Apple's Vision Pro will include several Microsoft 365 applications at launch

  • Apple's Vision Pro combines augmented and virtual reality, allowing digital interaction without losing contact with the environment.
  • They include Microsoft 365, offering applications such as Teams, Word and PowerPoint adapted for immersive use.
  • Microsoft's AI Copilot boosts productivity by performing tasks while using Vision Pro.
  • Designed for indoor use, they are also portable and allow for entertainment such as video games or video calls.

Apple's Vision Pro will include several Microsoft 365 applications at launch

pro vision It is the Apple gadget that everyone is talking about. It has been on sale in the United States for a few weeks now (since February 2) and, for the moment, it has as many followers as detractors.

There are those who believe that these “glasses” are the perfect option for multitasking, because they allow us to focus on several tasks at the same time. But there are also those who believe that dividing attention so much ends up having negative consequences on productivity. Be that as it may, the truth is that this device already comes with Microsoft 365 applications that will allow us to work from anywhere.

What are Vision Pro?

What are Vision Pro?

Apple has been working on a project for more than 15 years. helmet or glasses aimed at virtual reality and augmented reality. In the end, your new gadget is perfect for extended reality, because it combines digital or virtual elements with the real world.

That is, we can immerse ourselves in the digital experience, but without lose sight of what is happening around us. This is possible because the lenses of the device are not completely opaque, it is as if we were looking through a transparent screen.

In the foreground we see the applications that we have open and, in the second, what we actually have in front of us.

* The device comes with native Apple applications such as Keynote, FaceTime, Apple TV and Apple Music, which are the same ones that we can find on an iPad, an iPhone or a Mac. The difference is that here the user sees them "floating ” right before your eyes. In this way, the The pinch gesture will be essential to move through the apps and perform different actions. However, Apple has already confirmed that the Vision Pro is also compatible with the keyboard, mouse and trackpad.

Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and Loop available on Apple Vision Pro

Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote and Loop available on Apple Vision Pro

The collaboration between Apple and Microsoft has become closer in recent years. Perhaps because both companies have understood (finally) that they can generate interesting synergies for users if they work together.

For this reason, the Vision Pro comes to the market with the possibility of using the Microsoft office suite, which is one of the most popular worldwide.

The combination of software that is already a classic, with a device that is completely new, opens the door to a world in which we can be more productive. Because Microsoft 365 applications have been redefined and adapted to work on the Apple gadget.

The PowerPoint version immerses us fully in an immersive and personalized environment in which we can create and adjust our presentations. While Excel allows us to quickly move from one spreadsheet to another through the pinch and drag function.

Word surprises us with a new concentration mode that blocks all distractions. Even in an extended reality system, we can put all our attention on the text editor and finish those pending tasks that have been piling up.

Teams takes a leap in quality through the Vision Pro. Now, our digital avatar can attend digital meetings and collaborate with the rest of the work team in a much more agile way. If you're in a meeting while waiting at the doctor's office, You are sure that the rest of the people in the waiting room will not see or hear your co-workers, something that is difficult to achieve when we use our mobile phone.

If teamwork is your thing, you'll be happy to know that you'll also be able to use Loop through Apple's new gadget.

Copilot will also be available

Copilot will also be available

Copilot is Microsoft's artificial intelligence system. You can chat and ask him for practically anything you can think of: create commercial text for an email to potential clients, write you a speech, make some calculations, etc.

This conversational AI is in the process of evolution, like the rest of artificial intelligence systems. It is clear that it still has a long way to go, but it has already achieved something that other AIs have not achieved, being present in the Vision Pro system.

You will be able to increase your productivity even more because, while wearing your extended reality glasses and using any of the Microsoft 365 programs, you can ask Copilot do some homework. In fact, You can assign him some complex tasks, such as having him be in charge of preparing a PowerPoint presentation, or summarize a very long document that you don't feel like reading.

To enjoy all these applications on the Vision Pro, all users will have to do is download them through the App Store. Because the operation of this device is very similar to that of any mobile phone or tablet.

Although there is still a lot of essential software that is not available for the new gadget, it is expected that it will arrive over time. Those who have already decided to get Vision Pro, They appreciate that the market launch has not focused solely on Apple applications.

The Vision Pro has been designed as a device that enhances our performance at work, and that we can also use for leisure. Since with them we will be able to play video games, watch Netflix or make a video call.

Apple highlights that it is designed for indoor use. However, the fact that it is portable and that the lenses allow you to see the outside, leads one to think that this device can also be used on the street.

As far as hardware is concerned, modifications have been made to the M2 chip that is already present in iPads and Macs, to make it even quieter. As a novelty, it incorporates the R1 chip, which can process images with low latency. It displays nine images per second on the screen, to prevent users from getting dizzy.

What do you think of the Vision Pro? Would you dare to try them?


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