Apple reveals new Vision Pro advert, as Meta plans Android-style rivalry

Date:
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 11:43:03 +0000

Description:
The latest Vision Pro advert shows off some of the capabilities and immersive experiences to expect.

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A slick new advert for the Apple Vision Pro has just appeared on the official Apple YouTube account, just a few days ahead of the first shipments of the mixed reality headset being sent out to customers. Meanwhile, a new report claims that Meta now considers itself to be the headset's main, Android-style adversary.

The 68-second video has the usual Apple polish and a lot of the ingredients we've come to expect from Apple commercials such as a classic pop song, aspirational lifestyles, travel, family and friends. It's called "Hello Apple Vision Pro" and the promise in the caption is that "you can do the things you love in ways never before possible".

It's actually a helpful preview of some of the features and experiences that the Vision Pro offers: watching movies, working on presentations in a virtual 3D space, making FaceTime calls, bringing up images and video that wrap
around your field of vision, and more.

As you would expect from an advertisement, it's somewhat selective in what it shows. There's no sign of the Vision Pro battery pack , and Napoleon is an interesting choice as the featured movie, because Ridley Scott's historical epic is seven minutes longer than the Vision Pro's official estimated battery life . You might need a recharge for the end credits. More competition

We've already spent some time with Apple's headset for our hands-on Apple Vision Pro review , though not enough yet for a full review. Those first verdicts are going to be interesting, as will the impact of the headset on
the augmented/virtual/mixed reality hardware market as a whole.

The Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest Pro are now in direct competition with
Apple's new device, but Meta executives don't seem to be overly perturbed by the Vision Pro's arrival. As per the Wall Street Journal (via 9to5Mac ), Meta is hoping that the Vision Pro boosts interest in the tech in general, leading to more sales of the cheaper Meta headsets too.

Meta executives are "optimistic", sources have told the WSJ, with the report going on to say that Meta is hoping to be the Android of the AR/VR/MR space in other words, the main alternative to Apple, as Google's mobile operating system is on phones and tablets.

According to the WSJ, the Vision Pro has "influenced Meta's thinking" when it comes to embracing mixed reality experiences, and improving natural gesture control Apple's headset relies on eye and finger tracking, while the Meta devices are primarily operated by physical controllers, with gesture support in testing. You might also like Apple wants to make sure your posture's right when using the Vision Pro Worried about what apps will actually come with the Vision Pro? Want an Apple Vision Pro and you're not in the US? You'll want to wait



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/apple-re veals-new-vision-pro-advert-as-meta-plans-android-style-rivalry


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