Apple will scan users’ faces to determine the ideal size for the Vision Pro

Apple Vision Prowhose launch has been confirmed for February 2, will arrive with a new application available in the App Store that works with facial recognition, thanks to which users will be able to determine the most appropriate size of the viewer.

The company confirmed a few days ago that this viewer would hit the market in the first week of next month, beginning its marketing in the United States, with a price of $3,499 and access to more than a million applications from iOS and iPadOS.

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This device, which will have a storage space of 256GB, can also be reserved starting next January 19 and will give access to a catalog of 250 titles in Apple Arcade, productivity programs from Microsoft and Slack, and streaming platforms. ‘ of content like Apple TV+ and Disney+.

Although the company led by Tim Cook did not clarify the number of units it would put on sale starting February 2, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently commented that pIt will produce between 60,000 and 80,000 units for its launch, which for the moment is restricted to the United States.

Furthermore, the launch of this product will occur with the implementation of a new application for the viewer, that will be available in the App Store and that It uses biometric facial recognition to determine the most suitable size of the headset for each user.

This has been discovered by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris, who has noticed this service in the code of the official Apple application store, with a sign in which he says: “You can scan your face to determine your size for Apple Vision Pro.” .

From this portal they have also commented that the company has used another application called Head Measure and Fit for this purpose, to help developers find their Vision Pro size.

The headset will ship with a Solo Knit Band and a Dual Loop Band, which includes a second strap that sits over the head to distribute the weight of the device; as well as a Light Seal front pad and two replacement ones, which allow a comfortable adaptation of the visor according to the shape of the face.

It will also be possible to introduce ZEISS optics under medical prescription in this product in models for users with vision problems, as Apple explains on its website.

Source: Elcomercio

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