Vision ProFiles

Marty Jencius and panelists Eric Bolden, Dave Ginsburg and Daniel Burkholder cover Red Bull's Teahupo'o Apple Immersive film, Blue Frog's VR concert subscription, visionOS 27.2 Beta 3, Half-Life: Alyx running standalone, new Vision Pro apps and gear, and the latest on Apple's next headset.

ARTICLES
visionOS 27.2 Beta 3 Release Notes: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-27_2-release-notes
9to5Mac: Report — Apple working on new, lighter Vision Pro: https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/27/apple-working-on-new-lighter-vision-pro-version/
Virtual Reality News: New Apple Vision Pro Headset N224 Tests Lighter Designs Amid Doubts: https://virtual.reality.news/news/new-apple-vision-pro-headset-n224-tests-lighter-designs-amid-doubts/
Yahoo Tech: Apple Vision Pro Successor in Development: https://tech.yahoo.com/ar-vr/articles/apple-isnt-giving-vision-pro-130000770.html
AppleInsider: Vision Pro's Development Graveyard Exemplifies Apple's "1,000 No's to Every Yes": https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apple-vision-pros-development-graveyard-exemplifies-apples-1000-nos-to-every-yes
AppleInsider: Apple's Smart Glasses Predicted for 2027, Upgraded Apple Vision Pro 2028: https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apples-smart-glasses-predicted-for-2027-upgraded-apple-vision-pro-2028
Above Avalon: What Should Apple Do With Vision Pro: https://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2026/9/28/what-should-apple-do-with-vision-pro
PCGuide: Half-Life: Alyx Runs Standalone on Apple Vision Pro: https://www.pcguide.com/news/half-life-alyx-runs-standalone-on-apple-vision-pro-visually-indiscernible-from-playing-it-on-a-high-end-pc/
Surfer: Red Bull Teahupo'o Apple Vision Pro: https://www.surfer.com/news/red-bull-teahupoo-apple-vision-pro
Music Industry Weekly: Blue Frog Immersive Launches Subscription Model for VR Concerts: https://musicindustryweekly.com/blue-frog-immersive-launches-subscription-model-for-vr-concerts-on-apple-vision-pro/
App Store: Holoport Vision: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/holoport-vision/id6800110267
CIE Online: Spatial Tracking Units for Vision Pro Now Shipping from MIKROE: https://cieonline.co.uk/spacial-tracking-units-for-apples-vision-pro-immersive-experience-headset-now-shipping-from-mikroe/
AppleWorld.Today: Apple Wants You to Draw and Write in an Extended Reality Environment: https://appleworld.today/2026/10/apple-wants-you-to-be-able-to-draw-and-write-in-an-extended-reality-environment-using-the-vision-pro/
Apple Support: How to Clean Your Apple Vision Pro: https://support.apple.com/en-us/119574

X POSTS
X post from @robiegomez: https://x.com/robiegomez/status/2106829042158907690
X post from @SpatiallyMe: https://x.com/SpatiallyMe/status/2105696994668728547
X post from @wenbq_me: https://x.com/wenbq_me/status/2104174834276061569
X post from @SadlyItsBradley: https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/2106475029248573676
X post from @virtual_amir: https://x.com/virtual_amir/status/2106776449914982880
X post from @Dylan_Russell_X: https://x.com/Dylan_Russell_X/status/2106459802096546288
X post from @hunter_spatial: https://x.com/hunter_spatial/status/2106394532099100887

REDDIT
Reddit r/virtualreality: Mark Gurman/Bloomberg — Apple Is Weighing the Future...: https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1wroebs/mark_gurmanbloomberg_apple_is_weighing_the_future/
Reddit r/VisionPro: Spatial Tracks Is Now Live on the App Store: https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wwrg4c/spatial_tracks_is_now_live_on_the_app_store/
Reddit r/VisionPro: Spatialapse Camera App Updated for iPhone 18: https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wxpkfr/spatialapse_camera_app_updated_for_iphone_18/

CONTACT
Vision ProFiles is part of ThePodTalk.net
Host: Marty Jencius
Website: ThePodTalk.net
Email: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com

This week's episode of Vision ProFiles digs into the swirling debate over Apple's next Vision Pro—four competing redesign concepts, a leadership shake-up, soft retail sales, and Meta's cheaper $1,299 rival—while also covering visionOS 27 housekeeping, new apps, and community reactions to it all.
▌ NEXT-GEN VISION PRO — THE ROADMAP DEBATE
New Vision Pro Headset: AppleConsidering Four Different Form Factors — https://technewstube.com/macrumors/1871067/new-vision-pro-headset-apple-considering-four-different/
Apple Working on New, LighterVision Pro Version — https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/27/apple-working-on-new-lighter-vision-pro-version/
N224: Four Prototypes, OneFamiliar Shape — https://www.ithinkdiff.com/apple-vision-pro-successor-n224-smart-glasses/
Vision Hardware LeadershipReshuffle — https://www.ithinkdiff.com/apple-vision-pro-leadership-n224-changes/
Report: Next Vision ProReportedly "On Life Support" as Design Stays Undecided — https://machash.com/cult-of-mac/417488/apples-next-vision-pro-reportedly-life-support-design/
Pushback: Apple's Development"Graveyard" Is a Feature, Not a Failure — https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apple-vision-pros-development-graveyard-exemplifies-apples-1000-nos-to-every-yes
Roadmap Forecast: SmartGlasses in 2027, Upgraded Vision Pro in 2028 — https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apples-smart-glasses-predicted-for-2027-upgraded-apple-vision-pro-2028
▌ INDUSTRY & BUSINESS
Report: Some Apple StoresSelling Just One Vision Pro a Month — https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-vision-pro-sales-one-unit-month-some-stores/
Gurman: Meta's $1,299 VRGlasses Are "Exactly" What Vision Pro Should Have Been — https://machash.com/mac-daily-news/417486/gurman-metas-1299-vr-glasses-exactly-apple-vision-pro/
Meta VR Glasses: Price,Weight, and the Pressure on Vision Pro — https://www.macobserver.com/news/meta-vr-glasses-price-weight-pressure-vision-pro/
▌ VISIONOS 27 — HOUSEKEEPING
How to Prepare Vision Pro forvisionOS 27 Before Monday — https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-prepare-visionos-27-before-monday/
▌ XR COMMUNITY VOICES
Used Vision Pro or Wait forthe Meta VR Glasses? — Community Thread — https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1wrnl29/used_vision_pro_or_wait_for_the_meta_vr_glasses/
▌ ADDENDUM — LATE-BREAKING LINKS
Gurman/Bloomberg: Apple IsWeighing the Future of Vision Pro — Community Discussion — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wro9ro/mark_gurmanbloomberg_apple_is_weighing_the_future/
visionOS 27 Bug Reports:Widgets and Siri — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wqkb6d/problems_with_visionos27_widgets_and_siri_please/
New App: Depth Strike ($7.99)— https://apps.apple.com/us/app/depth-strike/id6816047104
"We Still Believe inVision Pro, So We Built An..." — Community Post — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wqzj7x/we_still_believe_in_vision_pro_so_we_built_an/
New App: I'm Wizard — MagicCombat Game ($9.99) — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/im-wizard-magic-combat-game/id6747723768
"What Do You Use ItFor?" — Community Thread — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wq4hrc/what_do_you_use_it_for/
Immersive Video: Changing ofthe Guard at Windsor Castle (180°) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY9oL0DtWsA

▌ SHOW INFORMATION
Host: Marty Jencius | ThePodTalk.net
Panelists: Eric Bolden · Dave Ginsburg
Email: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com
Web: ThePodTalk.Net

visionOS 27 arrives with Siri AI, curved windows, and personal environments, and the panel works through what it means alongside Apple's widening layoffs, a peer-reviewed neurosurgery study, and a rhythm game that builds levels from your own music.

Host: Marty Jencius | Panelists: Eric Bolden, Dave Ginsburg, Daniel Burkholder

VISIONOS 27 — THE BIG UPDATE
visionOS 27 Is Now Available — Here's What's New
https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-27-is-now-available-for-apple-vision-pro-heres-whats-new/
visionOS 27 Adds Siri AI to Your Spatial Computing Environment
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/14/visionos-27-adds-siri-ai-to-your-spatial-computing-environment
visionOS 27 Launched for Apple Vision Pro Headsets
https://www.uploadvr.com/visionos-27-launched-for-apple-vision-pro-headsets/
EU Gets Siri AI on Vision Pro — but Not on iPhone
https://mixed-news.com/en/visionos-27-siri-ai-apple-vision-pro-eu/
Ask Siri Questions While Watching VR 180 — Community Thread
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wm8r00/ask_siri_any_questions_if_you_are_watching_vr_180/

INDUSTRY & BUSINESS
Apple Layoffs 2026 — Fitness+ Team Faces Cuts After Siri, Vision Pro Restructuring
https://www.analyticsinsight.net/jobs/apple-layoffs-2026-fitness-team-faces-cuts-after-siri-vision-pro-restructuring

CONTRARIAN TAKES
The Adoption Curve, Ep. 24: Apple Kills Vision Pro Headsets to Chase Meta's Smart Glasses Lead
https://str8digital.com/shows/the-adoption-curve/episode-24.html
Friday Fury: Apple Vision Pro — One User's Blunt Take
https://kiakamgar.com/posts/friday-fury-apple-vision-pro

RESEARCH
nextViewer Scores 1.7/2.0 Among Neurosurgeons for Surgical Planning
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42729479/

APPS & GAMING
Flow Chaser: Build a Rhythm Level from Any Song You Own — $14.99
https://www.uploadvr.com/flow-chaser-brings-procedural-spatial-rhythm-gameplay-to-apple-vision-pro/
https://mixed-news.com/en/flow-chaser-vision-pro-rhythm-levels-from-your-own-music/
Developer post: https://x.com/Brian_Corrieri/status/2099877065428222036
Gameplay reaction: https://x.com/robiegomez/status/2101386311076573330

PATENT WATCH
Patently Apple — New Vision Pro Patent Filing
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2099868867598377078

XR COMMUNITY VOICES
Voices from the Field on visionOS 27
https://x.com/hunter_spatial/status/2100329478329450672
https://x.com/EinarJohnson_XR/status/2100018160531542267

DEVELOPER CORNER
How to Build Vision Pro WebXR Apps: 5 Coding Secrets
https://msinformationtech.blogspot.com/2026/09/how-to-build-vision-pro-webxr-apps-5.html

CONTACT & FOLLOW
Vision ProFiles is part of The PodTalk Network — https://www.thepodtalk.net
YouTube.com/@VisionProFiles
ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com

VisionOS 27 brings nearly the full feature set to M2 owners, Apple previews eye-tracked wheelchair control and new accessibility tools, and a developer opens up iPhone mirroring.

VISIONOS 27 — WHAT'S NEW
Nearly Everything to M2 — Two Features Held for M5
https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-27-m2-vision-pro-two-features-reserved-for-m5/
New Icelandic Environment, Curved Windows
https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-27-new-environment-curved-windows-vision-pro/

ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSION
Eye-Tracked Wheelchair Control: Tolt and LUCI
https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-wheelchair-control-eye-tracking-tolt-luci/
Three visionOS-Only Accessibility Features in 2026
https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-accessibility-features-vehicle-motion-cues-face-gestures-dwell-control/

APP ECOSYSTEM
1M Apps — Only 3,000 Built for visionOS
https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-app-ecosystem-1-million-apps-3000-native/
The App Store Is Still a Joke
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wemi9w/vision_pro_app_store_still_a_joke/
Best SharePlay Apps
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wdknow/best_shareplay_apps/

iPHONE MIRRORING
Proof of Concept: Mirroring With Controls
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wesmic/proof_of_concept_iphone_mirroring_with_controls/
iPhone Mirror Control Source Released
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1weyyks/visionos_iphone_mirror_control_sharing_source/

NEW APPS & EXPERIENCES
Apollo 11's Moon Landing as a Spatial Experience
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we7nnp/we_just_released_apollo_11s_moon_landing_as_a/
Spatial Music Visualizer for visionOS
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wex0sm/spatial_music_visualizer_for_visionos/
Locus 1.1.3: Animated Skybox, Ambient Sound
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wehej7/locus_113_with_animated_skybox_and_ambient_sound/
Propriotype: Hand-Driven Desktop Launches
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we97gh/propriotype_hand_desktop_interface_now_on_the_app/
VR Tour of a Stadium Before Apple Immersive
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wemx3i/vr_tour_of_stadium_area_before_apple_immersive/

COMMUNITY SHOWCASE
The Perfect Setup
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we9gpp/the_perfect_setup/
Try to Resist Falling Asleep
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we6tp6/try_to_resist_falling_asleep/
Owners Want to Be One of the Few
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wf2kjq/apple_vision_pro_owners_want_to_be_one_of_the/
Tester Wanted: Real Cinema Experience
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wf57ly/tester_wanted_for_a_real_cinema_experience_for/
Decoration Spotted in Apple Keynote
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wcvva0/decoration_in_applekeynote/
Roundtable VR
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wen614/roundtable_vr/

INDUSTRY & BROADER CONTEXT
iPhone Duo Is No Apple Vision Pro
https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/10/iphone-duo-is-no-apple-vision-pro/
iPhone Fold Will Go the Way of Vision Pro
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-fold-will-go-the-way-of-vision-pro-4-market-at-most.2488799/

PATENT WATCH
Patently Apple: New Patent Filing
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2097335352847643114

HARDWARE & ACCESSORIES
WeCreate Vision Pro 45W (r/Laserengraving)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Laserengraving/comments/1wae78q/wecreat_vision_pro_45w_distortedwonky_engraving/
AppleCare+ One Family Covers All Eligible Devices
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wbwyqh/apple_care_one_family_covers_all_the_eligible/

CONNECT WITH VISION PROFILES
YouTube: @VisionProfiles (live Mondays 9 PM EST)
ThePodTalk.net | Email: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com

The headset Apple just laid off 200 people over is quietly earning FDA
authorization in the operating room - plus the weight problem, immersive
baseball, and a visionOS app that turns your Mac into a touchscreen.

VISION PRO IN MEDICINE
Stryker Launches FDA-Cleared Apple Vision Pro App (Yahoo Finance)
https://finance.yahoo.com/healthcare/articles/stryker-launches-fda-cleared-apple-173700748.html
Apple Vision Pro Was Just Used in a First-of-Its-Kind Surgery (9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/03/apple-vision-pro-was-just-used-in-a-first-of-its-kind-surgery/
A Surgeon Just Performed Hip Surgery Wearing Apple Vision Pro (GadgetReview)
https://www.gadgetreview.com/a-surgeon-just-performed-hip-surgery-wearing-apple-vision-pro
Surgeons Keep Finding Reasons to Use the Apple Vision Pro (AppleInsider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/01/surgeons-keep-finding-reasons-to-use-the-apple-vision-pro
Pfizer Launches Immersive Apple Vision Pro Experience to Explain Cancer Research (AppleInsider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/03/pfizer-launches-immersive-apple-vision-pro-experience-to-explain-cancer-research

INDUSTRY & BUSINESS
Apple Cuts Vision Pro Jobs as It Doubles Down on AI (UC Today)
https://uctoday.com/apple-cuts-vision-pro-jobs-as-it-doubles-down-on-ai
Apple Cuts Over 200 Jobs Across Vision Pro and Siri Teams (Yahoo Finance)
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/apple-aapl-cuts-over-200-145021020.html
Mac, iPhone, and Apple Vision Pro Suppliers in Vietnam Get New Apple Education Center (AppleInsider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/27/mac-iphone-and-apple-vision-pro-suppliers-in-vietnam-get-new-apple-education-center

HARDWARE & COMFORT
Apple's Vision Pro Weighs a Pound - This One Weighs Six Ounces (GadgetReview)
https://www.gadgetreview.com/apples-vision-pro-weighs-a-pound-this-one-weighs-six-ounces

IMMERSIVE SPORTS - FOLLOW-UP
Apple Pundits Say Vision Pro Is By Far the Best Way to Watch Baseball (9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/31/apple-pundits-say-vision-pro-is-by-far-the-best-way-to-watch-baseball/

THE WIDER XR LANDSCAPE
Meta Quest's Environment Loft Is Everything I Wanted (Reddit r/virtualreality)
https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1w8h48d/meta_quests_environment_loft_is_everything_i/
The Ultra Fold Duo Won't Be Another Vision Pro (MacRumors Forums)
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/the-ultra-fold-duo-wont-be-another-vision-pro.2488554/

PATENT WATCH
Patently Apple on X - Filing 1 and Filing 2
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2095506435279081896
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2095492674640064915

APPS & COMMUNITY
choclift - Workflow Sweetener (App Store)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/choclift-workflow-sweetener/id6759246284?platform=vision

CONTACT
Vision ProFiles | ThePodTalk.net
Host: Marty Jencius
Panelists: Eric Bolden - Dave Ginsburg - Daniel Burkholder
YouTube.com/@VisionProFiles