![]() Before it was announced, there was a general belief that the technology for Vision Pro wasn’t ready or didn’t exist. Perhaps acknowledging this, the Vision Pro (note the Pro) is not a mainstream product in the vein of the iPhone. Killer apps that will clearly work better on the Vision Pro, than on a iPad, iPhone or Mac. Is watching 3D movies and a big screen enough for a successful product? Apple’s demo of the birthday party shows they want more, but like with the Apple Watch, they need 3rd-party developers to create the killer apps to make the Vision Pro a successful product. ![]() In spatial computing will you see a visual DJ deck in front of you? Is that better? The Verge is unsure. It might show some records spinning on the screen. What does it mean to work on a spreadsheet or write a letter in a 3D space. The point here is that spatial computing, as opposed to VR gaming, is not just new, it is undiscovered. Apple didn’t feature gaming in their demo, instead they showed a Spatial video of a child’s birthday party that seems to have garnered an emotional reaction from everyone that saw it. Instead the main purpose of these current devices is entertainment, especially gaming. Most of them have a low resolution and are not great for productivity (low resolution creates eye strain). So far these are fairly niche and not mainstream. Virtual Reality headsets have been on the market for several years now with the main vendor today being Meta (formally Oculus/Facebook). That includes 3D and VR, which isn’t new, especially not to Apple. The spatial computing part is the ability to create depth. That’s new and quite a jump from what we’re used to. Or imagine having big screens all around you, that you just look at, speak to (via Siri) and work on, as if you have mind control. ![]() Imagine using that to watch a movie or working on a spreadsheet, photos or video editing at high (retina) resolution. If the displays are covering your eyes, they can show a massive screen. There is one obvious use case for this that Apple demonstrated. Vision OS is then composited over the real world (Augmented Reality). The headset includes one high resolution display for each eye that passes through a picture of the real world in front of you. The Apple Vision Pro is a mixed reality headset. “It”, is the product that Apple unveiled at the same time. Those who have tried it say it just works. You look at the icon and pinch your finger to click it. Rather than a mouse or finger pointer, Vision OS tracks your eyes and hands. These technologies have been combined with with a revolutionary new user interface. High performance but low power Apple Silicon. AR and Lidar on iPad and then iPhone Pro. ![]() Vision OS is the outcome of maybe a decade of innovations in Apple, much of which has been in plain sight. In one of those industry bending moments that Apple has had over the past decades, first with the Mac, then iPod then iPhone, Apple announced Vision OS, their platform for spatial computing, at their World Wide Developer Conference in June. We will start the evening with our regular look at Apple news in NewsByte and then we’ll have a look at what’s coming from Apple in their next updates.Ĭheck the email this newsletter came in for the Zoom link and follow the London Mac User Group on… Mastodon□! If you are not familiar with Mastodon, have a look at TidBit’s explainer here. Join us at 7pm, GMT+1, Tuesday, July 11, for our July Meeting.
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