But does it matter? Apple hopes its new $3,500 (£2,779) headset will change the way we live. Some worry its real aim is to let rich people forget about the world's problems.
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Apple gadget helps people avoid hard truths
But does it matter? Apple hopes its new $3,500 (£2,779) headset will change the way we live. Some worry its real aim is to let rich people forget about the world's problems.
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Tech fans need to start saving now. AppleA type of fruit - or the world's largest technology company, based in California. 's latest product, which will be on sale in January, is not cheap. This week, the company launched its Vision Pro headset. It will cost $3,500 (£2,779).
The Vision Pro headset is supposed to help with everyday tasks. For example, users will be able to cook a meal while keeping the recipe shown in the corner of their eye. It uses augmented reality (AR), where digitalInvolving the use of computers. information is added to what you can see in the real world.
So far, early reviews have not been good. People online have laughed at the headset.
Ten years ago, GoogleAn American technology company, best known for its search engine. made a similar product called Google Glass. But users thought it was ugly and hard to use. It never became popular.
Now, Apple wants to succeedAchieve something you set out to do. where Google failed.
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So why do many people dislike the idea of a headset which changes how you see the world?
Some are worried they will find it more difficult to talk and spend time with other people if everyone is wearing a headset. People may live more and more inside their own heads. Some fear AR could make people more lonely.
Others think the reason is simpler. They say the headset is all about letting people ignoreRefuse to give attention to. a reality that is coming apart around them.
As Apple released the headset, wildfires were burning in Canada. Some think people who live with AR headsets on all the time might forget about real-world problems such as climate changeLong-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change..
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<h5 class="wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper" id="question"><strong>But does it matter?</strong></h5>
Yes! We already have given technology our pockets, homes and time. Now, technology could change how we see too. We should stay in the real world.
No! No matter how much tech companies try, if people do not want headsets they will not buy them. AR will only succeed if people want it to.
Apple - A type of fruit - or the world's largest technology company, based in California.
Digital - Involving the use of computers.
Google - An American technology company, best known for its search engine.
Succeed - Achieve something you set out to do.
Ignore - Refuse to give attention to.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.
Apple gadget helps people avoid hard truths
Blocking out the world? So far, augmented reality glasses have failed to take off in the mass market. Glossary
Apple - A type of fruit — or the world's largest technology company, based in California.
Digital - Involving the use of computers.
Google - An American technology company, best known for its search engine.
Succeed - Achieve something you set out to do.
Ignore - Refuse to give attention to.
Climate change - Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human action is a major cause of climate change.