IN DEPTH APPLE VISION PRO
REVOLUTION ON THE HEAD?
Apple’s Vision Pro is phenomenally hi-tech, but the future of such post-VR headsets is surely somewhat different…
The Vision Pro is one of the most revolutionary products of recent years, and Apple’s so-called ‘spatial computing’ platform is clearly something with big potential.
Even so, it feels like the future of a product like this is a pair of glasses where you can see the real world with augmented reality (AR) overlaid on top, rather than having cameras that pass through a version of the outside. Indeed, Meta recently demonstrated Orion: prototype AR glasses with the look and feel of traditional specs that enable you to place content on top of the world around you.
As Meta said when launching Orion, “That’s the north star our industry has been building towards: a product combining the convenience and immediacy of wearables with a large display, high-bandwidth input, and contextualised AI in a form that people feel comfortable wearing.”