A SOFTWARE engineer has been slammed for donning his Apple Vision Pro goggles on his wedding day.
The less-than-happy couple’s wedding photos feature a scenic Utah mountain range, a gorgeous – albeit furious bride – and a groom wearing the $3,500 headset.
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Cambree Wright was pictured shooting a disgusted look at 24-year-old Jacob Wright as she held her flower bouquet.
Cambree told SFGATE: “I try not to look because it’s a little creepy, it’s a little uncanny.
“When he’s in the Apple Vision Pro, I let him do his thing.”
Cambree went on to explain how she had desperately tried to keep the headset away from her new husband during the ceremony.
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Afterwards, Jacob was quick to demand pictures with his beloved tech.
Cambree told how he pleaded with her for pictures in his Apple Vision Pro at least “two or three times”.
She said she struck down his request, telling him he had to wait, but at one point she just turned around and he already had it on.
Jacob was adamant that he wouldn’t have worn the headset during the ceremony “out of respect to God and to my wife”.
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But, he added: “After we got out [of the ceremony], we were taking photos — like the bridesmaids and the groomsmen and things — and just jokingly, I was like, ‘Hey, I have my Apple Vision Pro in my backpack.
“I carry my backpack everywhere. It’s a bad habit.”
So, the tech worker ran back to the car and grabbed his headset mid-wedding day.
Jacob recalled how his new wife told him she didn’t want to take photos in the Vision Pro.
But, Jacob said: “I told her it was just for the meme.”
Cambree admitted to Futurism that it was the last thing she wanted pictures of, but that she wasn’t as angry as she may have seemed.
She revealed: “I look pissed in the picture. I wasn’t really mad, though. I just thought it was funny.”
Aside from doing it “for the meme”, newly wed Jacob explained that he hoped to capture an immersive memory for the couple.
One of the headset’s most revered features is its ability to create deeply immersive snapshots – which has been described by some as reliving a moment in time.
Jacob said: “I have a video of me there with all the bridesmaids, all the groomsmen — everyone who came to the ceremony.
“I think that’ll be super awesome to show our kids in 20 years.”
He added that he thinks, by that point, they might even be able to view the memory as a hologram.
The tech worker added: “I don’t wear it in social settings, or really around the house unless I’m just working in it.
“It does isolate you quite a bit.”
Since its release last month, the Apple Vision Pro has quickly gained notoriety in the tech world – but not always for the right reasons.
Road safety campaigners were forced to issue warnings over wearing Apple’s new headset whilst driving.
One video that amassed massive viewer numbers over the weekend shows a man, called Dante, using the virtual reality (VR) goggles while driving on a motorway.
In the video, the man’s eyes are completely covered by the headset while driving in multi-lane traffic.
There have also been separate viral videos of people wearing the Apple Vision Pro headsets while crossing the road.
The trend has spooked drivers and road safety experts alike.
“You can’t be doing that while you are driving,” David Reich, spokesman for the National Road Safety Foundation,” told The Telegraph.
“The idea of anyone using them when not in a self-driving car would be disastrous.
Warning from Apple
Apple has set out an extensive list of do’s and don’ts in regards to its new product, which it believes will revolutionise computing.
In a help page on its website, Apple urges customers to always be aware of their surroundings when wearing the Vision Pro headsets.
“Apple Vision Pro is designed for use in controlled areas that are safe, on a level surface,” the company writes.
“Do not use it around stairs, balconies, railings, glass, mirrors, sharp objects, sources of excessive heat, windows, or other hazards.
“Never use Apple Vision Pro while operating a moving vehicle, bicycle, heavy machinery, or in any other situations requiring attention to safety.”
Inside the Vision Pro headset, users can see a single, clear image of their surrounding as well as the VR content their interacting with.
However, both Apple and road safety experts have still deemed use of the Vision Pro while driving as unsafe.
Apple adds: “Apple Vision Pro is not intended for use where the failure of the device could lead to death, personal injury, or severe environmental damage.”
Others have been returning the headsets after complaining that the new tech was giving them headaches.
Apple does warn that the Apple Vision Pro “might aggravate” some medical conditions or “increase your risk of injury or discomfort”.
These include conditions such as:
- Migraines or chronic headaches
- Dizziness or vertigo
- Eye or vision conditions, (eg binocular vision conditions)
- Psychological conditions
- Inner ear conditions
- Dry eyes, itchiness, or swelling of the eyelids
- Infections of the eyes, eyelids, or skin around the eyes
- Skin allergies or sensitivities
- Seizures
- Balance or gait conditions
Apple advises people to “start using Apple Vision Pro gradually to get adjusted” and “take regular breaks, even if you think you don’t need them”.
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“Immersive content that has a higher probability of causing certain people to experience motion sickness is labeled in the App Store as having high motion,” the company’s website states.
“Be aware of this label as you select immersive content, especially while you’re getting used to Apple Vision Pro.”
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