Vision ProFiles by Marty Jencius and Eric Bolden

December 23, 2024 Ice Dive Baby

Marty, Eric, and Daniel dive into this week's Vision Pro stories including new cameras, new immersive videos, and apps you'll enjoy.

NEWS

New developer beta for VisionOS

VisionOS 2.3.1 developer beta

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-2_3-release-notes

Key Updates in visionOS Developer Beta 2.3.1:

Enhanced Hand Tracking: Developers have noted improvements in hand tracking accuracy, resulting in more responsive gesture recognition and a smoother user experience.

Expanded API Functionality: The update introduces new APIs that provide developers with greater control over spatial audio and haptic feedback, enabling more immersive application experiences.

Improved Simulator Performance: The visionOS simulator has been optimized for better performance, allowing developers to test and debug their applications more efficiently.

Bug Fixes and Stability Enhancements: This beta addresses various bugs reported in previous versions, contributing to a more stable development environment.

Apple is already working on visionOS 3.0 and visionOS 2.4

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/12/17/apple-is-already-working-on-visionos-30-and-visionos-24-evidence-suggests

Apple 3-5 Years Away from "Getting the Approach Right" for AR Glasses

https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-3-5-years-away-from-getting-the-approach-right-for-ar-glasses/

Apple Likely to Make Vision Pro Lineup More Affordable in Two Ways

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/19/vision-pro-affordability/

Apple's Vision Pro strategy will succeed in creating a two-tier market - TrendForce

https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/19/apples-vision-pro-strategy-will-succeed-in-creating-a-two-tier-market-trendforce/

Apple Vision Pro Nowhere Near Meta When It Comes To Sales

https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-vision-pro-nowhere-near-meta-when-it-comes-to-sales/

Immersive

Vision Pro's Immersive Video getting big 2025 updates with new Blackmagic camera and DaVinci Resolve

https://9to5mac.com/2024/12/17/vision-pros-immersive-video-getting-big-2025-updates/

Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive is Available to Pre-Order from Blackmagic Design

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/media/release/20241217-01

Canon Spatial Lens vs iPhone 16 Pro Max vs Canon R5C Dual Fish-Immersive 180 Video for your Apple Vision Pro

https://www.patreon.com/posts/canon-spatial-vs-118335597

'Ice Dive' Apple Vision Pro Immersive Video Now Available

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/12/20/ice-dive-apple-vision-pro-immersive-video/

Third episode of 'Adventure' immersive video series dives onto Apple Vision Pro

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/12/20/third-episode-of-adventure-immersive-video-series-dives-onto-apple-vision-pro

Productivity

Apple Vision Pro is driving VR use from games to healthcare and productivity

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/12/20/apple-vision-pro-is-driving-vr-use-from-games-to-healthcare-and-productivity

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APPS WORTH MENTIONING

CineUltra - update

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cineultra-immersive-cinema/id6478853637

1.0 update Add immersive theater environment, add AI image quality enhancement

NEW APPS WORTH MENTIONING

Guest Gallery: Siloed Sharing

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/guest-gallery-siloed-sharing/id6738598295?uo=2

Planetaria: Space Simulator

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/planetaria-space-simulator/id1546887479

Oto’s Planet

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/otos-planet/id6737345359?platform=vision

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