WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.450 --> 00:00:01.440 - This is Future Tech, 2 00:00:01.440 --> 00:00:04.740 where each week we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly 3 00:00:04.740 --> 00:00:08.070 of where tech is headed in 2023 and beyond. 4 00:00:08.070 --> 00:00:11.190 Apple's Vision Pro Headset was one of the biggest talkers 5 00:00:11.190 --> 00:00:14.460 at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference. 6 00:00:14.460 --> 00:00:15.660 Blake Montgomery joins us now 7 00:00:15.660 --> 00:00:17.850 and, Blake, we saw the big reveal, of course, 8 00:00:17.850 --> 00:00:19.440 but we're left with a lot of questions. 9 00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:20.970 I mean, what more can you tell us 10 00:00:20.970 --> 00:00:23.340 in terms of what people are talking about now? 11 00:00:23.340 --> 00:00:25.770 - My first question is, like, how we're gonna afford it. 12 00:00:25.770 --> 00:00:28.830 The price point is $3,500 13 00:00:28.830 --> 00:00:32.640 and, I mean, that's three times as much as an iPhone 14 00:00:32.640 --> 00:00:35.550 for this, like, goofy pair of ski goggles. 15 00:00:35.550 --> 00:00:36.870 - Yeah, and also a lot more 16 00:00:36.870 --> 00:00:39.330 than Meta's original headset I believe. 17 00:00:39.330 --> 00:00:41.280 What, like, seven times the price? 18 00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:44.430 - Yeah, the Meta Quest 3, which debuted last week, 19 00:00:44.430 --> 00:00:47.280 or was announced last week and is slated for fall, 20 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:51.090 clearly in advance of Apple's announcement, that costs $500. 21 00:00:51.090 --> 00:00:51.923 - Okay, well maybe it's 22 00:00:51.923 --> 00:00:53.430 a you-get-what-you-pay-for-type thing. 23 00:00:53.430 --> 00:00:55.800 I'm not sure what's all involved in Meta's headset, 24 00:00:55.800 --> 00:00:58.350 but what can you tell us about this new headset 25 00:00:58.350 --> 00:00:59.610 coming up from Apple? 26 00:00:59.610 --> 00:01:02.040 - So Apple teased a lot of different features. 27 00:01:02.040 --> 00:01:04.170 Early testers are saying that the eye tracking, 28 00:01:04.170 --> 00:01:05.670 which is what you use to control 29 00:01:05.670 --> 00:01:08.760 and, like, switch between apps is pretty impressive. 30 00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:12.540 And they said it has that trademark Apple, like, ease of use 31 00:01:12.540 --> 00:01:14.640 of moving around and intuitive, 32 00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:15.840 like you kind of know 33 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:18.540 exactly how to control this thing (snaps) immediately. 34 00:01:18.540 --> 00:01:20.610 The bad parts of what the reviewers are saying, 35 00:01:20.610 --> 00:01:21.720 it's pretty heavy. 36 00:01:21.720 --> 00:01:23.340 The battery life only lasts two hours. 37 00:01:23.340 --> 00:01:27.300 It's still got that trademark, like, raccoon eyes 38 00:01:27.300 --> 00:01:30.033 that you get from basically every VR headset. 39 00:01:31.410 --> 00:01:32.670 And Apple teased a lot of features, 40 00:01:32.670 --> 00:01:33.750 like you can watch a movie, 41 00:01:33.750 --> 00:01:35.010 you can look at your photos, 42 00:01:35.010 --> 00:01:36.660 you can use, like, productivity apps 43 00:01:36.660 --> 00:01:38.250 with 10 different screens open. 44 00:01:38.250 --> 00:01:40.110 And given the eye tracking 45 00:01:40.110 --> 00:01:42.090 and sort of the intuitive hand controls, 46 00:01:42.090 --> 00:01:44.340 maybe that's an interesting new way to work. 47 00:01:44.340 --> 00:01:46.540 It's certainly priced like a business device 48 00:01:47.490 --> 00:01:48.323 even though there were a lot 49 00:01:48.323 --> 00:01:50.340 of home entertainment features teased. 50 00:01:50.340 --> 00:01:51.660 - Yeah, TBD, I guess. 51 00:01:51.660 --> 00:01:54.300 My question is though I'm wondering who it is for. 52 00:01:54.300 --> 00:01:55.680 I know you talked about it 53 00:01:55.680 --> 00:01:58.470 looking like it's being developed for business use, 54 00:01:58.470 --> 00:02:00.540 but when I think about augmented reality and headsets, 55 00:02:00.540 --> 00:02:02.430 I think of gamers, I think of video games, 56 00:02:02.430 --> 00:02:03.959 I think about IAD as a child. 57 00:02:03.959 --> 00:02:04.792 - I don't know. 58 00:02:04.792 --> 00:02:05.625 It's a good question. 59 00:02:05.625 --> 00:02:09.120 And I think there was literally booing in the crowd 60 00:02:09.120 --> 00:02:10.770 when Apple announced its price point 61 00:02:10.770 --> 00:02:13.350 or this sort of shocked negative reaction 62 00:02:13.350 --> 00:02:15.120 because it is so high. 63 00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:18.150 But we've seen so far the Microsoft Hololens, 64 00:02:18.150 --> 00:02:21.633 which might be a closer comparison than the Meta Quest 3, 65 00:02:22.500 --> 00:02:25.023 Microsoft's, like, virtual and augmented reality headset, 66 00:02:25.023 --> 00:02:27.090 that is used a lot in workplace training 67 00:02:27.090 --> 00:02:30.270 where you need to interact with a 3D object, 68 00:02:30.270 --> 00:02:32.073 like cadaver dissection. 69 00:02:33.240 --> 00:02:37.200 And that is very much positioned as a business device 70 00:02:37.200 --> 00:02:41.160 to augment Microsoft's, like, suite of business products. 71 00:02:41.160 --> 00:02:43.740 My guess is that, like, the crowd of Apple enthusiasts 72 00:02:43.740 --> 00:02:45.150 who will buy any product 73 00:02:45.150 --> 00:02:49.590 that, like, comes out of 1 Infinity Way will buy this thing. 74 00:02:49.590 --> 00:02:53.280 And then eventually a lower priced version 75 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:54.780 will come to the rest of us. 76 00:02:54.780 --> 00:02:57.180 - If you're comfortable with spending $3,500 77 00:02:57.180 --> 00:03:00.210 and maybe not looking cool, this device could be for you. 78 00:03:00.210 --> 00:03:02.193 For more on this, visit gizmodo.com.