Apple is going to sell a new thing called the Vision Pro headset. It will be in stores in the United States on February 2nd and it costs $3,499. People can order it before it comes out. This is the first new kind of thing Apple has made since the Apple Watch in 2015, but they are not making as many as they first thought.
The Vision Pro headset can hold a lot of games and apps because it has 256GB of storage. It can also see where you are looking even if you can't use both of your eyes well. Apple wants people to think of the Vision Pro as something special and different. They want the games and apps for it to be called "spatial computing" instead of AR or VR.
A news group called the BBC tried the Vision Pro headset. The battery is not inside the headset, so it's not too heavy, but you have to keep the battery near you with a wire. The way you use it is simple, like an iPhone, and you can pick apps by looking at them or moving your hands. But when the BBC tried it, they couldn't make a video, so if there were any problems, they couldn't show them to other people.
Original news source: Apple Vision Pro: $3,499 headset finally gets release date (BBC)
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is going to sell a new thing called the Vision Pro headset. It will be in in the United States on 2nd and it costs $3,499. People can order it before it comes out. This is the first new kind of thing Apple has made since the Apple Watch in 2015, but they are not making as many as they first . The Pro headset can hold a lot of games and apps because it has 256GB of storage. It can also see where you are looking even if you can't use both of your eyes well. Apple people to think of the Vision Pro as something special and different. They the games and apps for it to be called "spatial computing" instead of AR or VR. A group called the BBC tried the Vision Pro headset. The battery is not inside the headset, so it's not too , but you have to keep the near you with a wire. The way you use it is simple, like an iPhone, and you can pick apps by looking at them or moving your hands. But when the BBC tried it, they couldn't make a video, so if there any problems, they couldn't show them to people.
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1. What is the Vision Pro headset?
2. How would you feel if you could order the Vision Pro headset before it comes out?
3. Do you like playing games and using apps? Why or why not?
4. What do you think makes the Vision Pro headset special and different?
5. How would you feel if you had to keep the battery near you with a wire while using the Vision Pro headset?
6. Do you think it is easy to use the Vision Pro headset? Why or why not?
7. What do you think about being able to pick apps by looking at them or moving your hands?
8. How would you feel if you couldn't make a video with the Vision Pro headset?
9. Do you think it's important to be able to show problems to other people? Why or why not?
10. What other things do you think Apple could make in the future?
11. How would you feel if you could try the Vision Pro headset before it comes out?
12. Do you think the Vision Pro headset is worth the price of $3,499? Why or why not?
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