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It's meant to blend uses between virtual reality and augmented reality, with an array of sensors and cameras working through a single piece of up-front optical glass acting as a large lens.Ī specialized chip, the R1, helps the device's M2 chip process input from 12 cameras, five sensors, and six microphones. Like many Apple products, it's built from glass, aluminum and carbon fiber. Updated: As expected, the new device aims for the super-premium end of the burgeoning market, priced at $3,499 and available early next year at stores and Apple's website. Unlike rival devices like the Meta Quest ( META), Apple's device doesn't use dual joystick accessories, but instead relies on hand tracking - with the user gesturing in midair to control the interface. It came late in a WWDC presentation that CEO Tim Cook had teased would include a cavalcade of new announcements. The news marks the most significant new product line for Apple since the Apple Watch first emerged in 2014.

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Similar to Apple's other major product lines, the new device would usher in a new era, Cook said: 'Apple Vision Pro will introduce us to spatial computing.' So today I'm excited to announce an entirely new AR platform with a revolutionary new product.' Blending digital content with the real world can unlock experiences like nothing we've ever seen. I believe that augmented reality is a profound technology. 'One that I've really been looking forward to. 'This is a day that's been years in the making,' Cook said. In the Apple-traditional 'Just one more thing' moment of the end of the presentation, CEO Tim Cook introduced the Apple Vision Pro. Updated: Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL) unveiled its ballyhooed mixed-reality headset at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference Monday, marking its biggest entry into a new product area in nearly a decade.

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