Apple plans to ship the $3,499+ Vision Pro on February 2 in the US, after opening pre-orders on January 19 at 8am ET, with a Solo Knit Band and a Dual Loop Band
Again Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac : Here's everything that Apple includes in the Vision Pro box Nick Evanson / PC Gamer : The $3,499 Apple Vision Pro finally has an actual release date, and will be on sale February 2 this year Music Ally : Apple confirms 2 February launch date for Vision Pro headsetSaurav Dey / KnowTechie : Apple Vision Pro box contents revealed ahead of pre-orders Om Malik / On my Om : I want my Vision Pro(TV)! — The rumor machine can finally turn itself off … Scott Hayden / Road to VR : Xreal Announces Air 2 Ultra AR Glasses Ahead of Apple Vision Pro Release Mariyan Slavov / PhoneArena : Vote now: Apple Vision Pro preorders start on January 19. Would you get one? John Gruber / Daring Fireball : Vision Pro Pre-Orders Start January 19 (Next Friday), Available Starting February 2 Debasish Mandal / Android Headlines : Apple Vision Pro will be available for pre-orders starting January 19 Chris Barylick / O'Grady's PowerPage : Apple to launch Vision Pro in the United States on Friday, February 2, will open pre-orders on Friday, January 19 Chris Smith / BGR : Get ready, the Vision Pro will probably be sold out soon Omar Sohail / Wccftech : Apple Vision Pro Customers Will Get A Polishing Cloth As A Freebie; A $19 Accessory For Spending $3,499 Hartley Charlton / MacRumors : Apple Announces February 2 Launch Date for Vision Pro Headset Jade Bryan / nextpit : Apple Vision Pro Availability - Here's What You Are Getting for $3500 Pranav Dixit / Business Today : Apple Vision Pro headset pre-orders and availability announced: See dates and more details Asma Hussain / iThinkDifferent : Apple Vision Pro tidbits: Dual Loop Band, optical insets, battery life and more Adriana Lee / WWD : Apple's Fancy MR Face Gear Gets February Ship Date Matthew Cassinelli : Apple Vision Pro Available Soon, Ready For Voice Avi Greengart / Techsponential : Apple Reveals Pricing and Availability for Apple Vision Pro Jack Wellborn / Worms and Viruses : Apple Vision: The Best Way to Multitask iPad Apps Michael Tsai / mjtsai.com : Apple Vision Pro Available February 2 Rohan Goswami / CNBC : Apple Vision Pro headset launches in U.S. on Feb. 2, preorders begin Jan. 19 Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Apple's Vision Pro Headset to Go on Sale at US Stores on Feb. 2 Dan Moren / Six Colors : Apple Vision Pro launches on February 2, preorders next week Kyle Barr / Quartz : Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro mixed-reality headset will be in Apple stores soon Larry Dignan / Constellation Research : Apple Vision Pro available Feb. 2: Will Enterprises, developers rev expense accounts? Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch : Will Apple's Vision Pro launch be a Groundhog Day for immersive computing? Dade Hayes / Deadline : Apple's Ultra-Pricey Vision Pro Sets U.S. Launch Date Mahmoud Itani / XDA Developers : Here's when you can buy Apple's Vision Pro Ben Lang / Road to VR : Apple Announces Vision Pro Release & Pre-order Dates Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider : What comes in the $3499 Apple Vision Pro box Brian Heater / TechCrunch : Apple Vision Pro goes on sale Feb 2 for $3,500 John Voorhees / MacStories : Apple Announces Vision Pro Pre-Orders and Availability Omar Moharram / Supercharged : Apple Vision Pro to go on sale on February 2 Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider : Apple Vision Pro will ship to customers on February 2 Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Apple says the base Vision Pro model has 256GB of storage and the ZEISS Optical Inserts for readers cost $99 and prescription ZEISS Optical Inserts cost $149 Threads: Anil Dash / @anildash : Yeah but that was true of the Watch too and somehow it became a hit anyway. So who knows. Peter Kafka / @pkafka : Apple showed off the goggle demo last June, and I thought the idea was that would give them and developers time to get a blow-your-socks-off app or two ready. But here they're basically saying you can use the goggles to use the same apps that are on your phone or Mac. https://www.apple.com/... Katie Notopoulos / @katienotopoulos : In 5 years, I will write about how I am downgrading to an old Quest 3 as my main VR headset as a way to slow down, be more mindful and present, spend less time on my headset Benedict Evans / @benedictevans : I think it's entirely possible that we won't get past the ‘wearing thing on your face’ objection to xR in general and the Vision Pro in particular, for all sorts of reasons. But we all do lots of things every day that ‘no-one would ever do’ - it's really hard to know this stuff in advance. We do listen to music in the street with earphones, and more than half of new relationships in the US start in apps. Be careful being sure about such things. Mastodon: @johnvoorhees@mastodon.macstories.net : The ZEISS Optical lens inserts cost less than I expected. Readers are $99 and prescription lenses are $149. By comparison, my XREAL Air prescription inserts were $200. — More on @macstories: https://www.macstories.net/... Wayne Dixon / @waynedixon@mastodon.social : I'm an early adopter and as much as I'd like to get an Apple Vision Pro, I don't think I can justify the cost. It's just not in my budget. — Part of me is sad by this, but another part of me is okay with it. I hope the 2nd gen is more affordable. Steve Troughton-Smith / @stroughtonsmith … : Initial coverage was definitely fueled by the WWDC hype, but I will say that the Vision Pro is still very much a VR headset in form factor. It's kinda heavy; you need a perfect fit, in the sweet spot, or you won't have a good experience. You may have borders at the edge of your field of view (especially if you're gonna add Zeiss optics). … BenRiceM / @BenRiceM@mastodon.social : I find it incredibly hard to get excited about a $3500 computer that I can't use for work without pairing it to a Mac anyway. — And given that Vision Pro doesn't support any dual hand controllers, it's useless for VR games as they currently exist. — Oh and the *external* battery doesn't last long enough to watch a whole movie … Tim Chaten / @tchaten@mastodon.world : New spatial games, including Game Room, What the Golf?, and Super Fruit Ninja, take advantage of the powerful capabilities of Apple Vision Pro to transform the space around players, offering unique and engaging gameplay experiences. — Fruit Ninja in VR is amazing can't wait to see what this is like!! Thomas / @thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io : Will the Vision Pro be the new Touchbar (kind of awful and will be silently discarded) or the new Apple Watch (doing ok, but not amazing)? — We'll know in a few years. Brian Gesiak / @modocache@types.pl : I'm definitely curious about the Apple Vision Pro, but probably won't purchase one. Which is wild, because I'm definitely purchasing a ton of Apple hardware recently, purely as a method of relieving stress ("retail therapy"). So I should be a sucker for this, but my problems with it are: … Steve Troughton-Smith / @stroughtonsmith … : A little worrying that Apple doesn't have a launch event for Vision Pro, because it sounds like they have no progress on their first party app selection to show off. Worryingly, based on the most recent beta, that suggests a bunch of first party apps are going to ship in iPad compatibility mode, not natively. … Steve Troughton-Smith / @stroughtonsmith … : It's not mentioned officially yet, but I believe there are two alternate head strap configurations for Apple Vision Pro, as per Patently Apple: a developer-focused USB-C strap (with USB host support), and a strap without earphones for the AirPods-inclined — [images] X: Linas Beliūnas / @linasbeliunas : Apple Vision Pro in a nutshell: Apple Pay Later will explode in 2024. [image] Rihard Jarc / @rihardjarc : Love it! The era in which investors realize just how good of a job $META has done with Quest/RayBan and $AAPL brings new awareness to the industry and helps $META. Looking forward. Ian Zelbo / @ianzelbo : Vision Pro comes with a polishing cloth! Suddenly $3,500 sounds like a steal [image] @tailosivetech : @SnazzyLabs It is weird. Which is why it's easily the most interesting thing going on with Apple @tailosivetech : Apple Vision Pro arrives on Groundhog Day [image] Gene Munster / @munster_gene : The key question is what are the product's killer features? While it's undefined today, $AAPL has already identified the three tent pole features of Vision Pro, which include connect, create, and explore. Tina Debove Nigro / @tina__nigro : The real question now is should I wait for my Vision Pro to watch the For All Mankind's season finale in full immersive glory? [image] @tailosivetech : When will we get Apple Pay support on Vision Pro? [image] Luke Miani / @lukemiani : I can't tell if 256gb starting storage is gonna be ‘meh’ or completely unacceptable because it's not really a Mac or an iPhone/iPad, so I'm not sure how much storage we're going to be using on average. I think they could've sprung for 512 tho... [image] Marko Zivkovic / @markoznewz : Looks like they added the same straps from the Alaska project to the first generation Vision Pro [image] Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur : The Vision Pro isn't the next iPhone, and probably not the next iPad, or Watch. But: if they can sell a million in the first year, that makes Vision Pro a $3.5bn business. Add in spatial video from sports events and.. sky's the limit. Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Old versus new over the head top strap design. The idea of the new strap is seemingly so your head doesn't want to fall off after half an hour of use. I think people will be surprised about the weight in initial use. [image] M.G. Siegler / @mgsiegler : Regardless of how many they actually *sell*, the lines should be wild just to try the thing that weekend, I imagine. Sigmund Judge / @sigjudge : 150 3D titles at launch is pretty impressive. Going by my calculations - including what's announced for theatres in 2024 - there's 419 potential 3D movie titles in the TV app overall! [image] Robert Scoble / @scobleizer : Will you cry like many of my friends did when they first tried it? @vnchocotaco : $3499 256GB Hey at least there is a power adapter- [image] Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Apple Store demo info for Vision Pro: “Starting at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, February 2, we invite you to sign up for a demo of Apple Vision Pro at your local Apple Store. Demo times will be available Friday through the weekend on a first-come, first-served basis.” Max Weinbach / @maxwinebach : As everyone has probably seen, Vision Pro preorders 19th and shipping Feb 2! Question for me is, how does the fitting work? Do you preorder and set a date for the store and do it or is it online with Face ID? I'm so excited to see how they do it lol https://www.apple.com/... Benjamin Mayo / @bzamayo : Good surprise: Top strap option included in the box. Bad surprise: 256 GB base storage. @dharmesh : #idea Apple should make a new, external keyboard. * Ergonomic (the current magic keyboard isn't) * Built-in touchpad (keep things simple and together) * Built-in TouchID (we'll be using more of it with PassKey) * Built-in camera that uses real-time AI to make your face look... [image] Vadim Yuryev / @vadimyuryev : This is honestly pretty great timing. We're not expecting Apple's Spring Event until March so the majority of Apple-focused YouTubers and tech publications will have basically nothing but the Vision Pro to talk about. Get your Spatial Videos ready! 😎 Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Video playback is now graded at 2.5 hours (general use 2 hours). I wasn't expecting much to change in the last 6 months, after 7 years of development and testing. Gene Munster / @munster_gene : In 2024, $AAPL will report Vision Pro sales in the Wearables, Home and Accessories segment. While they won't break out units sold, I expect the number in the initial year to be between 300-500k units (or $1.4B out of $380B in revenue). Gene Munster / @munster_gene : In other words, the first year will be selling largely to early adopters and developers. It's the pace of winning these developer over which will be my focus over tracking Vision Pro's success over the next year. Jasmine Roberts / @jasminezroberts : • apple vision pro will be released feb. 2 • pre-orders begin jan 19 at 5:00 a.m. pt / 8:00 a.m. et chose the date 7 months ago, but my stanford hci lecture on ar/vr happens to also be on feb. 2. Adam Hlaváč / @adamhlavac : A fun tidbit about the Apple Vision Pro, launching February 2nd. 3D haters may be changing their tune soon, and I wouldn't be surprised to see studios pull out their archive of 3D movies for this. [image] Scott Stein / @jetscott : 256GB of storage for base model. Two head straps included. Prescription lenses cost $99 for readers, $149 otherwise via Zeiss. No more details on other new apps yet. No word on carrying case. Joanna Stern / @joannastern : Also shipping with the $3,500 headset: - Solo Knit Band and Dual Loop Band - Light Seal - Two Light Seal Cushions - Vision Pro Cover for the front of the device - Polishing Cloth - Battery - USB-C Charge Cable - USB-C Power Adapter Joanna Stern / @joannastern : Vision Pro launches on Feb 2 in U.S. and most of the promised features—FaceTime personas, EyeSight —are shipping with it. https://www.apple.com/... Seth Weintraub / @llsethj : If nothing else, Vision Pro will normalize wearing ski masks in public Steve Moser / @stevemoser : Apple Vision Pro releasing before their Q1 results? Also, they have not updated their “Apple revolutionized personal technology with...” PR blurb to include visionOS. I guess they are waiting till it launches. Apple upstages CES again. Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : Apple Vision Pro is coming Question is going to be whether this will be an Apple Watch (unclear value proposition at first but becomes dominant by being the best all-in-one wrist device) or HomePod (expensive yet not meaningfully better than the existing products in the market)? Ben Bajarin / @benbajarin : I haven't been more excited for a tech product in some time. More excited than I was for Apple Watch. My mind is still blown by several experiences from my demo. Parker Ortolani / @parkerortolani : So I am very excited. But this is shockingly anticlimactic. A press release with very few new details. One new image. No refreshed product page. Two weeks ahead of the pre-order. Odd for Apple in particular. Parker Ortolani / @parkerortolani : this is the only new image in the release right? crazy! [image] Tim Cook / @tim_cook : The era of spatial computing has arrived! Apple Vision Pro is available in the US on February 2. [image] M.G. Siegler / @mgsiegler : “Solo Knit Band and Dual Loop Band” is quite the branding for a head strap. https://www.apple.com/... [image] Benjamin Mayo / @bzamayo : It is pretty weird that nine months on, the Vision Pro launch announcement press release includes no new footage of the device in action. All the clips are what was shown at WWDC. Aaron / @aaronp613 : Apple Vision Pro comes with a Solo Knit Band and Dual Loop Band — giving users two options for the fit that works best for them. Apple Vision Pro also includes a Light Seal, two Light Seal Cushions, an Apple Vision Pro Cover for the front of the device, Polishing Cloth, Battery,... [image] Aaron / @aaronp613 : Apple Vision Pro will be available starting at $3,499 (U.S.) with 256GB of storage. Pre-orders for Apple Vision Pro will begin on Friday, January 19, at 5 a.m. PST, with availability beginning Friday, February 2. 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Apple Vision Pro is coming Question is going to be whether this will be an Apple Watch (unclear value proposition at first but becomes dominant by being the best all-in-one wrist device) or HomePod (expensive yet not meaningfully better than the existing products in the market)?
I haven't been more excited for a tech product in some time. More excited than I was for Apple Watch. My mind is still blown by several experiences from my demo.
So I am very excited. But this is shockingly anticlimactic. A press release with very few new details. One new image. No refreshed product page. Two weeks ahead of the pre-order. Odd for Apple in particular.
It is pretty weird that nine months on, the Vision Pro launch announcement press release includes no new footage of the device in action. All the clips are what was shown at WWDC.
Apple Vision Pro comes with a Solo Knit Band and Dual Loop Band — giving users two options for the fit that works best for them. Apple Vision Pro also includes a Light Seal, two Light Seal Cushions, an Apple Vision Pro Cover for the front of the device, Polishing Cloth, Battery,.…
Apple Vision Pro will be available starting at $3,499 (U.S.) with 256GB of storage. Pre-orders for Apple Vision Pro will begin on Friday, January 19, at 5 a.m. PST, with availability beginning Friday, February 2.
Apple has announced that Vision Pro pre orders will start Friday, January 19th with a release on February 2nd. Apple has also announced that ZEISS Optical Inserts will cost $99 for Readers, and $149 for Prescription inserts. Vision Pro will come with two different Head Bands, two…
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Apple showed off the goggle demo last June, and I thought the idea was that would give them and developers time to get a blow-your-socks-off app or two ready. But here they're basically saying you can use the goggles to use the same apps that are on your phone or Mac. https://ww…
In 5 years, I will write about how I am downgrading to an old Quest 3 as my main VR headset as a way to slow down, be more mindful and present, spend less time on my headset
I think it's entirely possible that we won't get past the ‘wearing thing on your face’ objection to xR in general and the Vision Pro in particular, for all sorts of reasons. But we all do lots of things every day that ‘no-one would ever do’ - it's really hard to know this stuff …
The ZEISS Optical lens inserts cost less than I expected. Readers are $99 and prescription lenses are $149. By comparison, my XREAL Air prescription inserts were $200. — More on @macstories: https://www.macstories.net/...
I'm an early adopter and as much as I'd like to get an Apple Vision Pro, I don't think I can justify the cost. It's just not in my budget. — Part of me is sad by this, but another part of me is okay with it. I hope the 2nd gen is more affordable.
Initial coverage was definitely fueled by the WWDC hype, but I will say that the Vision Pro is still very much a VR headset in form factor. It's kinda heavy; you need a perfect fit, in the sweet spot, or you won't have a good experience. You may have borders at the edge of your…
I find it incredibly hard to get excited about a $3500 computer that I can't use for work without pairing it to a Mac anyway. — And given that Vision Pro doesn't support any dual hand controllers, it's useless for VR games as they currently exist. — Oh and the *external* batt…
New spatial games, including Game Room, What the Golf?, and Super Fruit Ninja, take advantage of the powerful capabilities of Apple Vision Pro to transform the space around players, offering unique and engaging gameplay experiences. — Fruit Ninja in VR is amazing can't wait to …
A little worrying that Apple doesn't have a launch event for Vision Pro, because it sounds like they have no progress on their first party app selection to show off. Worryingly, based on the most recent beta, that suggests a bunch of first party apps are going to ship in iPad co…
It's not mentioned officially yet, but I believe there are two alternate head strap configurations for Apple Vision Pro, as per Patently Apple: a developer-focused USB-C strap (with USB host support), and a strap without earphones for the AirPods-inclined — [images]
I can't tell if 256gb starting storage is gonna be ‘meh’ or completely unacceptable because it's not really a Mac or an iPhone/iPad, so I'm not sure how much storage we're going to be using on average. I think they could've sprung for 512 tho... [image]
Love it! The era in which investors realize just how good of a job $META has done with Quest/RayBan and $AAPL brings new awareness to the industry and helps $META. Looking forward.
Old versus new over the head top strap design. The idea of the new strap is seemingly so your head doesn't want to fall off after half an hour of use. I think people will be surprised about the weight in initial use. [image]
The Vision Pro isn't the next iPhone, and probably not the next iPad, or Watch. But: if they can sell a million in the first year, that makes Vision Pro a $3.5bn business. Add in spatial video from sports events and.. sky's the limit.
The key question is what are the product's killer features? While it's undefined today, $AAPL has already identified the three tent pole features of Vision Pro, which include connect, create, and explore.
150 3D titles at launch is pretty impressive. Going by my calculations - including what's announced for theatres in 2024 - there's 419 potential 3D movie titles in the TV app overall! [image]
Apple Store demo info for Vision Pro: “Starting at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, February 2, we invite you to sign up for a demo of Apple Vision Pro at your local Apple Store. Demo times will be available Friday through the weekend on a first-come, first-served basis.”
As everyone has probably seen, Vision Pro preorders 19th and shipping Feb 2! Question for me is, how does the fitting work? Do you preorder and set a date for the store and do it or is it online with Face ID? I'm so excited to see how they do it lol https://www.apple.com/...
#idea Apple should make a new, external keyboard. * Ergonomic (the current magic keyboard isn't) * Built-in touchpad (keep things simple and together) * Built-in TouchID (we'll be using more of it with PassKey) * Built-in camera that uses real-time AI to make your face look... [i…
This is honestly pretty great timing. We're not expecting Apple's Spring Event until March so the majority of Apple-focused YouTubers and tech publications will have basically nothing but the Vision Pro to talk about. Get your Spatial Videos ready! 😎
Video playback is now graded at 2.5 hours (general use 2 hours). I wasn't expecting much to change in the last 6 months, after 7 years of development and testing.
In 2024, $AAPL will report Vision Pro sales in the Wearables, Home and Accessories segment. While they won't break out units sold, I expect the number in the initial year to be between 300-500k units (or $1.4B out of $380B in revenue).
In other words, the first year will be selling largely to early adopters and developers. It's the pace of winning these developer over which will be my focus over tracking Vision Pro's success over the next year.
• apple vision pro will be released feb. 2 • pre-orders begin jan 19 at 5:00 a.m. pt / 8:00 a.m. et chose the date 7 months ago, but my stanford hci lecture on ar/vr happens to also be on feb. 2.
A fun tidbit about the Apple Vision Pro, launching February 2nd. 3D haters may be changing their tune soon, and I wouldn't be surprised to see studios pull out their archive of 3D movies for this. [image]
256GB of storage for base model. Two head straps included. Prescription lenses cost $99 for readers, $149 otherwise via Zeiss. No more details on other new apps yet. No word on carrying case.
Also shipping with the $3,500 headset: - Solo Knit Band and Dual Loop Band - Light Seal - Two Light Seal Cushions - Vision Pro Cover for the front of the device - Polishing Cloth - Battery - USB-C Charge Cable - USB-C Power Adapter
Apple Vision Pro releasing before their Q1 results? Also, they have not updated their “Apple revolutionized personal technology with...” PR blurb to include visionOS. I guess they are waiting till it launches. Apple upstages CES again.
It's a headset. A VR headset, with AR passthrough, that allows for mixed reality experiences. — The OS still calls itself ‘XROS’ internally and in the SDKs. — This level of spin is bonkers — [image]
I'm pretty sure the first batch of VisionPro will sell out quickly online. I'm sure we will also see lines at Apple Stores. Apple needs that kind of visual similar to the iPhone launch to point to its success. Expect to see very limited supply, partially by design. It's...