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  • Apple email offers instructions as to how to pre-order the Vision Pro headset

    Apple email offers instructions as to how to pre-order the Vision Pro headset

    If you’re looking to get a pre-order in for the upcoming Apple Vision Pro headset, Apple has provided some marching orders as to how to get the device.

    On Friday, the company once again stated that the headset would be available starting next Friday, January 19 at 5 a.m. Pacific Time. It also stated to have an iPhone or iPad with Face ID nearby, and offered the following guidance:

    “When you order Apple Vision Pro, you’ll need to scan your face with an iPhone or iPad with Face ID. This helps us determine the right size Light Seal and head bands, which work together to give you a precise fit.”

    Second, make sure your Apple Store app is updated, as the latest version released on January 11 supports Vision Pro face scanning.

    Finally, Apple says customers with vision correction needs will be required to upload a valid, unexpired prescription from a U.S. eye‑care professional after checkout:

    “Because Apple Vision Pro is designed to be worn without glasses, we’ve partnered with ZEISS to create custom optical inserts that accommodate most prescriptions,” wrote Apple, with fine print noting that not all prescriptions are supported. “When you order, we’ll ask a few quick questions to find out if you need optical inserts. If you do, you’ll upload a valid, unexpired prescription from a U.S. eye‑care professional after checkout.”

    Users can add and store your vision prescription in the Health app on the iPhone.

    Following pre-orders, the Vision Pro will launch in the U.S. on Friday, February 2. As of 8 a.m. local time that day, customers are invited to sign up for a demo of the wearable headset at their local Apple Store location, with slots to be available through the weekend on a first-come, first-served basis, according to Apple’s email.

    Vision Pro starts at $3,499 in the U.S. with 256GB of storage.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors and and support.apple.com

  • Warby Parker’s Glasses app for iOS uses iPhone X camera to map your face, recommend glasses for you

    Ok, this is pretty neat.

    Even if the iPhone X has been out for less than a week, a few apps are already taking advantage of the handset’s face mapping technology.

    In the case of glasses retailer Warby Parker, the company is combining its app with the iPhone X’s camera to take maps of people’s faces, and use that data to recommend styles of glasses that will best fit your face. This goes a step beyond the digital try on system the company had previously offered, which made an effort to place a virtual pair of glasses on the user’s face to let them see how they might look.

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