Apple shares hit record high as it launches Vision Pro augmented reality headset

CEO Tim Cook describes Apple Vision Pro as spatial computing with the device controlled by the user's eyes, hands, and voice

Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled Apple's new Vision Pro virtual reality headset at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California on Monday. Picture: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty

Apple has unveiled an augmented-reality headset called the Apple Vision Pro at its annual software developer conference, its first big move into a new product category since the introduction of the Apple Watch nine years ago.

Chief executive Tim Cook described it as “spatial computing” with the device controlled by your eyes, hands and voice. He said: