24 HOURS WITH THE...VISION PRO

Mat Gallagher spent the day seeing the world through the eyes of the Apple Vision Pro

- Mat Gallagher

The Vision Pro mixed reality headset is probably one of the coolest devices to come out of Apple’s HQ in over a decade. The quality of the images you see through its twin displays is difficult to discern from reality, and the ability to add virtual elements to your real world is quite incredible.

I’ve been using the Vision Pro now for a few weeks and I’m still amazed every time I put it on. Though most of the time I use it, I’m either sitting at my desk or on the sofa. So, when T3’s editor set me a challenge to wear it for a day, to see what happened, I jumped at the challenge.

This wasn’t about not taking the headset off for 24 hours – that’s not practical, and certainly would get uncomfortable. Instead, I used the Vision Pro for each element throughout my daily routine, to see how it might help me.

8.00Am, Breakfast

I’m often multitasking in the morning, checking emails and new stories while I get ready and have my breakfast. That normally eans keeping one hand on my phone. Today though, with the Vision Pro on, I was finally hands-free. Sat in my kitchen, I was able to bring up a Safari window to browse the new stories on T3, and another window for my emails, then place them handily in my eye line while I enjoyed some orange juice and croissants – I’m not always that continental!

9.00am, Walking the dog

I was a little self-conscious about wearing the Vision Pro while doing my normal morning walk with my dog, Rufus – not least for what he thinks. It took a few days for him to get used to me wearing the Vision Pro in the house. While the digital eyes are designed to help those around you maintain some interaction, he wasn’t convinced and just tried to lick the screen.