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Introducing the first spatial computer from Apple, the Vision Pro

Apple today debuted Apple Vision Pro, a ground-breaking spatial computer that allows users to remain present and socially connected while seamlessly fusing digital content with the real environment. Vision Pro presents a fully three-dimensional user interface that is controlled by the most natural and intuitive inputs – a user's eyes, hands, and voice — and creates an infinite canvas for programs that expands beyond the limitations of a traditional display. Vision Pro gives consumers the ability to engage with digital information in a way that makes it feel like it is physically present in their location thanks to visionOS, the first spatial operating system in the world. To ensure that every experience seems like it is happening in front of the user's eyes in real time, the ground-breaking design of Vision Pro includes a bespoke Apple silicon in a unique dual-chip design and an ultra-high-resolution display system that packs 23 million pixels across two displays.

Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, declared that "a new era in computing begins today." "Apple Vision Pro brings us to spatial computing in the same way that the Mac brought us to personal computing and the iPhone introduced us to mobile computing. With thousands of ground-breaking breakthroughs and a revolutionary new input mechanism, Vision Pro is years ahead of anything previously made and is based on decades of Apple ingenuity. It opens up amazing options for our developers and amazing experiences for our users.

According to Mike Rockwell, Apple's vice president of the Technology Development Group, "creating our first spatial computer required invention across nearly every facet of the system." We created the most powerful personal electronics device ever by tightly integrating hardware and software to create a standalone spatial computer with a small wearable form factor.

By transforming how consumers engage with their favorite apps, capture and relive memories, enjoy gorgeous TV shows and movies, and FaceTime with others, Apple Vision Pro adds a new layer to powerful, personal computing.

The three-dimensional interface of visionOS frees apps from the constraints of a display, allowing them to coexist at any scale. Users of Apple Vision Pro may be even more productive thanks to endless screen space, access to their favorite programs, and brand-new multitasking capabilities. Additionally, users may set up the ideal workplace or wirelessly connect the potent capabilities of their Mac to Vision Pro to create a sizable, private, and portable 4K display with wonderfully clear text thanks to compatibility for Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad.

Apple Vision Pro can turn any room into a personal movie theater with two ultra-high-resolution screens, a screen that appears to be 100 feet wide, and a cutting-edge Spatial Audio system. Users have the option of watching movies, TV shows, or breathtaking three-dimensional films. Users of Apple Immersive Video get access to an intriguing selection of immersive videos that take them to brand-new locations and offer 180-degree high-resolution recordings with Spatial Audio.

New game genres are made possible by spatial computing thanks to games that can immerse players in a variety of settings and environments. Additionally, users may play more than 100 Apple Arcade games on any size screen they like with excellent immersive audio and support for well-known game controllers.

With Environments, a user's environment can expand past the confines of a physical space with dynamic, stunning landscapes that might aid in concentration or lessen clutter in crowded areas. A person can adjust how present or absorbed they are in an environment by turning the Digital Crown.
With the use of Spatial Audio, Apple Vision Pro's first three-dimensional camera enables users to record, revisit, and fully immerse themselves in precious moments. Every spatial image and video takes viewers back to a certain time, such as a party with friends or a memorable family reunion. On iCloud, users may access their full photo library and view all of their images and movies in life-size detail at stunning color. Every iPhone panorama image enlarges and wraps around the user, giving them the impression that they are standing exactly where the photo was taken.

FaceTime calls made with Apple Vision Pro take advantage of the space around the user. Everyone on the call is displayed in life-size tiles, and Spatial Audio makes it appear as though callers are speaking directly from their positions. During a FaceTime chat, users wearing Vision Pro are represented as a Persona, a digital image of themselves made using Apple's most cutting-edge machine learning methods. Personas reflect face and hand movements in real-time. Together, users can watch a movie, look through images, or work on a presentation.

There are thousands of well-known iPhone and iPad apps that work flawlessly and automatically with the new input mechanism for Vision Pro in the brand-new App Store for Apple Vision Pro, which is available to users. By utilizing the strong and distinctive features of Vision Pro and visionOS, Apple's developer community can go even farther and create whole new app experiences as well as redesign current ones for spatial computing.

VisionOS was created from the ground up to support the low-latency requirements of spatial computing, building on decades of engineering innovation in macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. The end result is a ground-breaking operating system that offers potent spatial experiences that can benefit from the space around the user, opening up new possibilities at work and at home.

The three-dimensional interface in visionOS lets digital content appear and feel like it is physically present in the user's environment. It aids in the user's comprehension of scale and distance by creating shadows and reacting dynamically to natural light. Apple Vision Pro presents a whole new input system that is managed by a person's eyes, hands, and voice to enable user navigation and interaction with spatial content. Apps can be browsed through by merely looking at them, selecting with a tap, scrolling with a wrist flick, or speaking commands.

Additionally, Apple Vision Pro comes with EyeSight, a ground-breaking breakthrough that enables users to keep in touch with those around them. Vision Pro feels transparent when worn, allowing the user to view approaching others while also showing their own eyes. EyeSight provides visual indications to others about what a user is focusing on when they are using an app or engrossed in an area.

The most cutting-edge personal electronics gadget ever is the result of Apple Vision Pro, which leverages on the company's invention and experience building high-performance goods like the Mac, iPhone, and wearables like the Apple Watch. Apple made use of the most cutting-edge materials available to meet its lofty performance, mobility, and wearability requirements.

The Apple Vision Pro is incredibly technologically advanced for such a small device. The optical surface that serves as a lens for the numerous cameras and sensors required to combine the real world with digital content is polished from a single piece of three-dimensionally manufactured and laminated glass. The modular system enables a customized fit to accommodate a variety of persons, while the glass flows into the unique aluminum alloy frame that gently curves over the user's face. The Light Seal is composed of a soft fabric and is available in a variety of sizes and forms. It flexes to fit the user's face perfectly. While a Head Band, which comes in several sizes, is three-dimensionally knitted as a single piece to provide cushioning, breathability, and stretch, flexible straps ensure that audio stays close to the user's ears.1 It is simple to switch to an other size or style of band because the band is fastened with a straightforward mechanism.

The Apple Vision Pro is a wearable computer that offers incredible computing capabilities in a small package. Vision Pro employs micro-OLED technology to cram 23 million pixels into two screens that are each the size of a postage stamp, each with wide color and great dynamic range. This ground-breaking system is constructed on top of an Apple silicon processor. Astonishing sensations are provided by this technical advance in combination with specially made catadioptric lenses, which provide amazing sharpness and clarity. ZEISS Optical Inserts will be used by users who need vision correction to guarantee visual fidelity and eye tracking precision.

The Apple Vision Pro experience revolves around a sophisticated Spatial Audio technology, which gives users the impression that sounds are emanating from their surroundings and adapts the sound to the space. Each audio pod contains two individually amplified drivers that provide Personalized Spatial Audio based on the user's unique head and ear geometry.

The high-performance eye tracking system in Apple Vision Pro employs high-speed cameras and a ring of LEDs to cast invisible light patterns onto the user's eyes for responsive, intuitive input in addition to generating a breakthrough display and cutting-edge audio experiences.

Apple silicon is used to power these ground-breaking advancements in a distinctive dual-chip configuration. The brand-new R1 chip processes input from 12 cameras, five sensors, and six microphones to make sure that content feels like it is appearing right in front of the user's eyes, in real time, while M2 offers unmatched standalone performance. In less than 12 milliseconds, or 8 times faster than the blink of an eye, R1 transmits fresh images to the displays. The external, high-performance battery in the Apple Vision Pro is intended to provide up to two hours of operation while not plugged in during the day.

Apple Vision Pro maintains user control over their data and is built on a solid foundation of privacy and security.

In order to rapidly unlock Apple Vision Pro, Optic ID, a new secure authentication technology, examines a user's iris under various invisible LED light exposures and compares it to the registered Optic ID data that is secured by the Secure Enclave. Optic ID data is never saved on Apple servers because it is completely encrypted, inaccessible to apps, and never leaves the user's device.

While using Apple Vision Pro, the user's eye movement is kept private, and neither Apple nor any other third party apps or websites receive eye tracking data. Additionally, the system processes data from the camera and other sensors, so individual apps do not need to be able to see a user's surroundings in order to provide spatial experiences. Additionally, EyeSight has a visual signal that lets people know when a user is taking a spatial image or video.

Beginning in early 2024, Apple Vision Pro will be offered for $3,499 (U.S.) on apple.com and in U.S. Apple Store locations, with availability in additional nations following later that year. At Apple Store locations, customers will be able to learn about, experience, and tailor their fit for Vision Pro. Visit apple.com/apple-vision-pro for additional details about Vision Pro.

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