Apple recently unveiled Vision Pro, their first foray into spatial computing, marking the beginning of a new era. Vision Pro, a revolutionary spatial computer, seamlessly combines digital content with the physical world, while allowing users to stay connected and present with their surroundings. The new device introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface that users can control with their eyes, hands, and voice.
Vision Pro is packed with 23 million pixels across two displays and features a unique dual-chip design. The device runs on visionOS, the world’s first spatial operating system, which creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the traditional display boundaries. This breakthrough in design allows users to interact with digital content as if it were physically present in their space.
The visionOS offers a three-dimensional interface that allows apps to go beyond the boundaries of a display. Users can interact with their favorite apps in all-new ways, multitask with ease, and even set up a workspace with Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad, transforming Vision Pro into an enormous, private, portable 4K display. The operating system even allows apps to react to lighting and cast shadows, adding a new level of immersion to the user experience.
Vision Pro brings a new dimension to entertainment as well. The device can transform any space into a personal movie theater with a screen that feels 100 feet wide, thanks to its ultra-high-resolution displays and advanced Spatial Audio system. Apple’s new spatial computer also ushers in new possibilities for gaming, with immersive audio and support for popular game controllers.
Among its unique features, Vision Pro introduces ‘Environments’, which allow users to expand their world beyond the physical confines of a room, replacing them with dynamic, immersive landscapes. Users can also relive and immerse themselves in memories with Apple’s first three-dimensional camera, which captures spatial photos and videos with Spatial Audio.
FaceTime calls also become spatial with Vision Pro, reflecting users in life-size tiles and replicating their hand and face movements in real time using Apple’s advanced machine-learning techniques. This allows users to enjoy shared experiences like watching movies, browsing photos, or collaborating on a presentation during a FaceTime call.
An all-new App Store is included with Vision Pro, where users can discover apps and content from developers, and access hundreds of thousands of familiar iPhone and iPad apps. Apple’s developer community can also design brand-new app experiences or reimagine existing ones for spatial computing.
Built on the foundation of macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, visionOS is designed to deliver powerful spatial experiences that can unlock new opportunities at work and at home. Vision Pro introduces a new input system controlled by a person’s eyes, hands, and voice, allowing users to interact with spatial content in a natural, intuitive way.