- Oh my goodness, you guys, I am at WWDC right now
and I just got out of the actual event,
where they announced a bunch of new things.
Like the new 15 inch MacBook Air.
We have some new software updates for iOS 17.
Also macOS Sonoma, a refresh to the Mac Studio,
an all new Mac Pro with the M2 chip.
And we also have a new M2 chip, the M2 Ultra.
But my friends, what we are here for,
is the Apple VR/AR headset.
Which now officially has a name, Vision Pro.
And it's gonna be running on an all new operating system
called, Vision OS.
So Vision Plus, okay, we gotta talk about it.
- [Producer] Vision Pro.
- Vision Plus, oh, God, Vision Pro.
So Vision Pro
is unlike anything that I've experienced in, sort of,
the AR/VR headset genre.
I got about 30 minutes with it
and it was, I don't even know how to explain it
because it's something that you can't really explain
until you actually try it.
Now sitting there, watching the event, I was like, wow,
this is really cool.
You can have all of this interactivity with different apps.
There's all sorts of immersive environments
that you can experience.
But until I sat down, put the headset on
and actually experienced what it was like
to maneuver windows.
To pinch and just bring a window closer to you,
it was so incredibly intuitive.
I'm actually speechless.
No, just kidding, I have a lot to say on it, so,
we'll keep going.
So the entire interface,
it basically consists of your surroundings.
And you navigate it by using your hands,
your eyes and your voice.
There's even a virtual keyboard.
And it actually does have Bluetooth,
so you can connect a keyboard and mouse.
But they really have designed this
so you don't even need to use any of that.
Now the actual headset unit itself,
is made of a singular piece of laminated glass
and an aluminum frame that curves
and wraps around your face.
Now around the frame,
there's an array of cameras and sensors
that all work together to capture everything around you.
So it understands your surroundings
and detects your hand input.
Now to actually maneuver around the interface,
you use a few different gestures.
But how you actually select something, is with your eyes.
And the first time that I did it,
it was just like you looked at something and it selected it.
These cameras and sensors
are what make all of the new features possible,
including their new way to unlock the device
called, Optic ID.
It's very similar to Face ID on your phone and Mac
but instead of using your face, it uses your eyes.
Now the straps on the side
have built in spatial audio speakers
that are positioned close to your ears,
that seamlessly blend in with real world sounds.
The displays inside the Vision Pro are pretty impressive.
There's two micro OLED displays
and each one has more pixels than a 4K TV.
And that means that the clarity on these displays
is so awesome.
And the fact that I actually got to experience this,
was so surreal.
We did this one demo, where it was a live action dinosaur
and the wall just opened up into this entire environment
and I actually was walking around the dinosaur
and it was watching me.
I went and stuck my hand out
and it snapped at me and then I went around the other side
of the dinosaur and then it followed me and it was just,
it was so wild because it actually was following me.
Going into this, I was kind of skeptical.
Even watching the keynotes,
me, as a super wild Apple fan, I was like, well,
am I really gonna use this?
Like, what's it gonna look like?
Is it gonna be comfortable?
And the actual comfort of it, it's still a little heavy.
But as far as headsets go, it was pretty comfortable.
So the eye cushion also acts like a light seal.
So it blocks out all of the external light,
so nothing can actually get in.
And the headband on the back is super comfortable.
And it's breathable and it stretches to fit your head.
There's also the dial that lets you make micro adjustments
to fit really well.
And the whole thing is a modular system,
so you can switch out the light seals and headbands,
to make sure you get the perfect fit.
The controls on the Vision Pro are actually very similar
to what we used with the Apple Watch and the AirPods Max.
There's a top button, as well as a Digital Crown.
The top button lets you take spatial photos and videos.
And the Digital Crown brings
up the home view and lets you control your level
of immersion with the environment.
As for power, they went with a cable system that connects
to an external battery.
So you could actually plug it straight into the wall,
for all day power.
But with the battery,
you can get up to two hours of battery life.
Now this little battery pack is really nice.
It is so beautiful.
I was like, wait a second,
can we get this, just as an external battery pack,
with USBC and Lightning, please?
Maybe, I don't know.
Now this whole thing is powered by a dual chip design
that combines the M2 chip with a brand new R1 chip.
And the R1 is basically designed to handle all of this
realtime sensor processing.
It takes all of the input from all of the cameras
and sensors and processes it in realtime,
to eliminate lag from the experience.
Another cool feature they announced, is EyeSight.
This uses the cameras and sensors inside the headset
to show the people around you,
who aren't wearing Vision Pro,
a virtual representation of your eyes.
This will also let you make a detailed scan of your face.
So this will let you use the sensors to create
a digital persona, that others will see on conference calls.
So people can see you, as if you're not wearing the headset.
Another demo that I really liked is,
if you have your MacBook.
So if you're wearing the Vision Pro at your desk
and you open up your MacBook,
the display will kind of, just lift off your screen
and float into your field of view.
Which is awesome because I could basically be working
at my MacBook but my MacBook is now a massive experience
in front of my face.
I think this would be great for traveling.
I love editing on a big screen.
But most of the time when I'm traveling,
I don't have all of my monitors with me.
So with this,
I'm gonna be able to have my full editing suite,
basically, wherever I go.
Now as I mentioned,
the top button lets you take photos and videos.
Well with the Vision Pro,
you can actually capture 3D photos and videos.
It's hard to convey that in a 2D video.
So that's something I'm definitely looking forward
to testing out.
Now I did get a demo of a piece of content that was shot
with the Vision Pro and it was so awesome.
I was sitting here and then there was
a little family and they were blowing out birthday candles.
And when the kids all like,
reached in to blow out the candles,
like, the smoke, just like, went into my face
and almost expected to smell it
because it felt so realistic.
One of the things I'm probably most excited about,
is what Vision Pro was gonna do
for entertainment and gaming.
Now in the demo in the keynote, they showed you
that you can basically turn any living room
into a massive, fully immersive theater experience,
with a gigantic 100 foot screen
and spatial audio surround sound.
This also goes for Apple Arcade games as well.
And there will be 100 games ready to play
on Vision Pro, at launch.
This is something that I could have only dreamed about
when I was a child.
And now it is here.
In the demo I was watching the 3D version of Avatar
and it was wild.
I normally don't ever watch 3D movies
because you have to wear, like, the glasses
and, like, the theater experience just doesn't feel great.
But this didn't feel like I was watching a 3D movie
'cause it felt like I was actually there.
So the 3D experience was pretty impressive.
The other thing that was really cool is,
you can watch these shows or movies in your element.
So I can still watch it in my living room
and then, like, the background will kind of dim.
But if you want to go into that cinematic experience,
you can do that where everything just sort of,
makes it look like it's in a theater.
So you can do both of those things and have those options
but it just was, wow, it just looks so cool.
Now they have an all new OS called, Vision Os.
And this will have a dedicated app store,
with 3D apps created specifically for Vision Pro,
as well as compatible iPhone and Mac apps.
This has gotta be super exciting for developers.
This is gonna give them so many fun things to work on
over the next couple of years.
Now as far as price, it is coming in at $3,500.
Which is actually pretty expensive when you compare it
to some other devices that are out there on the market.
But, like, I get it though.
Because this is not like any other device
on the market right now.
And this isn't something that I'm plugging into a computer.
This is its own freestanding device.
And at first I thought that it was plugged into a phone
and that's what was powering it.
But no, it's being powered all on its own,
with the M2 and the new R1 chip.
And it's gonna be really cool
to see what people do with this.
They did partner with Disney,
so all Disney Plus shows will be available at launch,
which is great
because there's a lot of great content on there.
This also makes me really excited 'cause I have a feeling
that they're gonna be creating some special content
that can be specifically viewed on this device.
During the keynote, Tim said that this is
the first Apple product that you look through, not at.
And I definitely think that's pretty cool.
And having seen this, in person, with my real eyes,
I just, I don't know, like, this is the beginning.
I mean, I don't think this is gonna be something
that every single person is going to go out and buy
but eventually, when it does become more cost effective,
smaller, more portable than, I don't know,
I mean, Apple is definitely on the right track with this.
What do you guys think of Vision Pro?
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With that, I'll see you guys in the next video.
Bye.