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Vision Pro: Bald geteilte Umgebungen, billigere Headsets und bequemere Polster
Nach visionOS 1.1 stehen diverse weitere Neuerungen bei der Vision Pro an – nicht nur bei Apple. Ein News-Roundup.

Finally some updates on Apple’s VR goggles https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/09/vision-pro-owner-pain-complaints/

Apple Vision Pro Owners Complain of Headaches, Neck Issues and Black Eyes
Some Apple Vision Pro owners have been dealing with health issues related to the wearing of the headset, according to a report from MarketWatch. The...

Finally some updates on Apple’s VR goggles https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/09/vision-pro-owner-pain-complaints/

Apple Vision Pro Owners Complain of Headaches, Neck Issues and Black Eyes
Some Apple Vision Pro owners have been dealing with health issues related to the wearing of the headset, according to a report from MarketWatch. The...

Just tested, and the Vision Pro Developer Strap also doesn’t allow use of USB-C headphones. Probably can't act as a USB host at all. But I'm going on a flight soon and I don't have any Bluetooth headphones… Oh well.

A look at the design options Apple considered for its car, including one by Jony Ive that resembled a modern reincarnation of the 1950s Volkswagen microbus (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

What Did the Apple Car Look Like? Inside Apple’s Planned Self-Driving Vehicle
The Apple car was a case study in what happens when corporate indecision, technological challenges and market realities combine: a wasted opportunity that sets back the company’s future. Also: New MacBook Air models debut with M3 chips; the Vision Pro works out some kinks; and Apple (briefly) risks getting itself fined again in the EU.

So for all you “the Vision Pro is too pricey” folks; I happened to be reading a VisPro review and when I backed out of it apparently I had had this tab open(no idea why): https://syngspace.com/ for these speakers that can be paired or tripled*. Price PER speaker? $2500
It was a quick reminder that whil…

Syng | Cell Alpha
Syng is an audio company transforming the human relationship with sound. Shop Cell Alpha, the world's first Triphonic speaker.

Spatial Sex: How Amateur Performers Are Making Porn in the Apple Vision Pro https://www.404media.co/apple-vision-pro-porn/

Vision Pro: Gute Verkäufe bei Großkonzernen – laut Apple
Apple hat Angaben dazu gemacht, wie stark seine Vision Pro bereits in Fortune-100-Firmen verwendet wird – ohne Angabe der Gerätezahl.
https://www.…

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/05/03/vision-pro-three-year-gap
dear @… I am not sure that many people care abo…

Three-Year Gap Between Vision Pro 1 and 2?
Link to: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-28/apple-rivals-retool-to-compete-with-iphone-and-vision-pro-ios-18-and-ai-details-lvjhucsv

Oh no, no more tech-bro land-snorkles?
#Apple

Apple slashes Vision Pro production, might cancel 2025 model in response to plummeting demand
We heard over the weekend that the Vision Pro headset Apple spent eight years and billions of dollars developing was rapidly losing steam in terms of both...

So for all you “the Vision Pro is too pricey” folks; I happened to be reading a VisPro review and when I backed out of it apparently I had had this tab open(no idea why): https://syngspace.com/ for these speakers that can be paired or tripled*. Price PER speaker? $2500
It was a quick reminder that whil…

Syng | Cell Alpha
Syng is an audio company transforming the human relationship with sound. Shop Cell Alpha, the world's first Triphonic speaker.

Apple launches Spatial Personas in beta, where up to five people on Vision Pros can participate together within compatible apps without being in the same room (Raymond Wong/Inverse)
https://www.inverse.com/tech/spatial-persona-apple-vision-pro

Spatial Personas Make Apple Vision Pro a Less Isolating Experience
Spatial Persona, Apple Vision Pro's support for up to five people to watch movies and TV shows, play augmented reality games, and collaborate on work, is rolling out today to make the spatial computing headset more a multi-user experience as opposed to an isolating, single-user one.

heise | Apple Vision Pro versus Quest 3: Mixed Reality im Vergleich
Apple Vision Pro und Quest 3 vermischen Apps mit der Außenwelt. Wir vergleichen, bei welchen Anwendungen die Headsets glänzen oder versagen.
https://www.…

Low-key thinking the Crush! ad for the iPad Pro is revenge for people not giving a fuck about the Vision Pro

Almost nobody is buying Apple's super expensive Vision Pro VR headset #AR/#VR
Apple reportedly cuts Vision Pro product…

Almost Nobody Is Buying Apple's Super Expensive Vision Pro VR Headset
As Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports, barely anybody is booking demos for the Apple Vision Pro. Almost nobody is buying the device.

Canon: Videos für Vision Pro brauchen 14K
Der japanische Kameraspezialist Canon hat sich zu den Notwendigkeiten für das Filmen für die Vision Pro geäußert. 8K reicht nicht.
https://www.heis…

This Vision Pro use case makes sense.
Smart move by Apple.
https://youtu.be/VFyGZXs_J_4

Mouth stuck open!!
“A recent BI analysis of regulatory filings found that Meta has lost a cumulative $47 billion in its metaverse-focused Reality Labs division since 2019.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-apple…

Meta is hoping Apple's Vision Pro can help save the metaverse
As Apple prepares to launch the Vision Pro, Meta appears to be welcoming its arrival, rather than seeing it as a threat.

La Terminal for VisionPro, we made it for launch day, and since we got our hands on the hardware, have polished various bits:
https://blog.la-terminal.net/la-terminal-for-vision-pro/

La Terminal for Vision Pro
We rebuilt La Terminal from the ground up to provide a first-class spatial computing experience for command-line hackers on Vision Pro.

Moderating Embodied Cyber Threats Using Generative AI
Keyan Guo, Freeman Guo, Hongxin Hu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.05928 https://arx…

Moderating Embodied Cyber Threats Using Generative AI
The advancement in computing and hardware, like spatial computing and VR headsets (e.g., Apple's Vision Pro) [1], has boosted the popularity of social VR platforms (VRChat, Rec Room, Meta HorizonWorlds) [2, 3, 4]. Unlike traditional digital interactions, social VR allows for more immersive experiences, with avatars that mimic users' real-time movements and enable physical-like interactions. However, the immersive nature of social VR may introduce intensified and more physicalized cyber threats-…

Piper Sandler survey of 6,020 US teens: 33% now own a VR device, up from 31% in fall 2023, and weekly usage of VR devices increased to ~13% from ~10% (Filipe Espósito/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/09/survey-teenagers-using-more-vr-devices/<…

Survey shows that teenagers are using more VR devices in the US
The AR/VR device market has always been considered a niche. Even with the launch of the Apple Vision Pro earlier...

It's been one month since my Apple Vision Pro arrived, and since then I've spent about 50 hours each week doing spatial computing in visionOS. Ask me anything!
(Roughly two thirds of that time has been spent with my hands on the keyboard of either my MacBook Pro or my Mac Studio.)

Spatial Personas, Vision-Pro-Zubehör, visionOS 2 | TNBT-Podcast
Gemeinsam am Whiteboard arbeiten oder einen Film schauen, "Spatial Personas" sollen Telepräsenz auf ein neues Level bringen. Das ist nur eines unserer Themen.

JFC Is the flaw….
IT’S NOT DESIGNED FOR THAT SITUATION, YOU PILLOCK!?
“WSJ Reporter Tries Cooking With Apple Vision Pro, Finds One Major Flaw”
Never ceases to amaze me how the Usual Suspects fawn over Stern even though she keeps doing/writing STUPID SHIT like this…🤦🏼‍♂️
What’s next, “WSJ Reporter Tries Boxing With Apple Vision Pro, Finds One Major Flaw”

WSJ Reporter Tries Cooking With Apple Vision Pro, Finds One Major Flaw | Digg
"I could cook onions in this all day."

“If, in the next technological era, all we’re doing is the same thing we do on screens now but on a screen that’s a couple inches in front of our eyes, that’s not inspiring.” Hear, hear! #VR #AR #PhilTech

An analysis shows that on a cost basis, 42% of Apple Vision Pro components are made by Japanese companies, including Sony's displays and Kioxia's memory chips (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/static/vdata/infographics/teardown-vision-pro/…

Vision Pro teardown Japan-made parts make up 40% of new device：Nikkei
A breakdown revealed that on a cost basis, Japanese companies produce over 40% of the components used in U.S.-based Apple's new Vision Pro headset device.

heise | Klavier lernen in Mixed Reality mit Quest 3 und Apple Vision Pro
In Mixed Reality wird Klavierlernen zum Spiel. Wir testen, ob schwebende Symbole über echten Tasten eine Alternative zu bewährten Lernmethoden sind.

What happened to the market entry of the #BrainPort Vision Pro tongue display for the #blind in China? "In June 2023, no clear information has been found about the product being launched in China"

盲人看见世界的产品上市
我们是在用大脑在看，而不是眼睛。1现象BrainPort 是帮助盲人们用舌头在大脑中看世界的产品。2015年6月18日，美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）批准了BrainPort V100口部电子视觉辅助系统wiki。新的 BrainPort Vision Pro2 是第二代口腔电子助视器，可提供电触觉刺激，帮助极度失明的患者进行定向、移动和物体识别，作为其他辅助方法（如白手杖或导盲犬）的辅助设备。概述BrainPort 是一�…

Spatial Videos für die Vision Pro: iOS-App liefert bis zu 4K – besser als Apple
Apple erlaubt mit seiner Kamera-App auf dem iPhone 15 Pro aktuell nur 1080p bei 30fps für Spatial-Videos. Die App Spatialify kann mehr.

This is so weird, they’ve been making laptop screens for more than 30 years now and phones for 17 years, you’d think they have it down how to make reliable glass for mobile devices https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/23/24080886/apple-vision-pro-cracks-damag…

Vision Pro owners are reporting a mysterious crack in the front glass
A small number of Apple Vision Pro owners have posted pictures of the same vertical crack appearing on the nose bridge of their headsets.

Vision Pro Developer Strap impressions:
- You can't connect it to a USB-to-Ethernet dongle.
- If you connect it directly to a Mac, it will use USB (USB 2 speed) for screen sharing...
- ...but based on some tests I did (using Vision Pro's view recording functionality), this doesn't seem to improve latency!
- Latency seems to be around 50ms over either USB or Wi-Fi. Hard to measure precisely because the view recording is only 30fps.
- Probably eliminates …

From Virtual Gains to Real Pains: Potential Harms of Immersive Exergames
Sebastian Cmentowski, Sukran Karaosmanoglu, Frank Steinicke
https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.05915

From Virtual Gains to Real Pains: Potential Harms of Immersive Exergames
Digitalization and virtualization are parts of our everyday lives in almost all aspects ranging from work, education, and communication to entertainment. A novel step in this direction is the widespread interest in extended reality (XR) [2]. The newest consumer-ready head-mounted displays (HMD) such as Meta Quest 3 or Apple Vision Pro, have reached unprecedented levels of visual fidelity, interaction capabilities, and computational power. The built-in pass-through features of these headsets ena…

Vision Pro: Geräuschbedienung für Fingerfaule
Um zum Homescreen der Vision Pro zu gelangen, muss stets die digitale Krone gedrückt werden. Eine versteckte Barrierefreiheitsfunktion erleichtert das.
https://www.

Source: Tencent agrees to release some of its most important apps on the Apple Vision Pro (Wayne Ma/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apples-vision-pro-gets-boost-from-chinas-media-kingmaker

Apple’s Vision Pro Gets Boost From China’s Media Kingmaker
When Apple launched the Vision Pro headset, it leaned heavily on its own streaming app, as well as those of Disney and others, to market the headset’s most compelling feature: an immersive video experience. Now Tencent, China’s largest social media, streaming and gaming company, has agreed to ...

If you are interested in Apple Vision Pro this is an insightful article.
https://joecieplinski.com/blog/2024/02/10/vision/

Vision Pro: Apple verleiht Personas mit neuer Funktion mehr Räumlichkeit
Die Spatial Personas hat Apple bereits 2023 auf der WWDC angekündigt. Jetzt überrascht die Firma mit der angekündigten Freischaltung.

Sign up for the New England VisionPro meetup next Monday at 6pm at Microsoft NERD in Cambridge.
Will help us estimate how many spatial pizzas to order:
https://partiful.com/e/5toXav8jAEO7DlHi5T3a

Sources: the new iPad Pro may launch with an M4 chip, kicking off Apple's AI strategy that will be expanded at WWDC; the new Pencil will have haptic feedback (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/…

Apple Rivals Retool to Compete With iPhone and Vision Pro; iOS 18 and AI Details
Apple’s top rivals are revamping their strategies for smartphones and headsets in a sign they smell an opportunity. Also: The new iPad Pro will usher in Apple’s shift into AI hardware; new details emerge on iOS 18 and the company’s AI plan; and the Vision Pro’s lead marketer retires.

Waiting for all the people who were all "100% of course FacePad is the future of computers, you're so negative" to chime in on this
https://gizmodo.com/apple-vision-pro-already-forgotten-about-1851426564

Everyone Already Forgot About the Apple Vision Pro
Some Apple stores are reportedly selling just a couple of Vision Pros per week, less than three months since the headset's launch.

Vision Pro: Teure Komponenten, doch macht Apple Gewinn?
Einer Analyse zufolge kosten allein die Displays der Vision Pro ein Achtel des Gesamtgeräts. Auch die restlichen Komponenten sind teuer.
https://www.

Splitscreen: Neue App erlaubt mehr als einen Mac-Bildschirm in der Vision Pro
Apples "Mac Virtual Display" kann bislang nur einen Mac-Screen unter visionOS darstellen. Mit einem neuen Tool gehen auch zwei.

In abandoning plans for a self-driving car, Apple is giving up on billions in potential revenue and hoping AI, Vision Pro, and other bets make up the difference (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Apple Cancels Its Electric Car in Favor of AI, Vision Pro
In abandoning plans for a self-driving car, Apple Inc. is giving up on billions in potential revenue and the dream of selling what one executive called “the ultimate mobile device.” The hope is that other big bets — including generative AI and mixed-reality headsets — can make up the difference.

Gene-agnostic approaches to treating inherited retinal degenerations https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2023.1177838/full Funny how they write a whole section on the BrainPort Vision Pro without even mentioning The vOICe - more agnosticism…

Gene-agnostic approaches to treating inherited retinal degenerations
Most patients with inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) have been waiting for treatments that are “just around the corner” for decades, with only a handful of seminal breakthroughs happening in recent years. Highlighting the difficulties in the quest for curative therapeutics, Luxturna required 16 years of development before finally obtaining United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and its international equivalents. IRDs are both genetically and phenotypically heterogen…

Survey: Apple cut 2024 Vision Pro shipments to 400K-450K units, vs. a 700K market consensus, and cut orders mean demand has fallen sharply beyond expectations (Ming-Chi Kuo)
https://medium.com/@mingchikuo/apple-c<…

Apple cuts 2024 & 2025 Vision Pro shipment forecasts, unfavorable to MR headset, Pancake, and Micro OLED trends / Apple下修2024 & 2025年Vision Pro出貨預測，不利MR頭戴裝置、Pancake與Micro OLED產業之趨勢
My latest survey is as follows:. “Apple cuts 2024 & 2025 Vision Pro shipment forecasts, unfavorable to MR headset, Pancake, and Micro…” is published by 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo).

The thing that irks me is that literally anyone who's using their brain to research the "VR goggles" market for like a day could have told you this.
It has "vanity project" written all over it.
https://mastodon.online/@parismarx/1123389856439290…

Apple Vision Pro: Nachfrage laut Analyst stark gesunken
Der erste große Run auf Apples räumlichen Computer soll vorbei sein. Die Rückgabequote sei dabei nicht ungewöhnlich, wohl aber eine der häufigsten Begründungen.

Optical Inserts: So kommt man an die Vision-Pro-Brillengläser
Die Vision Pro ist standardmäßig nicht für Brillenträger geeignet. Um an passende Gläser zu gelangen, muss man einige Schritte durchlaufen.

Apple's Vision Pro could become a valuable multiuser device, but it undermines that fantasy at every turn through its single-user setup and more (Adi Robertson/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/16/24058318/apple-vision-pro-sharing-dif…

Why does Apple make it so hard to share the Vision Pro?
Apple’s $3,499 Vision Pro has potential as a shared entertainment or work device, but a lack of multiuser support is holding it back.

Details zu erstem Auslandsmarkt für Vision Pro – und Gerüchte über Apple Pencil
Apple-Chef Tim Cook soll verraten haben, in welcher Weltregion die Vision Pro als Zweites landet. Und angeblich bastelt Apple an Pencil-Support.

Apple's Vision Pro could become a valuable multiuser device, but it undermines that fantasy at every turn through its single-user setup and more (Adi Robertson/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/16/24058318/apple-vision-pro-sharing-dif…

Why does Apple make it so hard to share the Vision Pro?
Apple’s $3,499 Vision Pro has potential as a shared entertainment or work device, but a lack of multiuser support is holding it back.

Eyestrain, nausea, headaches, uncomfortable, difficult to use, not suitable for productivity tasks?
Who could have possibly known that VR headsets are like this! It’s a mystery.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/14/24072792/apple-vision-pro…

Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros
The return window for the very first Apple Vision Pro buyers is fast approaching — and some have taken to social media to explain why they won’t be keeping their headsets.

A look at ways to play games on Apple Vision Pro: spatial and iPad App Store games, streaming via MirrorPlay for PS5, NDI, Macs, browsers like Nexus⁺, and more (John Voorhees/MacStories)
https://www.macstories.net/stories/a-comprehensive…

A Comprehensive Guide to Gaming on the Apple Vision Pro
The lack of any kind of port significantly limits the type of gaming you can do in the Apple Vision Pro – or does it? Sure, even one USB-C port would make a big difference to gamers looking to play titles outside the App Store, but there is a surprisingly wide array of ways to

Interesse an Apple Vision Pro in USA angeblich rückläufig
Nach nicht einmal drei Monaten soll das Interesse an der Vision Pro von Apple in den USA schon deutlich erlahmt sein. Das sei aus Apple Stores zu hören.

Neues Webinar: Apple Vision Pro im Unternehmen einsetzen
Das Webinar erläutert anhand praktischer Erfahrungen das Potenzial der Vision Pro für den professionellen Einsatz und wie Firmen das Headset verwalten können.

Eyestrain, nausea, headaches, uncomfortable, difficult to use, not suitable for productivity tasks?
Who could have possibly known that VR headsets are like this! It’s a mystery.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/14/24072792/apple-vision-pro…

Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros
The return window for the very first Apple Vision Pro buyers is fast approaching — and some have taken to social media to explain why they won’t be keeping their headsets.

heise | Räumliche Videos mit dem iPhone aufnehmen: So geht's
Mit dem iPhone 15 Pro lassen sich Videos aufzeichnen, die die Vision Pro in 3D wiedergibt. Mac & i erläutert, was es zu beachten gilt.

Apple Store sources: Vision Pro returns are between average and above average compared to other products; in-store demo conversion rate is as high as 10% to 15% (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsl…

Apple Vision Pro: Returning $3,500 Device Over Comfort, Lack of Apps and Price
The Apple Vision Pro has now been available for two weeks — and some of Apple’s most dedicated customers are returning the device to get back their $3,500. Also: Apple’s longest-serving product designer retires, and the company is making headway on its generative AI push.

Vision Pro kann Leistung drosseln – bei Wärme oder altem Akku
Die Vision Pro ist ein Computer mit Apple-SoC. Wird zu viel Leistung abgefordert, gehen die Lüfter an – und die Performance runter. Aber nicht nur dann.
https://w…

Apple Store sources: Vision Pro returns are between average and above average compared to other products; in-store demo conversion rate is as high as 10% to 15% (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsl…

Apple Vision Pro: Returning $3,500 Device Over Comfort, Lack of Apps and Price
The Apple Vision Pro has now been available for two weeks — and some of Apple’s most dedicated customers are returning the device to get back their $3,500. Also: Apple’s longest-serving product designer retires, and the company is making headway on its generative AI push.

Thoughts on Apple's search for a new growth engine, Spatial Personas, and Kevin Lynch's move to the AI group; sources: new iPads may launch the week of May 6 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newslett…

Apple (AAPL) Future Products Could Include Robots and Smart Home Push
Apple’s search for a bold new product category is back on, and it includes a foray into robots. Also: The company is preparing new iPads and accompanying accessories for May; the Vision Pro gets another Personas upgrade; and Apple makes an eyebrow-raising management change.

Vision Pro: Apple experimentiert mit Hirnwellenerfassung
Ein neuer Patentantrag von Apple beschreibt ein nichtinvasives "Neural Interface". Es könnte in einem späteren Modell der Vision Pro landen.

Vision Pro in bequem: Adapter aus dem 3D-Drucker kombiniert zwei Kopfbänder
Auf den Maker-Plattformen gibt es mehr und mehr praktisches Zubehör für die Vision Pro. Eines erlaubt es, Apples beliebte Solo Knit Bands zu kombinieren.

Many Vision Pro users are returning their devices, saying it's too expensive, heavy, or isolating, as the 14-day return window nears its end for first buyers (Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac)
https://www.cultofmac.com/846550/vision-pro-returns/

People are returning Vision Pro is droves ... or are they?
With the two-week window for Vision Pro returns rapidly closing, many early adopters seem ready to take their headsets back to Apple.

Klavier spielen, DJing und SteamVR mit der Vision Pro | TNBT-Podcast
Was Piano-Apps in Mixed Reality taugen, wie sich DJ-Controller steuern lassen und wie gut Gaming über SteamVR in Apples Headset funktioniert.

Many Vision Pro users are returning their devices, saying it's too expensive, heavy, or isolating, as the 14-day return window nears its end for first buyers (Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac)
https://www.cultofmac.com/846550/vision-pro-returns/

People are returning Vision Pro is droves ... or are they?
With the two-week window for Vision Pro returns rapidly closing, many early adopters seem ready to take their headsets back to Apple.

Klavier spielen, DJing und SteamVR mit der Vision Pro | TNBT-Podcast
Was Piano-Apps in Mixed Reality taugen, wie sich DJ-Controller steuern lassen und wie gut Gaming über SteamVR in Apples Headset funktioniert.

Wie bei YouTube: Alternativer X-Client für die Vision Pro
Elon Musk hat bislang keine eigene X-App für Apples Mixed-Reality-Brille freigegeben. Ein brasilianischer Entwickler schafft Abhilfe.
https://www.

TikTok launches its native Apple Vision Pro app, offering a similar UI to the mobile apps; an executive said TikTok "redesigned the entire TikTok experience" (Jon Porter/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/15/24073674/tiktok-apple-…

TikTok’s native app arrives for the Vision Pro
Apple’s Vision Pro headset now has a native TikTok app. It can be used to watch vertical videos, browse comments and profile pages, and search for videos.

Vision Pro: Bugfix-Update, CT-Aufnahme – und Klagen über Nackenschmerzen
Apple stellt visionOS 1.1.2 zum Download bereit, Lumafield legt die Vision Pro unter einen CT-Scanner – und einzelne Nutzer berichten über "Vision-OS-Nacken".

TikTok launches its native Apple Vision Pro app, offering a similar UI to the mobile apps; an executive said TikTok "redesigned the entire TikTok experience" (Jon Porter/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/15/24073674/tiktok-apple-…

TikTok’s native app arrives for the Vision Pro
Apple’s Vision Pro headset now has a native TikTok app. It can be used to watch vertical videos, browse comments and profile pages, and search for videos.

Apple Vision Pro im privaten und beruflichen Einsatz | TNBT–Podcast
Freizeit plus Business: Wie passt die Vision Pro in unseren Alltag und wie können Unternehmen das Headset einsetzen? Darum geht es in Episode 22.
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Nvidia announces a software framework built with its Omniverse Cloud APIs to let enterprise developers stream interactive 3D experiences into Apple Vision Pro (Wesley Hilliard/AppleInsider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/0

NVIDIA gives enterprise developers more tools for Apple Vision Pro | AppleInsider
A combination of technologies from NVIDIA involving Omniverse Cloud APIs will soon let enterprise developers interact with fully rendered 3D digital twins streamed to Apple Vision Pro.

Vision Pro: Zahl nativer Apps steigt auf 1000 – und TikTok ist jetzt auch dabei
Zwei Wochen nach Verkaufsstart der Apple Vision Pro in den USA füllt sich der dazugehörige App Store mit nativen Apps. Darunter ist auch TikTok.

A deep dive into Vision Pro by Meta's ex-VP of VR Hugo Barra: the audacity of Apple's hardware decisions, a dull software story, how Meta can respond, and more (Hugo Barra/Hugo's Blog)
https://hugo.blog/2024/03/11/vision-pro/

Vision Pro is an over-engineered “devkit” // Hardware bleeds genius & audacity but software story is disheartening // What we got wrong at Oculus that Apple got right // Why Meta could finally have its Android moment
Friends and colleagues have been asking me to share my perspective on the Apple Vision Pro as a product. Inspired by my dear friend Matt Mullenweg’s 40th post, I decided to put pen to paper. …

Vision Pro: Einzelne Berichte über mysteriösen Riss in Glasfront
Auf der Glasabdeckung des EyeSight-Displays ist den betroffenen Nutzern zufolge plötzlich ein Haarriss entstanden. Die Reparatur ist kostspielig.
https://…

Nvidia: OpenUSD aus der Omniverse Cloud kommt auf die Vision Pro
Nvidia hat auf der GTC ein neues Framework gezeigt, das es künftig erlaubt, OpenUSD-Szenen an die Vision Pro zu schicken – mit kombiniertem Rendering.

In a video, Mark Zuckerberg shares his thoughts on Vision Pro, saying Quest 3 "is the better product, period", highlighting trade-offs Apple made, and more (Alex Heath/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/13/24072413/mark…

Zuckerberg says Quest 3 is “the better product” vs. Apple’s Vision Pro
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg compared Apple’s Vision Pro to his company’s latest Quest 3 in an Instagram video review, arguing that the Quest is the “better product, period.”

iMazing erreicht Version 3.0, unterstützt auch Vision Pro
Das Universalwerkzeug für Apple-Geräte des Schweizer Anbieters DigiDNA bekommt ein großes Update. iMazing 3 kennt neue Geräte und ist leichter zu bedienen.

In a video, Mark Zuckerberg shares his thoughts on Vision Pro, saying Quest 3 "is the better product, period", highlighting trade-offs Apple made, and more (Alex Heath/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/13/24072413/mark…

Zuckerberg says Quest 3 is “the better product” vs. Apple’s Vision Pro
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg compared Apple’s Vision Pro to his company’s latest Quest 3 in an Instagram video review, arguing that the Quest is the “better product, period.”

China: Apple kann angeblich Tencent für wichtige Vision-Pro-Apps gewinnen
China soll einer der nächsten Märkte für Apples Augmented-Reality-Headset werden. Nun soll sich Apple mit dem großen Player Tencent einig geworden sein.

Appfigures data: 52% of Vision Pro-only apps are paid downloads, vs. 5% of apps in the wider App Store, with an average price of $5.67 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/12/over-half-of-visi…

Over half of Vision Pro-only apps are paid downloads, far more than wider App Store | TechCrunch
Apple's Vision Pro offers consumers a new way to interact with apps via spatial computing, but it also offers app developers a way to generate revenue

Eine Woche mit der Apple Vision Pro | Mac & i-Podcast
Die Geburt einer neuen Plattform ist rar – und voller interessanter Kompromisse. Wir sprechen über die erste lange Woche mit der Vision Pro.
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Vision Pro: 40.000 US-Dollar für 18-Karat-Edelmetall-Version
Eine Firma, die sich auf die Veredelung von Apple-Gerät spezialisiert hat, nimmt sich nun dessen Headset vor: Caviar liefert eine "Custom Vision Pro" aus Gold.

Vision Pro: Apple korrigiert Produktion angeblich deutlich nach unten
Schon vor dem internationalen Start hat Apple die Headset-Bestellungen angeblich deutlich zurückgeschraubt. In den USA scheint die Nachfrage stark rückläufig.

Zuckerberg makes valid points on the Quest 3 being better overall than the Vision Pro today, but he risks having his own "Ballmer laughs off the iPhone" moment (M.G. Siegler/Spyglass)
https://spyglass.org/apple-vision-pro-versus-meta-quest/

heise | Apple Vision Pro im ausführlichen Test: Wackliger Blick in die Zukunft
Apple hat ein in vielerlei Hinsicht beeindruckendes Mixed-Reality-Headset gebaut. Doch ist das genug? Wie sich die Vision Pro im längeren Praxiseinsatz schlägt.

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Test des MacBook Air mit M3 • Vision Pro • Katastrophensichere Backups • iPhone-Kamera ausreizen • Apple-Familienfreigabe nutzen • 4K-Monitore • USB-C-Hubs

Omdia estimates that the bill of materials for Apple Vision Pro is $1,542, with both of the 1.25-inch Micro OLED displays from Sony costing about $228 each (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/24/apples-vision-pro-why-its-so-expensive.html

Meta-Boss testet Vision Pro – und hält eigene Quest 3 für besser
Einem Video zufolge kam Meta-Chef Zuckerberg erst jetzt dazu, Apples Vision Pro auszuprobieren – und bekräftigt in Reaktion darauf seine Liebe zur Quest 3.

Omdia estimates that the bill of materials for Apple Vision Pro is $1,542, with both of the 1.25-inch Micro OLED displays from Sony costing about $228 each (Kif Leswing/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/24/apples-vision-pro-why-its-so-expensive.html

Vision Pro: Bis zur "idealen Form" könnte es vier Generationen dauern
Die Vision Pro ist – trotz spannender Fähigkeiten – ein Gen-1-Produkt. Ein gut informierter Journalist machte nun Aussagen zu Apples Timeline für das Headset.

Neues Webinar: Apple Vision Pro im Unternehmen einsetzen
Das Webinar erläutert anhand praktischer Erfahrungen das Potenzial der Vision Pro für den professionellen Einsatz und wie Firmen das Headset verwalten können.

Vision Pro ohne Authenticator: Microsoft bremst natives Office aus
Microsoft gehörte zu den ersten großen Softwareherstellern, die native Apps für visionOS liefern. Das Problem: Ein wichtiges Firmentool ist nicht vorhanden.

USB für die Vision Pro – Apples skurriler Dev Strap | TNBT-Podcast
Nur mit dem sehr teuren "Developer Strap" können Nutzer einen datentauglichen USB-Port an Apples Headset nachrüsten. Wir klären, was das Zubehör bringt.

Vision Pro könnte Thunderbolt – wenn Apple wollte
Untersuchungen zeigen, dass Apples Mixed-Reality-Headset Thunderbolt-Übertragungen unterstützt. Aber nur mit zusätzlicher Hardware, die es nicht für alle gibt.
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Datenschutz: Was die Vision Pro sieht und wo es landet
Apples Mixed-Reality-Headset benötigt viele Daten aus der Nutzerumgebung, um die Bedienung zu ermöglichen. Apple fasst nun zusammen, was mit diesen passiert.
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Video auf der Vision Pro: Nexus für Netflix, VLC und Infuse im Anflug
Das Angebot alternativer Wiedergabemöglichkeiten auf dem Apple-Headset wächst. Nexus bietet eine Browser-Alternative, andere Apps kommen bald.
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VR-Video und 3D auf der Vision Pro: WebXR mau, Spezial-App gut
Apples Safari-Browser unter visionOS unterstützt zwar WebXR, tut dies aber nur recht experimentell. Eine Bezahl-App schafft Abhilfe.
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Zuckerbergs nächster Diss gegen Vision Pro: "Wir sagen, die Quest ist besser"
Der Meta-Boss greift erneut zu einem seiner Social-Media-Kanäle, um gegen Apples Mixed-Reality-Headset auszuteilen. Dabei verrät er auch die beliebtesten Apps.

Leak: In diesen Ländern könnte die Vision Pro als nächstes erscheinen
Bislang wird Apples Mixed-Reality-Headset nur in den USA vertrieben. Die nächsten Länder dürften jedoch bald folgen. Erste Indizien liefert nun ein Codeleak.