Apple finally announced their mixed reality headset called the Apple Vision Pro at Apple's WWDC keynote on June 5, 2023. It's a $3500 device that by accounts is the most advanced XR headset produced up to this point that's largely driven by eye tracking, hand gestures, and speaking. I was not able to score an invite to be at WWDC myself, and so I was closely tracking all of the news in my WWDC23 Twitter thread. But I wanted to get some first-hand testimonies from XR developers who were on the ground at Apple Headquarters during the big announcements to get their perspectives, reflections, and insights after being able to speak with Apple employees who were there. I had a chance to speak with Sarah Hill, CEO of Healium, and Raven Zachary, COO of ARound on Monday evening after the big announcements. Neither one were able to get a hands-on demo, but they were able to lay eyes on the device and were able to bear witness to this historic announcement first-hand.

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