. Sure, they’re still functional and yes, they get better with each release, but the basic concept of each UI never changes.
Spatial computing is a whole new way of doing things, and it might be what you need to reinvigorate your computing experience. Of course, the general concept of the Vision Pro isn’t new, but as Apple is known for doing, it pushes the concept beyond what is imaginable. It’s a whole new world. You don’t want to miss anything.
Learn more about the new headset in our Apple Vision Pro superguide.
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