Apple's next Vision Pro AR/VR headset will have a launching on February 2, including Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and Loop. Apple has long described the Vision Pro as primarily a productivity device, so the addition of Microsoft products should make users more productive.
These aren't just sloppy remakes of related iPad apps, as many have built-in tools that take advantage of the headset. For example, PowerPoint offers a personalized immersive environment that allows users to practice presenting a presentation to a real audience. Excel will allow users to quickly move documents to other applications using the headset's pinch and drag functionality.
Microsoft Word will include a focus mode that blocks distractions so you can actually finish that novel you've been talking about for 15 years. Teams will take advantage of the headset's personality feature, so your digital avatar can attend work meetings and scare everyone with the magic of the uncanny valley. The Zoom application on Apple Vision Pro
Headset owners will also be able to access In other words, you'll be able to use natural conversation to ask the digital assistant to create drafts, summarize documents, and even generate PowerPoint presentations.
Each of these apps will be available through the official App Store as soon as you There's been a lot of talk about software that won't be available at launch, like Netflix and YouTube, so it's good to see that early adopters won't be forced to exclusively use Apple-branded apps.
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