Apple has set a date for the launch of its Vision Pro headset. The company will officially begin taking pre-orders for its first spatial computer on January 19 ahead of a February 2 launch.
Unfortunately, Aussies are set to miss out. Apple's first wave of Vision Pro headsets are only going to be available in North America. Unless you're willing to jump through some hoops, you're probably better off waiting and hoping for a local launch.
The other bad news here is that the Vision Pro didn't get any cheaper while you weren't looking. At launch, Apple is charging USD$3,499 for the headset. That sum also gets you a battery, cover, polishing cloth, charger and a handful of other cosmetic accessories. Reading lenses costs an extra USD$99 on top of that while prescriptions are even more expensive at USD$149.
In any case, the price tag here is several times the one attached to the competition out there from the likes of Meta and something that's going to keep plenty of consumers from picking one up on curiosity alone.
Nevertheless, the glossy potential of Apple's AR headset is going to hit the messy reality of the market sooner rather than later. The original announcement of the Vision Pro was preceded by years of speculation that the entry of Apple into the VR and AR space would help the technology break through to the mainstream in a way that it hasn't been able to in the past.
In less than month, we're going to find out whether that's really the case.
This story first appeared on our sister website Reviews.org AU
Fergus Halliday
Digital Content Editor
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