Tom’s Guide hands-on with Apple Vision Pro: ‘Feels like the future of computing’

Apple Vision Pro
The Apple Vision Pro is “chock-full of ‘wow’ moments” and “it feels like the future of computing,” Mark Spoonauer writes for Tom’s Guide.
Apple Vision Pro will be available beginning Friday, February 2, at all U.S. Apple Store locations and the U.S. Apple Store online.
Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that transforms how people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories, and enjoy entertainment. Vision Pro seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world and unlocks powerful spatial experiences in visionOS, controlled by the most natural and intuitive inputs possible — a user’s eyes, hands, and voice. An all-new App Store provides users with access to more than 1 million compatible apps across iOS and iPadOS, as well as new experiences that take advantage of the unique capabilities of Vision Pro.
Mark Spoonauerfor Tom’s Guide:
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The Apple Vision Pro is chock-full of “wow” moments, and I experienced a bunch of them ahead of the spatial computer’s launch on February 2 for an eye-watering $3,499. Other than the price, I have some concerns over the heft of the device despite having multiple strap options. And I’d like to see more native Vision Pro apps. But I’m still excited about this headset’s potential.
The Apple Vision Pro’s cameras can see your hands and you can use them to control everything. Think of your eyes as the cursor and your hands as the mouse. You just look at what you want to select and then pinch your index finger and thumb together to select.
This is wonderfully intuitive, and you don’t even need to lift your arm for it to work. I also tried lots of scrolling (pinch and then move your hand up, down, left or right) and pinching to zoom in by pulling your hands apart. It’s very iPhone like, except you don’t need to touch glass.
I could see Immersive Video being a huge hit with live sports if Apple could figure out a way to pull it off, especially since the company already broadcasts MLB and MLS games on Apple TV+. You could ostensibly pick any seat in the house and feel like you were part of the action. Messi-cam, anyone?

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MacDailyNews Take: Ahem:

Little birdie: One selling point of Apple's mixed-reality headset will be attending live and recorded concerts remotely. Buy a ticket, for significantly less than in-person, & the headset will "as much as possible, be like being there – with extras like changing seat positions." pic.twitter.com/GV0B5b5gP6
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