Apple is reshaping the retail landscape with its mixed reality headset – Vision Pro. The tech giant unveiled the product during their WWD Conference 2023 on June 5,2023 and unlike most headsets which were focused on gaming, Apple’s Vision Pro has been designed to revolutionize immersive experiences for users.
The XR headset is equipped with visionOS, the world’s first spatial operating system, and lets users interact with digital content as if it were physically present in their close environment. Vision Pro introduces a completely three-dimensional user interface for apps, which is then controlled by a user’s eyes, hands, and voice. Let’s take a look closer at its features and the technology behind it.
Features
Display and Design
Apple utilizes EyeSight and OpticID technology as a novel authentication method and the headset features a continuous front panel with a tinted lens, which seamlessly conceals a built-in fan for efficient heat dissipation. It also features dual displays, with each boasting of 23 million pixels, and we can expect to see exceptional image quality when the product is released. The 3D lens keeps the user interface in view, while HDR provides an immersive and visually superior experience.
Immersive Experience
With most headsets, a user can easily tell that they are immersed in VR. Apple understood the concerns of feeling disconnected from the surroundings in this setting and made sure that the user felt as little like being in VR as possible by keeping the default mode as passthrough AR or mixed reality. The headset allows the wearer to transform any room into a personal theater and seamlessly integrates various apps and Apple’s services, including Apple TV+, productivity apps, FaceTime, and Siri. VisionOS is the operating system in this headset which ties all the different components and ecosystems together and even supports ‘Spatial Personas’ (3D avatars which are generated from a scan of the user’s face) for immersive video conferencing experiences.
Social Interface
By presenting the headset as a social platform, Apple is transforming how we communicate and collaborate with each other. When setting up the device, users capture their self image, which can then be seen by other users and used to interact virtually.
To broaden the user base, Apple is placing more emphasis on integrating the headset with the users’ pre-existing social networks – the contacts they already text, call, or email. SharePlay, Apple’s existing technology, is the key to this feature and focuses on connecting with friends first. The group can then collectively decide which app to utilize next. Even apps without built-in multi-user features become ‘social’ by default through screen sharing. In this case, only the host interacts with the app and others can view and discuss the content live. In the starting, SharePlay will only support 5 ’Spatials’ at one time, but holds tremendous potential for success and further growth.
Enhancing the Online Shopping Journey with Apple Vision Pro: A Game-Changer in 3D Brand Interactions
In the ever-evolving landscape of online shopping, the Apple Vision Pro emerges as a revolutionary tool, redefining the way consumers engage with brands. With Apple Vision Pro, users will be able to explore and interact with life-sized 3D models of products, providing a unique and interactive shopping experience
This innovative approach not only enhances user engagement but also significantly boosts brand conversion rates and shopping cart additions. By enabling consumers to virtually ‘try before they buy’, Apple Vision Pro helps in creating a more confident and satisfying shopping experience
Highlighting the future of e-commerce, the integration of 3D Viewer technology, like the one developed by METAV.RS for the fashion brand Maje, is set to be compatible with Apple Vision Pro. This integration signifies a leap forward in how consumers will interact with products online, offering a glimpse into the future of digital retail.
Pricing and Release Date
Vision Pro’s release is slated for “early next year’ in the USA, with other countries to get access from late next year. The headset will cost about $3,500, which might pose as a deal breaker for people. Those who are willing to pay the early adopters fee will benefit from Apple’s technology and obtain perhaps the best VR/XR headset out in the market right now.
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