You have to be a real techie to like Apple’s Vision Pro.
For starters, you can rarely move your head when using the virtual reality headset or you have to start over.
And your eyes and hands do almost all the work.
I was among the few hundred people who lined up before dawn Friday outside Apple’s New York City flagship store on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue for the launch of the company’s $3,500 futuristic gadget.
Once inside the packed showroom, I signed up for a Vision Pro demo, open only to people ages 13 and up, which required filling out a detailed questionnaire about my vision, since glasses can’t be worn with the headset.
People who wear glasses must have their prescription measured with a special device made by a third party and then use optical inserts in the headset to adjust the images.
When I finally put on the VR headset, I had to undergo facial and hand recognition and connect a series of dots by looking at them and touching my thumb and index finger three times before I could enter the system.
From now on, I did almost everything with my eyes and my fingers.
New York Post journalist Georgett Roberts had the opportunity to use Apple’s new Vision Pro virtual reality headset. Robert Miller The headset weighs 20 ounces and feels quite heavy when placed on your face. Robert Miller
If you wanted to go to the menu, all you had to do was look at the icon, tap your index finger and thumb together, and open it.
The same goes for photo folders.
If I put my fingers together, I could move the image in front of me or change its size.
My every move was captured by the device’s dozen cameras and five sensors.
Most of the time, you had to keep your head up and just move your eyes or you had to reset the headphones, which takes up to a couple of minutes.
The device is controlled with eye movements and finger touches, which are used to open applications. Robert Miller The Vision Pro is equipped with a dozen cameras, five sensors and six microphones, and costs a whopping $3,500. Robert Miller
Then there’s the price: Vision Pro costs a staggering $3,500, which is about five weeks’ wages for someone making minimum wage in New York City.
And there’s the weight: At 20 ounces, the headset is relatively heavy, and the more I wore it, sitting still with the device strapped to my face, the more I felt its bulk.
But one of the few times I was able to move was in panoramic view mode, which allows more freedom.
As part of the demonstration, a performance by Alicia Keys was shown in the panoramic view, which looked remarkably realistic and up-close.
Hundreds of people lined up outside Manhattan’s flagship Apple store before dawn Friday to get their hands on the new virtual reality gear to try out or buy. Robert Miller
I could see her singing on one side and then turn her head and see her backup artists.
The sound was as impressive as the crystal-clear images, giving me the feeling that I was really attending a concert in person.
Other immersive clips shown during the demo included men playing soccer, a surfer riding a wave, and blown out birthday candles on a cake.
At one point, I jumped back in my chair when it looked like a rhino was charging right at me.
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