TechVRThe Apple Vision Pro is a true ‘heads-up’ displayApple’s new headset could save both my posture and my sanityWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechVRThe Apple Vision Pro is a true ‘heads-up’ displayApple’s new headset could save both my posture and my sanityWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Apple’s new headset could save both my posture and my sanity
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
For me the newApple Vision Proheadset isn’t just about mixed or virtual reality - its killer feature is that you’ll be able to do more things “head back” rather than “head down”.
The problem with so many gadgets – including phones, tablets and laptops – is that you use them with your neck bent forward, concentrating on the task in hand, rather than with your head back and relaxed. I could scream, the amount of time I’m forced to be “head down” to do what I need to do.
Over the years I’ve developed a bad case of “tech neck” or “gadget stoop”, a curve of the back and a roundness of the shoulders that comes from crouching over small screens. It was never this way with TV – you’re always looking straight at or even up at the screen, your shoulders kept straight, your neck muscles uncontorted and at rest.
Things are looking up(Image credit: Apple)
Things are looking up
Things are looking up
(Image credit: Apple)
Apple seems to have spent more time on comfort and materials than headset creators to date. The Vision Pro has soft light seal and flexible headband, and there’s no controllers to hold which lessens the volume of hardware the user has to contend with. Just like we got used to people talking on their mobile phones to people we couldn’t see as they walked down the street, the Vision Pro’s VisionOS spatial computing operating system will see us gesturing to interact with virtual screens only the user can perceive, while exploring new types of dedicated apps.
Admittedly the Vision Pro isn’t quite there yet. It’s a bit on the heavy side and the separate battery you need to cart around is a nuisance. And, while the tapping and scrolling is effortless, you’ll soon notice that lack of a virtual keyboard and trackpad. But Apple has subtly and completely reinvented what headsets are all about, and sowed the seeds of an ergonomic revolution. Its potential for greater gadget comfort has given me a compelling reason to want one. Not something I’ve ever felt about a headset before.
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