Apple Vision Pro user hails new device as he shows off what it’s like during a five-hour flight, but is ‘not 100%’ sure he’ll keep the headset

Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro transformed the small space of an airplane cabin into an office, allowing a user to work and watch movies during a five-hour flight.

Amit Gupta recently purchased the mix-reality headset and took it for a test on a flight to the Southwest.

He shared a video of the experience on

Gupta praised the technology for providing a workspace that feels less crowded and offers more privacy.

However, Gupta said he is not “100 percent” sure he will keep the Vision Pro.

The VisionPro user showed a first-person account of the screen projected on the seat back in front of him

‘It’s worth trying in the store first, imo. I’m still not 100% sure I’ll keep it up, but it feels more likely than yesterday,” Gupta responded to his own post.

He noted that the weight of the Vision Pro was an issue during the flight – he had to take a break from wearing it after two hours of use.

However, the device only provides power for two hours on a single charge.

There is an external battery pack to make it last longer.

The Vision Pro allows users to observe the real world and simultaneously navigate their digital apps using their eyes, voice and hands without the need for controllers.

This is achieved through what Apple calls ‘spatial computing’, a way of describing the intersection between the physical world around us and a virtual world manufactured by technology, while allowing people and machines to harmoniously manipulate objects and spaces.

Carriers can do that watching movies, scrolling through the internet and working on digital screens without ever touching a digital device – and that’s what Gupta experienced during a flight.

The video, shared from his perspective, shows a projection of a computer monitor on the seat back as Gupta used a MacBook keyboard placed on the tray table.

However, with Vision Pro, users have access to digital keyboards. It is unclear why Gupta chose a physical copy.

The small space during the five-hour flight was converted into a small office using the headset, complete with an entertainment center on the ceiling of the cabin.

Apple’s VisionPro went on sale in the US on Friday with a starting price of $3,499

Apple sold out its VisionPro pre-orders on January 19, selling 200,000 devices

As Gupta watched a Disney film on the overhead screen, the footage was blocked due to digital rights management.

‘Movies are what Apple Vision Pro is by far the best at. Apple’s Theater really makes you feel like you’re in a movie theater. I hope all the streaming apps take over,” he shared when asked about the movie experience.

However, Gupta noted that the flow was “a bit laggy.”

The video also showed him being able to seamlessly switch between different web pages, documents and other controls.

Without physical controllers, Vision Pro wearers rely on their eyes to move the digital cursor, but Gupta said he used his MacBook’s keyboard.

Users focus on an area to access or use hand gestures such as pinch, which is similar to zooming in and out on an iPhone or iPad.

One downside of the flight was that Gupta had to pay the Wi-Fi costs for two devices: his MacBook and the Vision Pro.

The VisionPro headset projects your entire monitor onto a large screen, freeing up space

The Vision Pro only runs for two hours with an external battery to reduce the weight of the headset, and because it cannot be used as a standalone device, the Vision Pro must be plugged into battery power or a wall socket.

The headset runs VisionOS, which Apple has touted as “the world’s first spatial operating system,” and is expected to include more than a million apps from both its iOS and iPad OS systems to play games, stream movies, and take photos and watch videos. , all via headphones.

VisionPro users can watch movies, photos and videos on a large screen in front of them

Apple sold out its VisionPro pre-orders on January 19, selling 200,000 devices and officially going on sale on Friday.

The cost of the device starts at $3,499 for 256 GB of storage, but increases to $3,699 to add 512 GB and further increases to $3,899 for 1TB of storage.

Buyers could also purchase other add-ons, such as recipe inserts, for an additional $149.

Ahead of the release, Apple announced that it has designed more than 600 new apps for the Vision Pro headset.

Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations, said: ‘Apple Vision Pro unlocks the imagination of our global developer community, and we’re inspired by the range of spatial experiences they’ve created for this exciting new platform.’

She added: ‘These incredible apps will change the way we experience entertainment, music and games; stimulate our imagination with new ways to learn and discover; unlock productivity like never before; and so much more.’