Apple Vision Pro reviews roundup: stunning potential with big trade-offs

Early reviews of cutting-edge headset suggest it is packed with sci-fi tech and interesting ideas but is far from perfect

The first reviews of Apple's Vision Pro headset, from publications with early access to the company's attempt to create the next computing platform, talk of a big leap forward for face-mounted computers, for better or worse.

The US-only headset, first announced in June last year, aims to move spatial computing" beyond the limited mixed-reality offered by rivals from Meta, Microsoft and others. It is packed with cutting-edge technology including 3D cameras on the front to capture videos, the ability to blend the real and virtual worlds with hand and eye tracking, plus a display on the front that shows a simulacrum of the wearer's eyes.