Talking Tech with MRstudios' CTO

The highly awaited Apple XR Vision Pro Headset is set to launch soon. We sat down with our CTO and co-founder Thomas Weiss to see what he thinks!

How does the price of the Apple Vision Pro Headset compare to other options on the market

Thomas: The Apple Vision Pro is not a product for the mass market, it’s a premium product comparable to Varjo’s XR3 or XR4. 

The technology that is built in Apple’s headset is highly advanced and perfect for its main purpose of creating virtual screens and interacting with virtual objects in Augmented Reality (AR).

Apple Vision Pro headset side angle
Apple Vision Pro view from behind to the right. Shows the strap system for the goggles.
From the demonstrations and descriptions, how does the functionality impact your opinion of the product

Thomas: In my opinion, the camera pass-through technology for Mixed Reality (MR) headsets is the way to go. It opens up the potential metaverses and can create the most immersive AR experiences. 

Watching movies in Virtual Reality (VR) is a pretty old concept and doesn’t take advantage of the technology. For example, would you want to watch a movie through goggles, if you know you need to change the battery halfway through?

Do you believe it’s a cutting-edge release? Or are they late to the party, potentially starting from behind

Thomas: I wouldn’t say that Apple is late in the development to introduce new goggles to the market. Everyone has been waiting for the next big thing from Apple and I would say they delivered a top notch product. 

Apple is known for releasing products a bit later, so everybody enjoys new technology as soon as it’s available. Apple uses their extra time for development, to create a user friendly experience.

Of course we now have to see how the market reacts to it and how well it will be received.

Young woman wearing apple vision pro headset, seen from the front

Any further thoughts and do you think MRstudios will adopt the headset

I think it’s a great product and addition to the existing headsets that are on the market.  We cannot wait to get our hands on it and start developing. I am certain that there will be some nice use-cases for the future, especially considering the requests coming in for VR/AR applications.  Apple’s headset will be a great addition to our portfolio, and will expand the possibilities of the experiences we can engineer for our potential clients.
Thomas Weiss, MR background
Thomas Weiss
CTO and co-founder, MRstudios

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