Apple Vision Pro demo will include scanning your glasses to identify your prescription

For anyone who wants to try out the Apple Vision Pro when it officially launches on February 2nd, there will be a complete set of program.We knew this, but now Mark Gurman’s latest report Open Newsletter Bloomberg Clarified how in-store demonstrations of Vision Pro work.

Gurman said the process would begin with an Apple store employee scanning the user’s face to pick out the light seal for the Apple headphones — a process he likened to configuring Face ID. For those who need vision correction, Apple will also reportedly use special equipment to scan their lenses to determine a prescription. An employee then outfits the Vision Pro with one of “hundreds” of existing lenses and seals and tells you how to use the device (including, apparently, how to hold it).

The next demonstration will last up to 25 minutes, Gurman said. It will reportedly involve viewing photos and videos (including the 3D “space” type that can be captured with the iPhone 15 Pro), using Vision Pro as a computer or iPad replacement, and viewing third-party apps.

Although there are a lot of processes, you don’t need to when purchasing. Apple will apparently sell the headphones online as well. Users still need to scan their face with an iPhone or iPad to get a suitable headband, and have a vision prescription ready to purchase the $149 optical insert.

Gurman wrote that Apple also made a second, more comfortable strap for the headphones because some people complained that the headphones became uncomfortable after 30 minutes of use, but he said that this strap won’t Appear in the demo. In addition, according to the article, Belkin will also provide an accessory clip for the battery pack on the outside of Apple’s earphones.

Apple reportedly doesn’t expect demand for the Vision Pro to be sustained, and has told its stores that they will need “approximately twice as much” inventory space during the first weekend as the following weekend. Recent supply chain rumors suggest that Apple will only deliver a maximum of 80,000 units at launch, plus only 500,000 units for all of 2024.

Such a low number likely won’t serve the Vision Pro any better than the basic question of making people want an AR/VR headset. People are less likely to use it in coffee shops anymore. But even if you do see someone do it, asking a stranger if you can take a look at their $3,500 computer is very different from asking if you can play with their iPhone — which they don’t want you to do, and you probably don’t either Don’t want you to do this. Want it anyway. Most people won’t buy one of these without trying it first.

But Apple already plans to launch the Vision headphone series. Rumor has it that this means a second, cheaper version of the headphones will be released. Eventually, the company expects to create a set of AR glasses that look like regular glasses, at least once the technical challenges are overcome. Meanwhile, Meta is actively developing AR glasses through a partnership with Ray-Bans, and Xreal just launched its $699 Air 2 Ultra AR glasses, which are primarily aimed at developers but indicate that Apple isn’t entirely satisfied with potential competition in the space. at the status quo.