Yesterday morning, I was first in line at my local Apple Store to pick up my pre-order of the Apple Vision Pro. I used it basically all day long yesterday to explore how the device works, do some legal work including reading and annotating some briefs, explore the amazing photo and video offerings including the most amazing 3D that I have every seen in my life, etc. And then at the end of the day, I used the Zoom app in the Vision Pro to connect with Brett Burney and record this week’s episode of the In the News podcast. If you want to hear all of my initial thoughts, you’ll definitely want to check out this episode.
Better yet, I encourage you to “see” and not just “hear.” If you are like me, you listen to audio versions of your podcasts. But for this episode, you should at least watch a little bit of the video, which is embedded and linked below, to see how the avatar version of me looks like using Apple’s very-much-in-beta Persona feature. Just take a deep brief before you start watching my avatar; that’s what I had to do.
This episode is all about the Apple Vision Pro, and my one tip of the week is for folks who are lucky enough to have one but want to recalibrate the eye tracking every they have more of a sense of how everything works.
Click here to listen to the audio podcast, or just listen using your podcast player of choice. You can also watch the episode on YouTube:
question for Jeff about his experience with the Apple Vision Pro: If reading briefs or emails etc … while sitting at a desk, does the Apple Vision Pro system allow for standing up for a stretch or maybe moving to another chair with ease? I’m an attorney who gets restless and likes to stand up occasionally or move around a bit.
thanks
Trey Phillips
Baton Rouge
Trey,
Yes, it does. When I’ve been using the Vision Pro for a while, I typically just take it off and put it to the side and strech for a bit. But if you want to do so without removing the device, that also works. Just make sure that the external battery, which is attached to the device via a cord, is in your pocket. (Or, you can purchase a belt attachment made by Belkin.) You can freely walk around as much as you want. There are a couple of apps that actually encourage you to walk around, such as an app that shows a car and other devices in great detail so that you can walk around and see it from all angles. But most apps assume that you will remain more or less in a stationary experience, such as in a chair. Of course, with a 360 degree environment, if you are in a chain that spins, you can easily look at screens all around.
-Jeff
That demonstration/explanation of the Apple Vision Pro was the best episode you all have ever done. I was so impressed with the device, and especially Jeff’s enthusiasm for it that I am now, for the first time, thinking that maybe I have to have one. Great job and thanks.
BTW you mentioned that you ran into someone at the Apple Store who writes 9To5Mac. Who is he? Is he a New Orleanian?
Zac Hall is a long-time writer for the website 9to5Mac. He lives in Mississippi, but the closest Apple Store for Zac is the New Orleans store (a store that is technically in Metairie, LA).
-Jeff