Apple's Vision Pro goes on sale
GOES ON SALE THIS WEEK. THE COMPANY ALREADY HAS 200,000 PRE-ORDERS AT A STARTING PRICE OF $3,500. CNBC.COM TODD HAZELTON REVIEWED THE VISION PRO AND SAID IT’S THE FUTURE OF COMPUTING AND ENTERTAINMENT. TODD IS HIDING BEHIND THE VISION PRO RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT’S MUCH COOLER THAN JUST LOOKING AT DOM AND I. >> I CAN KIND OF SEE HIS EYES THROUGH THERE. >> WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU PUT IT ON? >> SO, RIGHT AWAY — AND APPLE DID THIS PURPOSEFULLY IS I CAN SEE YOU. I CAN SEE BOTH OF YOU PRETTY CLEARLY IN COLOR. I CAN
SEE EVERYTHING, MY HANDS. IF I TAP THIS CROWN UP TOP, I SEE A BUNCH OF APPS. SO APPLE TV, MUSIC, SAFARI, PHOTOS, THE APP STORE, MESSAGES, ANYTHING I WANT THAT I CAN INSTALL. THERE’S MORE THAN A MILLION iPAD AND iPHONE APPS YOU CAN INSTALL. >> HOW MUCH TRAINING DOES IT TAKE FOR YOUR EYES, FOR YOU TO GET USED TO SELECTING — WE’RE SEEING THE VIEW RIGHT NOW ON SCREEN. >> ON SCREEN RIGHT NOW. >> HOW MUCH PRACTICE DOES IT TAKE FOR YOU TO LEARN TO SELECT IT WITH YOUR EYES. >> IT’S A GOOD QUESTION, CONTESSA.
I HAD TRAINING A LITTLE BIT WITH APPLE BEFORE WE STARTED REVIEWING IT. AND I PICKED IT UP RIGHT AWAY. THE CRAZY THING FOR ME IS THAT ALL YOU DO IS LOOK AT
NO SENSOR — >> THERE’S CAMERAS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE HEADSET THAT CAN SEE MY HANDS AND WHAT MY HANDS ARE DOING AND CAMERAS ON THE INSIDE THAT ARE WATCHING MY EYES. >> OKAY. SO, HERE IS THE QUESTION THAT WE TEASED. IT’S $3,500. WHICH IS WAY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WHAT THE META QUEST WAS WHEN IT FIRST GOT RELEASED AND THOSE KINDS OF OTHER PRODUCTS THAT ARE OUT THERE. >> RIGHT. >> I WANT TO KNOW BECAUSE YOU REVIEW ALL OF THESE THINGS AND YOU TWEET ABOUT IT — I’M SORRY, YOU X ABOUT THEM AT ROBO TODD.
I READ ALL OF THE STORIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. VALUE FOR THE MONEY, QUEST, FACEBOOK, IT’S BEING DISCOUNTED RIGHT NOW OR $3,500 FOR THAT ONE? >> IT’S A TOUGH QUESTION. LOOK, IF YOU’RE GOING FOR VALUE, QUEST, RIGHT? IT’S $500, QUEST. YOU CAN DO SOME THINGS LIKE WATCH MOVIES. BUT IF YOU WANT THE VERY BEST, I MEAN, YOU’RE WATCHING A SCREEN — A TV SCREEN THIS BIG IN YOUR HOUSE, SUPER SHARP. >> YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT WATCHING MOVIES IN YOUR HEADSET. >> OR YOU WANT TO WORK, YOU CAN USE A KEYBOARD OR MOUSE OR BROWSE THE WEB WITH
YOUR FINGERS OR SEE 3D PHOTOS, THIS IS BY FAR WAY BETTER. IS IT WORTH $3,500, I THINK AT THIS POINT, BECOMES A VERY NICHE PRODUCT. IF YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, DISPOSABLE INCOME, YOU REALLY LIKE GADGETS, YOU WANT THE BEST VR HEADSET, YOU GET THIS. 2 IN THE FUTURE, I THINK, I HOPE APPLE LOWERS THE PRICE AND YOU SEE MORE PEOPLE BUY THESE HEADSETS. SAME TIME YOU’LL SEE META CATCH UP. >> YOU HAVEN’T BEEN ON TV WITH US SINCE BEFORE — DO YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OFF SO PEOPLE REMEMBER — >> THAT’S WHAT HE LOOK
