Apple Vision Pro upgraded with the M5 chip and Dual Knit Band (www.apple.com)

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Apple today introduced Apple Vision Pro with the powerful M5 chip that delivers a leap forward in performance, improved display rendering, faster AI-powered workflows, and extended battery life. The upgraded Vision Pro also comes with the soft, cushioned Dual Knit Band to help users achieve an even more comfortable fit, and visionOS 26, which unlocks innovative spatial experiences, including widgets, new Personas, an interactive Jupiter Environment, and new Apple Intelligence features with support for additional languages.1 There are over 1 million apps and thousands of games on the App Store, hundreds of 3D movies on the Apple TV app, and all-new series and films in Apple Immersive with a selection of live NBA games coming soon. Vision Pro with M5 and the Dual Knit Band is now available to pre-order on apple.com. Customers can book a demo at Apple Store locations today and it will be available nationwide beginning Wednesday, October 22.

“With the breakthrough performance of M5, the latest Apple Vision Pro delivers faster performance, sharper details throughout the system, and even more battery life, setting a new standard for what’s possible in spatial computing,” said Bob Borchers, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Paired with the comfortable Dual Knit Band, innovative features in visionOS 26, and all-new Apple Immersive experiences spanning adventure, documentary, music, and sports, spatial computing is even more capable, entertaining, and magical with the new Vision Pro.”

Apple Vision Pro with the M5 chip and Dual Knit Band starts at $3,499 (U.S.), and is available in 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage capacities.

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[-] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 week ago

It was such a wild success the first time that a small iteration should be even more popular?

I suspect a fairly good percentage of the original purchasers were buying them to build apps on the assumption that a non-pro version would come and somehow appeal to the masses. But several years later, what’s the attraction?

[-] JoshuaFalken@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I'm sure you're right about the original buyers and it would be nice to see a non pro variant, but let's not get mixed up here. It hasn't been "several" years - it's been less than two.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I imagine that’s still the plan, but maybe technology doesn’t allow it yet. Or maybe they’re looking for more from the apps before committing? Maybe there are still shortcomings in the experience? Maybe they wanted to boost interest for a couple extra years.

So VisionPro has been out two years. This technology refresh should give it another two years of attention before they need to deliver something

[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Interesting that they went with another Pro rather than a cheaper "Apple Vision". I can't imagine this will sell. The buyers of the first gen will hardly spend another 3,5k for an incremental performance upgrade (which is used for... watching movies and rendering sharper text apparently?) and I don't see anything that would attract new people either.

[-] EvilBit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Engineering a new headset that would be cheaper and lighter was in the works but would have taken at least another year. They paused that to work on glasses, and rumors say they’re hoping to pivot to putting VisionOS on the smart glasses form factor instead of goggles.

It makes SOME sense, but I’m surprised they didn’t do a slash and burn job to strip out the useless face screen and maybe move some weight around before launching this.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe it’s just not clear whether people will go for augmented reality (glasses) or virtual reality (useless face screen). I know I’m not convinced I know which, if either, will take off.

And I need fairly strong glasses so I miss out on the first generations of either

[-] EvilBit@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I think they’ve been hedging their bets but it’s looking like smart glasses are likely to win out. This means they’re behind, but honestly that’s always been Apple’s way: let someone else make the janky early adopter first versions, then come in with a well-executed design with populist appeal. It looks like they’re floundering, but I don’t think they’re in an uncomfortable position.

I just want the VR/AR goggle form factor to gain traction again because I love VR gaming and immersive experiences.

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

VisionOS is a marathon, not a sprint.

[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

They’re interesting devices, but how do they compare to other headsets in a similar price range?

[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 3 points 1 week ago

They basically can't be compared, because there is no other standalone VR/MR device anywhere close to the price point. Samsung is planning to release a competitor at some point though.

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