You have to be a real techie to like Apple Vision Pro.
For starters, you can rarely move your head when using a virtual reality headset or you have to start over.
And your eyes and hands do almost all the work.
I was among several hundred people who lined up before sunrise Friday outside Apple’s New York City flagship store on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue for the unveiling of the company’s $3,500 futuristic gizmo.
Once inside the crowded showroom, I signed up for a Vision Pro demonstration — open only to those 13 and older — which required filling out a detailed questionnaire about my vision, since glasses can’t be worn with a headset.
People who wear glasses must have their prescription measured with a special device manufactured by a third party and then use an optical insert in the headset to adjust the visual.
When I finally put on the VR headset, I had to go through face recognition and hand recognition and connect a series of dots by looking at it and tapping my thumb and index finger three times before I was allowed into the system.
From now on, most everything is done with my eyes and fingers.
New York Post reporter Georgett Roberts got a chance to use Apple’s new Vision Pro virtual reality headset. Robert Miller The headset weighs 20 ounces and feels quite heavy when strapped to your face. Robert Miller
If I want to go to the menu, all I have to do is look at the icon, tap my index and thumb together and open it.
The same goes for the photo folder.
If I pinch my finger, I can move the image in front of me or resize it.
My every move is captured by the device’s dozen cameras and five sensors.
Most of the time, I had to keep my head straight and just move my eyes or the headset had to be reset, which took up to several minutes.
The device is controlled by eye movements and finger taps, which are used to open applications. Robert Miller The Vision Pro is equipped with a dozen cameras, five sensors and six microphones — and costs $3,500. Robert Miller
Then there’s the price tag: the Vision Pro costs an eye-watering $3,500, which is about five weeks’ salary for someone earning minimum wage in New York City.
And there’s the weight: at 20 ounces, the headset is a bit bulky, and the longer I used it, sitting still with the gadget strapped to my face, the more I felt the bulkiness.
But during one of the few times I was able to move was in panoramic view mode, which allowed for more freedom.
As part of the demo, a performance by Alicia Keys was shown in a panoramic view, which looked very realistic and close.
Hundreds of people lined up outside Apple’s flagship Manhattan store before dawn Friday to get their hands on the new VR set either to test or buy. Robert Miller
I could see him singing on the side and then turned and saw his backup artist.
The sound was as impressive as the visuals were sharp, giving me the sensation that I was actually attending the concert in person.
Other exciting clips shown during the demo included men playing soccer, surfers and birthday candles being blown out on a cake.
At one point, I jumped back into my chair when it looked like a rhino was charging me!
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