Apple just unveiled the Vision Pro, a device that Apple CEO Tim Cook prefaced by calling augmented reality (AR) a "profound technology," setting the wheels in motion for its first wearable headset. But the product Apple announced isn't an AR headset the way you might be thinking. It's nothing like the HoloLens, which I'd consider to be "true AR" with a passthrough pane.
Instead, it's more a virtual reality (VR) headset that simulates AR experiences using cameras and displays the real world onto a pair of screens, which is sometimes known as augmented virtual reality (AVR.) That's okay, and I'm sure it's going to be the best AVR headset ever, but that's not a true HoloLens competitor in my eyes.
