From Vision Pro To iPhone 16: What To Expect From Apple In 2024
Source: Creative Bloq, Daniel John
Photo: iPhone 15 Pro, Vision Pro and Apple Watch Series 9 (Apple/Future)
We’ll take an iPad. Any iPad.
2023 was one of the most fruitful years in recent memory for Apple fans. From the announcement of Vision Pro (Apple’s first brand new product category in years) to the impressive iPhone 15 line up, there was plenty to sink our teeth into last year. And there were some surprises too – not least the unprecedented ban on Apple Watch sales.
Which brings us to 2024. Apple has laid a lot of groundwork for this year, not least with the unveiling of the aforementioned VR headset. And with a few notable omissions in last year’s launch calendar, we already have a pretty decent idea of what to expect.
Vision Pro says Hello
Announced to much fanfare back at last year’s WWDC conference, Vision Pro is almost here. Apple has, as Apple does, watched a nascent industry for a while before swooping in with (what looks to be) a class-of-its-own take on the tech. The design is also as Apple as you’d expect. From the aluminium alloy frame to the laminated glass, it’s certainly sleeker than the likes of the plastic-y Meta Quest. And much like how the iPhone did away with the stylus in favour of the finger (“who wants a stylus?” Steve Jobs famously asked – a few years before the Apple Pencil arrived), Vision Pro doesn’t require handheld controllers, just hand gestures.
Vision marks the first new category of product Apple has unveiled in a long time, and with it comes a brand new operating system, visionOS. And like any potentially game-changing new tech, it’s both exciting and a little scary. Either way, we’ll find out what’s in store soon, with the headset rumoured to be launching as soon as this month.