Apple presented one of the most risky, ambitious and, to say the least, innovative products in recent years. We are referring to the Apple Vision Pro, mixed reality glasses, which, through the best current technology developed by the American company, allows us to give it mixed uses of virtual and augmented reality, with applications ranging from entertainment to productivity. Will it be a revolution as some are already pointing out? We give you our opinion below.
Today the proposal has to do with a reflection on this new product that Apple has presented a few days ago that, without a doubt, is the most innovative in recent years. The idea is to review technical issues, but focusing on my opinion, of a product that in principle is difficult to analyze.
This is so in principle for two reasons: the first is the price. They are glasses that cost nothing more and nothing less than 3500 dollarssomething that is out of reach of the general public and second that they offer a autonomy of only 2 hours, which is not even valid for a current movie, which generally exceeds that time. In addition, they are connected to a external battery via cablewhich makes it somewhat uncomfortable.
It is a product that reminds me of that computer that Steve Jovs decided to launch that cost $10,000, the Macintoshwhich intended to offer the best of the technology of that time but which, as in this case, remained out of the reach of the vast majority of the public, which forced the company at that time to continue selling the Apple II, which, if well it was already old, it continued generating sales for being more accessible.
Our first question: is this the most premium product, of several that will be released, more accessible to the general public? maybe. For now it will be reserved for developers and those few users who can give themselves the permission to enter into a huge expense, for a product that at the moment seems to be somewhat green.
But the fact that it is in a somewhat “green” stage does not mean that we should detract from it. Why a priori, removing the battery problem, it is a product that looks very well built and designed to shine in the future. youIt has great potential based on a lot of technology and above all a very well thought out software, that takes to another level what the rest of the glasses on the market offered. And it is at this point where Apple could have marked a before and after with the launch of these Vision Pro.
Although, as I said, probably the Apple Vision Pro not available to the general public Apple has achieved part of its goalwhich was to send him a message from shareholders and the general market. That they were able to achieve what others have not achieved: give more value and utility to glassestaking a product that is generally used for gaming on other platforms such as Oculus, Vive etc. much further.
Time could lead to that mark can lower manufacturing costs and even put some on the market less tech glasses, but more accessiblekeeping all the magic of your software, something that happens with the iPhone todaywhere we find versions of different sizes and different prices with well-segmented benefits for various audiences.
From now on, I don’t think this release is up to par with the first iPhone, since the latter manages to be part of the daily life of the individual, from the time he gets up until the time of rest, taking it with him to each place, being part of it as an extension of his real life to the virtual one. One device that works for everything.
More than glasses, a whole computer for our eyes
The Apple Vision Pro it’s a new kind of computer that increases reality by integrating in a way the real world with the world with the digital world.
inside the Apple Vision Prothere is a system of eye tracking high performance generated from LEDs and infrared cameras. This allows record eye tracking accuratelyto allow control of the interface by our vision.
In addition, the Apple Vision Pro count on two high resolution camerasas well as with a lidar scanner. These first two cameras are responsible for offering precise head and hand tracking, mapping the environment in 3D and in real time, and are capable of capturing both photos and videos.
We speak of computer, since they integrate very powerful chips, like the M2 Manager simultaneously run visionOS and graphics rendering algorithms Meanwhile he new R1, is dedicated to process all the information derived from the cameras, sensors and microphones, transmitting images to the screens every 12 milliseconds, with the aim of making the experience as optimal as possible.
The important thing is not only with what, but how
apple glasses combine virtual reality with augmented reality using software called VisionOS. This allows us to adapt to different environments according to various interfaces designed according to what the user requires.
Can view, hear and interact with digital content as if we were in our physical space. The form of interaction is with our eyes, hands and voice. The most important applications used by the company can be used anywhere and resized, even taking up the entire space.
The glasses are constantly connected to all products, both iPhone, iPad, Mac, etc. and they work with keyboards, mice and even console controls. Apple says that it is possible to expand the screen with the content of the Mac to be able to carry out tasks more easily.
They also highlight the possibility of interacting with photos to see them very large and zoom in without losing quality with great detail.
With the glasses, thanks to their cameras, we can not only take photos at any time but also record videos and share them with anyone around us instantly.
The best audiovisual experience on the market
For their part, the Apple Vision Pro They have the ability to offer a unique audiovisual experience, to watch large movies, with great detail and spatial sound. The screens offer a resolution greater than 4k for each eye, with Micro-OLED technology (very small OLED pixels) with 23 million pixels and 90 hz refresh rate. While a 120hz experience would have been ideal, perhaps Apple wanted to make sure to keep that 90hz stable considering the huge resolution at which they work.
Apple ensures that from day one we can have a catalog of more than 100 games Arcadian to be able to enjoy with the compatible controls, although this comment was quick, and they did not say anything if they could take out their own controls, which seems strange to us, since these glasses are generally highly sought after for gaming, something Apple seems not to give too much importance, perhaps in an attempt to get us out of the idea that his glasses can only do that, but rather go further, and that they come to revolutionize the way we live and interact between the virtual and physical worlds.