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Apple’s Vision Pro headset is impressive – but it’s hard to know its ultimate purpose

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13.07.2024

The Vision Pro has landed in Australia five months after the US launch, retailing at $5,999. At that price, it’s perhaps no surprise that Apple staff present it on a wooden platter like we’re in a five-star restaurant.

Next, the staff at Apple’s Chadstone store in Melbourne fit the device to your head, match your glasses prescription and get it up and running.

Once you’re set up, it’s easy to use. It tracks your eyes to point to what you want to click on. You tap your thumb and index finger to click, similar to Apple Watch gestures. You can gesture to scroll and zoom very easily.

In the short demo, I was taken through panoramas rendered fully within the Vision Pro screen space, spatial photos and videos shot on both iPhone 15 Pro and with the Vision Pro. One included a young family blowing out........

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