Apple’s new $3,499 Vision Pro “spatial computing” augmented-slash-virtual -reality headset finally became available to consumers last week, and since then, footage has begun to emerge on social media of people using it in the wild. Many of these early adopters seem to be content creators of one type or another, so it’s not always easy to tell which images and videos have been staged (or at least exaggerated). The one thing that’s clear: If this has been a glimpse of the computer-as-ski-goggles future, that future is definitely going to be weird. Below are some of the examples we’ve seen of purportedly real Vision Pro users pinch-gesturing away in public, as well as a few homemade demos people have made.
On the subway
A man was seen wearing Apple #VisionPro on a subway train during rush hour in Guangzhou. pic.twitter.com/92XYRn3YdC
— Shanghai Daily (@shanghaidaily) February 5, 2024
Working in the NYC subway on the go with Apple Vision Pro?! ???????? pic.twitter.com/iVWiYlxjxP
— Alexxxx (@haig98) February 3, 2024
I was actually not trolling y'all. pic.twitter.com/8fqmMmzn9O
— Nikias Molina (@NikiasMolina) February 4, 2024
At the game
Air Vision Pro courtside is crazyyyy ???? (via jonah_rothman/IG) pic.twitter.com/knGjcdUok9
— Overtime (@overtime) February 5, 2024
Just walking around
Wearing the Apple Vision Pro around SoHo ???? pic.twitter.com/U6Jq8QrOyb
— highsnobiety (@highsnobiety) February 3, 2024
Very impressed with the Vision Pro's uncanny ability to lower the bar for what constitutes "amazing" https://t.co/xbN9Cxv8mr
— Brian Merchant (@bcmerchant) February 5, 2024
Yes, this Tesla video was a stunt
Although that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
Think different. #applevisionpro pic.twitter.com/dEALUsntS8
— Dante (@lentinidante) February 2, 2024
Gizmodo reports that the creator “confirmed that the video was a ‘skit’ that he made with friends and that he wasn’t arrested”:
He claims he only drove with the headset for 30-40 seconds while driving his Tesla. “[I] was in the right place at the right time,” he said. “That’s why we filmed the police.” In other words, he filmed the cops on unrelated duties to make people believe he was arrested.
There’s a Cybertruck one, too
At risk of stating the obvious:
— The Cybertruck Guy (@cybrtrkguy) February 4, 2024
Don’t fucking do this. pic.twitter.com/dvEgjwjjvL
On a plane
Imagine sitting beside someone doing the Vision Pro dance for 14 hours straight... https://t.co/xvAGSM5fQE
— Nick De Mey (@nickdemey) February 5, 2024
At a restaurant
YouTube creators Isaac Mosna and Patrick Tomasso went out to dinner:
not a phone in sight pic.twitter.com/9eBJlTsLCf
— patrick. (@imPatrickT) February 3, 2024
And they tried out some other activities as well:
wearing apple vision pro in a coffee shop pic.twitter.com/cvFz6s8tnO
— Canoopsy (@Canoopsy) February 4, 2024
While parenting
Dad mode: Already found a great application of the #VisionPro, watching Avatar: The way of water while my daughter sleeps on me. I eventually adjusted the angle of the virtual screen so that I could easily recline and rest my head/neck. This feels like one of the premium… pic.twitter.com/HN1qOHJCeF
— Anshel Sag (@anshelsag) February 4, 2024
At the post office
What happens when you teach the post office to use #VisionPro ? pic.twitter.com/2HrZLokadZ
— Chris Dancy ????????????????♂️???? (@chrisdancy) February 5, 2024
Overmultitasking
How to watch sports on the Apple Vision Pro pic.twitter.com/dD1PBxAHiR
— Alex Finn (@AlexFinnX) February 3, 2024
Using TikTok on Apple Vision Pro has changed my life: pic.twitter.com/ecOgvyxlLl
— Alex Finn (@AlexFinnX) February 3, 2024
Confusing the cat …
my cat is so confused as to what i've been up to ???????? #VisionPro pic.twitter.com/4HtSI0uTo3
— Noah Herman (@noahhermanyt) February 3, 2024
… Or walking the robot dog
Oh no it’s reached London#AppleVisionPro pic.twitter.com/Hh3ovCxKWm
— Zac Alsop (@zacalsopp) February 4, 2024
There are plenty of memes, too
Extra-distracted boyfriend:
— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) February 4, 2024
Pablo Escobar isn’t just waiting:
Memes are evolving pic.twitter.com/xAmBpZ2KCs
— Satoshi Club (@esatoshiclub) February 4, 2024
Apple Vision Pro owners looking at everyone else: pic.twitter.com/mWEqD5zpL6
— World of Engineering (@engineers_feed) February 4, 2024
13. Don't forget to wear your sunscreenpic.twitter.com/QgVwjADYDh
— Sai Rahul (@sairahul1) February 5, 2024
And, of course:
This is fine#AppleVisionPro #meme #thisisfine pic.twitter.com/whkIKAYGO0
— Ｐａｕｌ Ｄｏｕｇｌａｓ (@meerkatlookout) February 5, 2024
