Tim Cook admits Apple headset users ‘cry’ over ’emotional’ feature

Putting on Apple’s Vision Pro headset can be so moving it can bring tears to your eyes.

In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed how one of the best headsets in the series is functions turns out to be surprisingly emotional.

The headphone (read our Apple Vision Pro review) is a “spatial computer” that lets you see floating apps and screens overlaid on (or replacing) the real world around you.

This Minority Report-style gadget costs £3,499 / $3,499 and is available in the UK and US. It lets you watch giant cinema screens, watch the sporting events and use a virtual office for when you need to get some work done.

But it’s also a camera that can capture 3D “spatial video and images” that make you feel like you’re traveling back in time, allowing you to relive specific memories.

“It’s an emotional experience to watch a demonstration,” Tim told The Sun.

“I therefore encourage everyone to go to their local Apple Store. retail shop and receive a demo.

“It’s interesting to see people, how they react.

“You know a lot of them get tears in their eyes because when you look at your photos in the Vision Pro, it’s almost like you’re there again.

“You can imagine your family photos as big as life itself.

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“And you’re there, celebrating a birthday party or celebrating a big event in your family history. It is awesome.”

There are two ways to capture your own spatial videos.

One option is to simply use the built-in cameras on the headset.

But you can also click they use the Apple camera app on last year’s iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 For Max.

You can view these in stunningly realistic 3D through the Apple Vision Pro headset, allowing you to relive a specific moment you captured.

And that’s not all: the feature is getting a major upgrade later this year.

“With our next one “With the release of the operating system – visionOS 2 – you can go back to your older photos – your 2D photos – and convert them to 3D,” Tim explained during his exclusive chat with The Sun.

“And when you start doing this and you use some old photos of your family, friends and vacations, it feels like you’re going back to that moment in time.”

The high price of the headset means that not everyone can afford it.

But Tim told us that anyone who wants a demo of the headset can sign up for one for free at the Apple Store.

These free Apple Vision Pro demos let you try out the headset even if you’re not sure whether to buy one yet.

And as part of that, you can see how the spatial photos and spatial videos work.

“Even if you don’t know the people, it’s moving,” Tim told us.

“But when you do it with your own photos, it’s incredibly moving.

“It’s the immersive nature of it: when you’re watching movies, TV shows, your own photos or someone else’s photos, it’s just incredible.”