Apple Vision Pro Launch Inspires Tragically Dystopian Memes In This Reality
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Apple’s long-anticipated mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, has finally manifested itself into the physical realm. It’s the most radical product the brand has unleashed in a long time, running on a wholly new and unfamiliar operating system called visionOS.
The goggles, powered by the M2 chip, feature a 4K screen for each eye and are built on something called ‘Spatial Computing’, which projects entertainment, productivity, and communication activities into a three-dimensional space laid out in front of your eyes. Apple says you can immersively play games and films with the AR/VR device, as well as create a powerful, portable workspace.
All this comes at a price, of course. The Apple Vision Pro, which will only be available in early 2024, will set users back a cool, cool US$3,499.
Even without the state-of-the-art eyewear in their hands, Apple users have proven to possess ultra-high-definition foresight. On Twitter, they’ve imagined how the Vision Pro might be used in the future… and it looks a little bleak, like a Black Mirror episode.
POV: the year is 2035 and HR is about to fire you pic.twitter.com/RK4UJzPm8f
— gaut (@0xgaut) June 5, 2023
POV: you just had a long day at work in 2035 pic.twitter.com/zeXY0BKvBE
— gaut (@0xgaut) June 5, 2023
Pair the Vision Pro with Dyson’s air-purifying headphones and you’ll have your best face forward for the day.
The average human in 2024 pic.twitter.com/LFJmSRWSOW
— Product Hunt 😸 (@ProductHunt) June 6, 2023
Will designers finally be the cool kids they were always meant to be?
Me designing a 60px web banner in visionPro pic.twitter.com/2b7Zvtevtf
— Joshua Ariza (@Joshua_Ariza) June 5, 2023
Some people, however, argue that Apple’s version of the metaverse isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
After you buy the Apple Vision Pro pic.twitter.com/hLAnBCbNfX
— Ramin Nasibov (@RaminNasibov) June 6, 2023
Tim not wearing it in this photo says a lot. pic.twitter.com/SWKrDenkvK
— Parker Ortolani (@ParkerOrtolani) June 6, 2023
Is this the iPod Touch era all over again?
Apple: We are excited about the possibilities Vision Pro opens up for developers.
— Ivan Garcia (@igarcido) June 5, 2023
Me: pic.twitter.com/nkS2rTy2Hj
Note to self: Spatial reality is still reality.
ar/vr is my passion pic.twitter.com/vghlo7FgqS
— Mitch Goldstein (@mgoldst) June 6, 2023
— alksdjf;laksdfj (@ericmotil) June 5, 2023
The apple vision pro saved our relationship pic.twitter.com/D8urN8Squb
— mihir (@__mihir) June 5, 2023
With enough Vision Pros, you can officially live inside a simulation.
introducing Vision Pro Max 4S starting at $12,995 pic.twitter.com/bUblpQjo7G
— beeple (@beeple) June 6, 2023
Oh and one more thing:
— Bek (@MartinBekerman) June 5, 2023
If you die in vision pro, you die in real life pic.twitter.com/JfZk7xz1oq
Siri, how does one find the Esc button on this thing?
[via Twitter, images via various sources]
