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The Apple Vision Pro is available to preorder this week and starts at $3,499.
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Apple’s highly anticipated Vision Pro headset will be available to preorder starting on January 19 from Apple’s physical stores and website.
The Apple Vision Pro is a mixed-reality device that combines virtual and augmented reality, but Apple would rather you call it a “spatial reality” headset.
Here’s what to know about the Apple Vision Pro ahead of its preorder period and February 2 release date, including what you’ll need to prepare when ordering the device.
Apple Vision Pro: Price and release date
Preorders for the Apple Vision Pro start on January 19 at 8 a.m. ET through Apple’s physical stores and website.
The Vision Pro will be released and available to buy on February 2 from Apple stores online and in-person in the US.
The Vision Pro starts at $3,499, and it comes with 256GB of storage, a battery pack, a face seal, two seal cushions, a cover for the front, and a polishing cloth.
Apple Vision Pro: How to order
Prepare for the (slightly convoluted) process of ordering an Apple Vision Pro.
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The purchasing process for the Apple Vision Pro is more involved than the company’s other products. Whether ordering the Vision Pro from an Apple Store or from home online, you’ll need to scan your face for headband and face seal measurements.
If you’re ordering online from home, you’ll need to take the measurements with an iPhone or iPad with Face ID. The face scan takes place in the Apple Store app, which you’ll need to update to the latest version of the app if you haven’t already.
For those with a prescription for glasses or contacts, you’ll need to have your prescription details handy to order custom optical inserts. After checkout, Apple will ask you to upload a valid and unexpired prescription from an eye-care professional.
Apple Vision Pro: Features
The Vision Pro projects hovering displays to your eyes, and can be used to run apps as you would on a Mac computer with multiple monitors.
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Combining virtual and augmented reality, the Apple Vision Pro can display immersive virtual “environments” or add a digital layer of hovering customizable displays to your physical surroundings, where you can interact with apps and games and watch video content.
The Vision Pro runs on Apple’s new visionOS operating system and its M2 computer processor, and it can act as a dynamic, augmented-reality version of a Mac computer with a multi-monitor setup. The headset works through voice commands and hand and wrist gestures, but you can also use it with wireless keyboards, trackpads, or mice, like Apple’s Magic Keyboard or Magic Trackpad.
The Apple Vision Pro can also play videos on a hovering display that feels like a huge TV.
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The Vision Pro can deliver an immersive entertainment experience with a single large display for watching movies and TV shows, or your own videos recorded with Apple’s 3D-style Spatial video format. You can also use the headset to take FaceTime calls and play games, among other functions.