Vision Pro tidbits: The visionOS virtual keyboard, Apple Card financing, more

Ahead of Apple Vision Pro pre orders , more details have emerged about what to expect. has shared new information on the M2 chip inside Vision Pro, the virtual keyboard for visionOS, and more. Alongside the Vision Pro’s announcement at WWDC 2023, Apple showed of a floating in air keyboard for Vision Pro.

According to Apple, includes feedback via spatial sound effects. In a , however, Gurman described this virtual keyboard on Vision Pro as a “complete write off” in visionOS 1.0. He suggests that most people will want a Bluetooth keyboard instead. “The Vision Pro virtual keyboard is a complete write off at least in 1.0.

You have to poke each key one finger at a time like you did before you learned how to type. There is no magical in air typing. You can also look at a character and pinch. You’ll want a Bluetooth keyboard.” The Vision Pro is powered by an M2 chip paired with Apple’s first R1 chip, which processes all the cameras and sensor inputs in real time.

Apple itself, however, hasn’t shared any additional details on the specifications of these chips. The base model M2 features 8 GPU cores and 8 CPU cores, but Vision Pro will apparently use a higher end version of the chip. that he’s “hearing the M2 chip in the Vision Pro is the higher end variant with 10 GPU cores and 8 CPU cores.” If you’re buying Vision Pro but don’t want to shell out the $3,500 upfront, that Apple Card Monthly Installments will indeed be an option.

Apple Card Monthly Installments give users the option to spread a purchase out into equal monthly payments with no interest. There aren’t any details on how long the payment plan for Vision Pro will be. Currently, iPhone purchases can be divided into 24 monthly payments. Payment plans for Macs, iPads, Apple Watches, and other devices are divided into 12 monthly payments.

Apple its Apple Card Monthly Installments support webpage to acknowledge the existence of Vision Pro. Read more about Vision Pro: : , , , and ..