THE VISION PRO is one of the most exciting launches in Apple’s history. There. I said it. Feel free to agree or disagree with me, but the coming era of spatial computing has got me rather worked up. I’d even argue that it’s up there with the 2007 launch of the iPhone. In the same way that this took an existing game and changed it, I feel that the new Vision Pro headset could well do the same. For me, VR and AR has never really made its mark with the masses; it’s either a thing for jumping round a room and blasting aliens, or a device for enabling professionals to work in a new way. Neither of those are bad things, of course, but they’re not what most people want.
Vision Pro changes this by appealing to the average person — you might don the headset to watch movies, read web pages, work on a document, or browse your photo collection. That might not sound that exciting, but it’s what people actually like to do day–to–day, and typical of Apple, it’s being done better than anyone expected. I won’t go into the details (you can get them by heading to page 4), but I truly believe Apple has nailed it.
But it’s not even the Vision Pro that’s the thing to be most excited about right now. I mean, it’s going to cost $3,500 and won’t be available until next year, so most of us will never get a look in. But it’s where the technology is heading, and what it will mean for us all, that’s important. What Apple devices do you own right now? A Mac, maybe two? An iPhone and iPad? Well what if the Vision Pro, or whatever version we get down the line, could be a
