Apple Debuts Augmented Reality Headset at WWDC Without Controllers; Vision Pro Can Be Navigated via Eyes, Voice, Hands

Apple is joining the augmented reality world when it debuts its first headset at the annual World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC). CEO Tim Cook introduced Vision Pro at the live event Monday.

Apple Debuts First Augmented Reality Headset Vision Pro

Apple designed an AR headset with no need for controls. The headset enables users to seamlessly travel between the physical and digital worlds using only their hands, voice, and eyes.

A single, substantial band on the back of the head connects a sizable, svelte screen placed over the eyes in the Vision Pro. Cook said the headset will be available early next year at $3,499, Daily Mail reported.

Vision Pro offers you unlimited display. It runs on VisionOS, which the company claimed is the world's first spatial operating system. Apple calls it "spatial computing" as it mixes content into the space in the user's surroundings.

Mixed reality was rumored to be a part of the headgear, but Apple has only emphasized augmented reality.

Mike Rockwell, the Vice President of the Technology Development Group at Apple, said building their first spatial computer required invention across nearly every system facet.

They created the most powerful personal electronics device by tightly integrating hardware and software to create a standalone spatial computer with a small wearable form factor. To navigate the augmented experience, users will move their hands and eyes and vocalize certain commands.

According to Alan Dye, head of the human interface at Apple, users will use their eyes to choose material inside the goggles, tap two fingers together to click, and gently flick to scroll.

When a user is immersed in a virtual world, the outer screen of the Vision Pro device turns dark. When the device is used, signals are displayed to let people know the user is in an augmented reality (AR) environment.

When the user is in complete virtual mode, the headset will display the user and the outsider to one another.

According to Dye, the user would never feel alone because other users can see them, and they can see others.

To ensure every experience appears in front of the user's eyes in real time, the design includes a special Apple silicon in a unique dual-chip design and an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays.

Meet Vision Pro

Apple designs Vision Pro to seamlessly blend digital content with your physical space, allowing you to do things you never thought possible.

Vision Pro will also allow you to work without your regular desktop setup because you can use it as your portable 4K display. You can bring your Mac wireless into Vision Pro with Mac Virtual Display.

Vision Pro offers an unlimited canvas that alters how you use your favorite apps. With it, you can create the workstation of your dreams by arranging apps anywhere and scaling them to the ideal size, all while remaining aware of your surroundings.

You can chat in Messages, browse the web in Safari, make a to-do list in Notes, and switch between them without missing a beat.

It can magically transform your surroundings with stunning landscapes; it can bring 3D objects to life and let the apps you always use grow beyond dimensions giving you the perfect environment you desire.

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