MAGIC LEAP HEADSET TO BE UNVEILED PORTABLE

That’s largely because of the hefty price, but also because most people still can’t see a compelling reason to wear something wrapped around their face for an extended period of time. “They’ve worked hard to make this headset as integrated into the real world as current technology allows, but it’s still a headset,” said Insider Intelligence analyst Yory Wurmser, who nevertheless described the unveiling as a “fairly mind-blowing presentation.”Įven so, analysts are not expecting the Vision Pro to be a big hit right away.

MAGIC LEAP HEADSET TO BE UNVEILED PORTABLE

The company also developed a technology to create three-dimensional digital version of each user to display during video conferencing.Īlthough Vision Pro won’t require physical controllers that can be clunky to use, the goggles will have to either be plugged into a power outlet or a portable battery tethered to the headset - a factor that could make it less attractive for some users.

Apple said the experience won’t cause the recurring nausea and headaches that similar devices have in the past. The headset will be equipped with 12 cameras, six microphones and variety of sensors that will allow users to control it and various apps with just their eyes and hand gestures. The company emphasized that it drew upon its past decades of product design during the years it spent working on the Vision Pro, which Apple said involved more than 5,000 different patents. Despite such skepticism, the headset could become another milestone in Apple’s lore of releasing game-changing technology, even though the company hasn’t always been the first to try its hand at making a particular device.Īpple’s lineage of breakthroughs date back to a bow-tied Jobs peddling the first Mac in 1984 -a tradition that continued with the iPod in 2001, the iPhone in 2007, the iPad in 2010, the Apple Watch in 2014 and its AirPods in 2016.

Magic leap headset to be unveiled