Apple Debuts $3,499 Mixed-Reality Vision Pro Headset

Apple Inc. will charge an eye-popping $3,499 for its long-awaited mixed-reality headset, testing whether consumers are ready to spend big bucks on a technology that the company sees as the future of computing.

The iPhone maker unveiled the new Vision Pro headset at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, the culmination of more than seven years of development. Introduced with Steve Jobs’ trademark phrase — “one more thing” — the product vaults Apple into its first major new category since it began selling smartwatches in 2015. The Vision Pro also could be one of the riskiest launches in the company’s history.

In a wide-ranging presentation, Apple demonstrated the headset’s myriad features and spotlighted content planned for the product, including games and interactive video from Walt Disney Co. The device, which resembles high-tech ski goggles, will have its own operating system, vision OS, and a dedicated app store. It’s slated to arrive early next year.

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[Kvirrlol]

Ah so this is where the past 3 generations of iPhone tech has gone too

[DankMemer]

I really hope to god this thing can do gaming. I’m gonna be getting it for a simulator device to simulate different things and to play vr games with it. This thing should be next level in the terms of realism

[electroboy]

Almost $4k with taxes because yes everything we buy in America has taxes seems that in not enough with the amount they take out of our paycheck…anyway I mean for that amount I hope those quest looking glasses can let me see into the future or something 😂😂😂😂

[AngelLmaoo]

Fuck no. People if you want something similar to this just get the oculus quest 2. It’s like $300-400 PLEASE don’t buy this weird ass headset it does pretty much the same as any other

[AngelLmaoo]

What’s the point of it? You get a headset to not take up space BUT you damage your eyes and start getting bags under your eyes (very bad).

[RichardDuryea]

Looks better than that google glass but I don’t see the point.

[barbarajameson]

I know what it means. It’s not gonna be cheap enough for any middle-class person to have. It’s just gonna be another toy for the higher up rich people to have. I’ll wait for a refurbished one.

[TheGreatDomski]

Or you can live in the real world and get a job.

[iatemydogbcofcoronarocha]

Bro makes it looks like 90% don’t have that kind of money