Eric and Marty are joined by frequent panelist Daniel Burkholder, reviewing Apple Glow Time announcements and how they might fit with the Apple Vision Pro.

NEWS

Apple’s Sept 9th event, “It’s Glow Time” (iPhone Event)

Last-Minute Report Claims iPhone 16 Pro to be Capable of Shooting 4K 120fps Videos

Betas

Apple rolls out ninth developer beta for vision OS 2

Apple Seeds Ninth visionOS 2 Beta to Developers for Testing

Apple Seeds Ninth visionOS 2 Beta to Developers

Developers

Hello Developer: September 2024

Design great visionOS apps

Design interactive experiences for visionOS

Review

Apple Vision Pro OS 2: What's New for VisionOS 2?

Games

Eight games join Apple Arcade, including Balatro+ and NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition

Two New Immersive Videos

Elevated - area tour of Hawaiian islands and Inside Superbowl LVIII

NEW APPS WORTH MENTIONING

Hauntify

Spine-chilling Apple Vision Pro app turns your house into a horror game

Spatial Paint

Movies Anywhere

Marty and Eric cover this week's Vision Pro news, patents, immersive videos, and fun apps.

News and info

What else is coming to Apple Vision Pro in September?

Content

Elevated, the next Apple Vision Pro immersive video series, will debut on September 6

New Spatial Apps, Games, and Video Coming to Apple Vision Pro

New Super Bowl LVIII Immersive Video and more coming soon to Vision Pro

Betas

Developer notes for beta 8  

Apple Seeds Eighth visionOS 2 Beta to Developers For Testing

New Patent

Apple Patents Reveal Huge Audio Upgrades Coming for the Apple Vision Pro

Competition

Apple Vision Pro vs XReal Air 2 Ultra: Battle of the Spatial Computing Headsets

Future options

Vision Pro Volleyball Training

NEW APPS WORTH MENTIONING

BlockStack

Spatial Drums 

Beat Punch

Sceno - Step inside memories

Canvo 

Marty and Eric are joined by regular panelist Daniel Burkholder to discuss this week's stories on Meta changing its headset. We argue about what spatial computing should be and contemplate what ambient computing might be, along with some new apps.

News and info

Future Apple headsets may use liquid lenses to correct vision

What does the Eyesight screen show about your Apple Vision Pro

Competition

Pico 4 Ultra Launches In China With Specs Slightly Superior To Quest 3

Meta cancels its headset rival to Apple Vision Pro

The Vision Pro's struggles may have scared Meta off of a high-end mixed-reality headset

Meta has reportedly killed its Apple Vision Pro competitor

Unable to swallow the cost of micro-OLED displays, Meta axes its Vision Pro rival

Meta Cancels High-End Mixed Reality Headset After Apple Vision Pro Struggles

Ambient Computing smart glasses are bigger opportunity than Apple Vision Pro's Spatial Computing - Gene Munster

Sales

Apple Vision Pro users must be 13 years or older, says Apple

Reviews

Vision Pro will live or die on Apple’s own words: ‘spatial computer’

Future options

How spatial computing makes it easier to train new talent, stay compliant, and detect defects

Accessories

Surreal Touch

Kickstarter:

MRTV Review

Content

Apple Immersive EPISODE 2 Elephants Join orphaned elephants as they find their footing at Kenya’s Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, forming a chosen family with each other, their caregivers, and wild elephants. 9 min · Aug 8, 2024 TV-G

NEW APPS WORTH MENTIONING

Sidekick

Magic Room

Zombiez: AR/VR

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Marty and Eric talk about the rumors of the Apple Ring to work with glasses, reviews on VisionOS 2.0 and first-timers, new patents, and other stories this week with Apple Vision Pro.

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NEWS

Apple hold secret demos for new Apple Vision Pro features, here are 5 things we could see

Another Apple smart ring patent granted, includes controlling smart glasses

'Apple Ring' Could Control Other Devices like Smart Glasses

Apple has a strange plan to power future Vision Pro with AirPods

Reviews

Apple Vision Pro With visionOS 2 ls a Baby Step Toward a Better Headset

Vision Pro: First Impressions

visionOS 2 impressions: Isn't that spatial?

Apple Vision Pro post-hype: Consider this before buying the spatial computer

Patents

Apple invents Virtual Stores for Vision Pro that will allow users to run product demos, check out new product features and more

Apple shows how you could try out a new iPhone inside Vision Pro

Latest iPhones could one day be demoed on Vision Pro

Entertainment

Apple Vision Pro: I watched a Billie Eilish concert in Bora Bora - and I didn't need to spend a penny

Accessories

Globular Cluster - CMA1 Comfort Mod Compatible with Apple Vision Pro

Competition

You can now use the Meta Quest as a screen for HDMI devices

APPS

Spatial Station

ForeFlight Voyager

Marty and Eric are joined by regular Daniel Burkholder on their first VPF on YouTube. We discuss recent betas, new environments, a possible "Vision Glass" and a spidey-app.

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NEWS

There are now more than 2,500 native apps for Apple Vision Pro

Gurman: Apple continuing work on smart glasses; cheaper Apple Vision on track for next year

VisionOs 2 is the next-generation operating system that runs on the Apple Vision Pro spatial computing device. Coming this fall.

BETA

What's new in Quick Look for visionOS 2

VisionOS 2 Beta 6 was released today

GAMES

NFL Retro Bowl '25, an exciting collaboration between the NFL and the hit App Store game, comes exclusively to Apple Arcade

This Vision Pro emulator brings Nintendo's Virtual Boy back to life

It Took Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro to Make Me Appreciate Nintendo's Virtual Boy

ENVIRONMENTS

Disney + Brings Three More 3D Movies And New Environment To Apple Vision Pro

Disney + adds Iceland immersive environment to Apple Vision Pro

Disney+ adds its fifth immersive Environment for Apple Vision Pro

New SpongeBob SquarePants Environment comes to Apple Vision Pro

SpongeBob's 25th Birthday Party Continues with Immersive Apple Vision Pro Experience

ACCESSORIES

Waterfield Backpack for Apple Vision Pro review: spatial commuting

Review: WaterField Designs' Shield Case Offers More Sensible Vision Pro Protection Than Apple's Travel Case

COMPETITION

Microsoft plans new mixed-reality VR headset to rival Apple Vision Pro - may run Windows apps via the cloud

NEW APPS

Overbeat

IMAX

Moonlight Vision

Spatial Web Shooter

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Cosmo Scharf of VisionOSHackathon.com, and new AVP user, Cletus Heaps, joins Marty (suffering with hotel internet) and Eric as we talk with our two guests about Apple Vision Pro news, topics, and apps for this week.

NEWS

Developers

Inside Apple Arcade (again): late payments, stonewalled studios, terrible tech support and Vision Pro woes

Developers Report Frustration Building Apple Arcade Games For Vision Pro

Apple Arcade devs call company out of touch, cite Vision Pro and payment issues

Game developers offer insight into Apple Arcade frustrations

Apple Arcade developers frustrated by long delays in getting paid, no incentives to make Vision Pro games

Sales

Apple Silent on Vision Pro Sales

Reviews
Apple Vision Pro review: A revolution in progress

Future options

Apple Vision Pro Can Now Be Controlled With Brain-Computer Interface

Brain implant lets ALS patient control Vision Pro via thoughts

An Apple Vision Pro has been controlled for the first time by a brain computer interface

New Patent

Apple Vision Pro gestures may spread to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Hardware Rumors

iPad Pro's Tandem OLED Display Tech Could Extend to Future Vision Pro

Apple Vision Pro rumored to get tandem OLED\ screen tech developed for new iPad Pro

Enterprise

Nvidia Using Apple Vision Pro to control humanoid robots (form Brian Flanigan-Arthurs)

Environments

Ranking Apple Vision Pro Environments (Including Lake Vrangla)

APPS

Tape Measure

PCalc

For the VisionOS Hackathon VisionOSHackathon.com 

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This episode focuses on the social aspect of spatial computing. Vision Pro Focus is an occasional bonus episode about the Apple Vision Pro. It is produced as a cooperative project between MacVoices with Chuck Joiner and Vision ProFiles with Marty Jencius and Eric Bolden.

Developer Drew Baumann joins Marty and Eric to talk about the latest Vision Pro news and speak about the Chroma Spatial Cinema app.

NEWS

Beta Releases

Apple Seeds Fourth VisionOS 2 Beta to Developers

VisionOS 1.3 Release Candidate Now Available to Developers for Testing

Reviews from the UK

I tried Apple Vision Pro and it made me rethink everything

New Environment

Apple Vision Pro Gains New Lake Vrangla Environment

Lake Vrangla immersive environment appears for all Apple Vision Pro users

Enterprise Use

Taqtile's Manifest Maker AR Work Instruction Platform Now Available On Vision Pro

Future options

Future Apple Vision Pro update could let users create their own gestures

APPS

Chroma Spatial Cinema app

Task Flow: Tasks & Checklist

FLY

Virtual Pool IRL

VisionPool

Marty and Eric are joined by a new panel regular, Daniel Burkholder. We discuss new Vision Pro content, Meta's next version, and some of our favorite new apps.

NEWS

New Content

Ladies and gentlemen, The Weeknd (on Apple Vision Pro)

Vision Pro users get scads of new immersive content

Elephants and big waves are subjects of inbound Immersive Video releases

New Apple Vision Pro film is an immersive video about being trapped in a sinking WW2 submarine, what could possibly go wrong?

Apple Vision Pro just got a load of new reasons to justify that cost

New Reasons to Buy

visionOS 2 Introduces Key Features to Enhance Vision Pro as a Practical Computer

Here Are the Apple Products Eligible for Sales Tax Holidays in 8 U.S. States

The Competition

Meta files a patent to copy Vision Pro's EyeSight feature

Meta trying to mimic Apple feature? New patent reveals how Vision Pro may 'inspire' next Meta headset

Meta to take on Apple's Vision Pro with a premium Quest MR headset: Report

Fun Stuff

Apple's 'Underdogs' are back for a mad dash across Thailand

Other Underdog movies - YouTube channel

Apple at Work (2019)

Swiped Mac (2023)

Out of Office (2024)

International

China's media giants Taobao, Douyin join Apple Vision Pro

ESSENTIAL APPS FOR WORK

Fantastical

APPS WORTH MENTIONING

Beautiful Things

Beta voice to object

Air Hockey 20XX

Vibescape

Screenlit

Tape Measure

Marty and Eric record this episode while at Macstock sharing a shortened episode of doing Apple Vision Pro demos for interested attendees.

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NEWS

International

Apple expands Vision Pro to more countries outside the U.S.

Apple Vision Pro Deutschlandstart - Wir waren in Berlin

Apple Vision Pro Germany launch - We were in Berlin

Erste Zeiss Inserts für Apple Vision Pro kommen an - Werte weichen ab

First Zeiss inserts for Apple Vision Pro arrive – values ​​differ

General Interest

New app releases for Apple Vision Pro have fallen dramatically since launch

Apple confirms visionOS 2 will not be available in public beta

Tim Cook explains what he thinks Vision Pro is good for

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