Highlights

• Apple Vision Pro headset receives quality and safety certification in China.
• CEO Tim Cook confirms China will be among the first countries for Vision Pro sales.
• Luxshare to manufacture Vision Pro headsets in Kunshan, near Shanghai.
• New accessibility features include Live Captions and advanced eye-tracking technology.

Apple’s Vision Pro headset has just received the much-sought-after quality and safety certificate from China, paving the way for imminent distribution in the world’s most populous country.

Apple has been tight-lipped, as usual, about the exact date of the Vision Pro global rollout, but CEO Tim Cook’s candid statement in March lent a glimpse into the company’s plans.

Questioned if the gadget would reach out of the United States, Cook confirmed that China would be one of the countries in the first wave of international sales.

Apple writes: visionOS will include systemwide Live Captions to help everyone — including users who are deaf or hard of hearing — follow along with spoken dialogue in live conversations and in audio from apps. With Live Captions for FaceTime in visionOS, more users can easily enjoy the unique experience of connecting and collaborating using their Persona. Apple Vision Pro will add the capability to move captions using the window bar during Apple Immersive Video, as well as support for additional Made for iPhone hearing devices and cochlear hearing processors.

Vision Pro Coming to China

Luxshare, a large Chinese contract electronics manufacturer, is apparently set to manufacture the Vision Pro for Apple.

This subsidiary, Luxcase Precision Technology, will manufacture the headsets at its facilities in the city of Kunshan, located near Shanghai.

With the partnership with Luxshare, Apple could leverage its knowledge and production capabilities in order to meet the predicted high worldwide demand for the Vision Pro.

Live Captions Coming to Vision Pro

Before the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple made exciting new accessibility features for its platforms public, including the Vision Pro.

An outstanding feature is Live Captions, automatically transcribing speech into text in real time for people with difficulty hearing.

In addition, Apple will implement the eye-tracking technology in the Vision Pro, which is considered superior on the iPad and iPhone.

That would then extend excellent accessibility capabilities to more people than just the Vision Pro headset.

FAQs

What is the significance of the quality and safety certification for the Apple Vision Pro in China?

The certification paves the way for the imminent distribution of the Vision Pro headset in China, marking a key milestone for its international rollout.

Who will manufacture the Apple Vision Pro headsets in China?

Luxshare, through its subsidiary Luxcase Precision Technology, will manufacture the Vision Pro headsets at its facilities in Kunshan, near Shanghai.

What did Tim Cook say about the Vision Pro’s international availability?

Tim Cook confirmed that China would be one of the countries in the first wave of international sales for the Vision Pro headset.

What new accessibility feature is coming to the Vision Pro?

The Vision Pro will include Live Captions, which transcribe speech into text in real-time, benefiting people with hearing difficulties.

How will eye-tracking technology enhance the Vision Pro’s accessibility?

The Vision Pro will feature advanced eye-tracking technology, extending the superior accessibility capabilities already seen on iPad and iPhone to the headset.

Vision Pro will soon be able to show live captions of everything being spoken around you. Details ?

One of the most transformative features of augmented reality is the way it can enhance the real world rather than taking you out of it. For some, this might mean displaying useful widgets around your physical space, or a virtualized Mac display.

While these features are great for productivity, Live Captions is set to be a game changer for basic human interactions, particularly for the deaf or hard of hearing.

One new accessibility feature coming to Vision Pro users is Live Captions.

Built especially for the deaf or hard of hearing, Live Captions will—as the name implies—take everything being spoken around you and present it in written form, all in real-time.

When is Vision Pro international rollout as China approves release?

South China Morning Post now reports that the device has been granted the approval necessary to go on sale in the country.

While the certification doesn’t mention Vision Pro by name, there seems no doubt what it means.

A search on the website of product standards body China Quality Certification Centre (CQCC) showed that an Apple “wearable computer” had obtained from the Beijing-based agency on Monday a China Compulsory Certificate – a quality and safety accreditation required for all products sold in the country.

The unnamed Apple device, believed to be the Vision Pro, was shown in the search as made by Luxcase Precision Technology – a unit of Chinese electronics contract manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry – in Kunshan, a city in eastern Jiangsu province.

Luxshare makes Vision Pro for Apple. The high price of the device is expected to result in only modest sales in the country, especially as the keenest Apple fans had already obtained models from the US soon after launch.

“With the target consumer group already purchasing through other channels, the market response is expected to be calm,” said Counterpoint senior analyst Ivan Lam, who pointed out that many domestic consumers interested in the Vision Pro may have already got their hands on the device ahead of its official China release.

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