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The Vision Pro gang talk about a reborn articles about the death of Vision Pro in the midst of updates and Apple glasses

visionOS 26.6 Developer Beta 1 Released
Apple Releases visionOS 26.6 Developer Beta 1 for Vision Pro (MacObserver)
https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-releases-visionos-26-6-developer-beta-1-for-vision-pro/

VISION PRO 2 & THE FUTURE OF THE PLATFORM
Cheaper, Lighter Apple Vision Pro Successor Could Arrive in Late 2028 (MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/01/slimmer-lighter-apple-vision-pro-late-2028/

No Vision Pro 2 Before 2028 — Apple Focusing on Smart Glasses Instead (Yanko Design)
https://www.yankodesign.com/2026/05/29/no-vision-pro-2-before-2028-apples-focusing-on-smart-glasses-instead-says-gurman/

HARDWARE RUMORS & LEAKS
Black Apple Vision Pro Leaks Explained: Prototype, Not Product (Next Reality)
https://virtual.reality.news/news/black-apple-vision-pro-leaks-explained-prototype-not-product/

Related coverage:
Rumors of an All-Black Apple Vision Pro Are Back (Apple Insider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/27/rumors-of-an-all-black-apple-vision-pro-are-back

Apple's All-Black Vision Pro Parts Look Slick But Don't Expect One Soon (Digital Trends)
https://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/apples-all-black-vision-pro-parts-look-slick-but-dont-expect-one-soon/

Apple May Launch a Stylish New Version of the Vision Pro (Phone Arena)
https://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-may-launch-a-stylish-new-version-of-the-Vision-Pro_id180686

PLATFORM HEALTH & OPINION
The Last visionOS 26 Review: Apathy About Apple Vision Pro on Display (Apple Insider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/29/the-last-visionos-26-review-apathy-about-apple-vision-pro-on-display

They Say Vision Pro Is Doomed, But I Just Bought One Anyway (Cult of Mac)
https://www.cultofmac.com/news/they-say-vision-pro-is-doomed-but-i-just-bought-one-anyway

Vision Pro Is Still the Most Sophisticated, Powerful, and Coolest Hardware Apple Ever Built (TechRadar)
https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/i-dont-know-if-vision-pro-is-alive-or-dead-but-it-is-still-the-most-sophisticated-powerful-and-coolest-hardware-apple-ever-built-and-we-can-surely-thank-it-for-the-glasses-that-will-follow

Apple Makes Quiet AI Move That Will Change iPhones and Vision Pro
https://www.thestreet.com/investing/apple-makes-quiet-ai-move-that-will-change-iphones-vision-pro

Mark Zuckerberg's Worst Metaverse Bet Was Always Mark Zuckerberg
https://www.frontrow.co/blog/mark-zuckerbergs-worst-metaverse-bet-was-always-mark-zuckerberg-now-watch-what-his-engineers-build-without-him/

GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT
Apple Vision Pro + PlayStation 5: Perfect Combo with Portal Remote Play (Apple Insider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/27/apple-vision-pro-playstation-5-are-the-perfect-combo-with-portal-remote-play-app

OnStream 2.0 for Vision Pro Now Records in 4K (Reddit r/VisionPro)
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1tu3ihp/onstream_20_for_vision_pro_now_records_in_4k_and/

Virtual Reality in 1995 — A Throwback (Reddit r/OldSchoolCool)
https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolCool/comments/1tsiifr/virtual_reality_in_1995/

INDUSTRY & ENTERPRISE
Apple Vision Pro Is Kia's Secret Weapon to Speed Up Design (Autoblog)
https://www.autoblog.com/news/apple-vision-pro-is-kias-secret-weapon-to-speed-up-design-process

COMMUNITY
New Owner: The One Thing No Reviewer Mentions (Reddit r/AppleVisionPro)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleVisionPro/comments/1ttucv3/new_owner_here_and_the_one_thing_no_reviewer/

Avoid VRRock — Community Warning (Reddit r/AppleVisionPro)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleVisionPro/comments/1tr30nn/avoid_vrrock/

LIGHTER SIDE
Gym Meets Apple Vision Pro (FunnyJunk)
https://funnyjunk.com/Gym+meets+apple+vision+pro/RdBvTEq/

APPS
Pulse of Time (App Store)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pulse-of-time/id6770068403

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The Vision ProFiles gang talks about iRacing on AVP, this week's news, and some fun new apps.

FEATURED TOPIC: iRacing Comes to Apple Vision Pro
iRacing for Apple Vision Pro Now Available
https://www.iracing.com/iracing-for-apple-vision-pro-now-available/
iRacing Arrives on Vision Pro with 'Immersion and Fidelity Never Before Seen in Sim Racing' (9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/12/iracing-on-vision-pro-bringing-immersion-and-fidelity-never-before-seen-in-sim-racing/
iRacing Apple Vision Pro App: Requirements, Features, and Limitations (Virtual Reality News)
https://virtual.reality.news/news/iracing-apple-vision-pro-app-requirements-features-and-limitations/
iRacing Is Now on Vision Pro, But You'll Need a Hefty PC to Play It (Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2171489/iracing-is-now-on-vision-pro-but-youll-need-a-hefty-pc-to-play-it/
Apple Vision Pro's Killer Gaming App Is Here — It's Just Too Bad Barely Anyone Will Get to Play It (The Shortcut)
https://www.theshortcut.com/p/apple-vision-pros-killer-gaming-app-is-here-its-just-too-bad-barely-anyone-will-get-to-play-it
Apple Vision Pro in iRacing: Is It Worth $3,500 for Sim Racing? (BoxThisLap)
https://boxthislap.org/apple-vision-pro-in-iracing-is-it-worth-3500-for-sim-racing/
iRacing Is Now Available on Apple Vision Pro (iRacerHUB.com)
https://iracerhub.com/iracing-apple-vision-pro-available/
AVP on iRacing — Review Thread (Reddit r/VisionPro)
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1tb3bdg/avp_on_iracing_review/
iRacing on Apple Vision Pro — Video Demo (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enqdM07RP4Y

WWDC JUNE 8th
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/05/apple-kicks-off-worldwide-developers-conference-on-june-8/

SNL SET 360 video - Godzilla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enqdM07RP4Y
visionOS 26.5 Bug Fix Update Is Here for Apple Vision Pro Users (AppleInsider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/11/visionos-265-bug-fix-update-is-here-for-apple-vision-pro-users
visionOS 27 Vision Pro Upgrades: 4 Key Areas to Watch (Virtual Reality News)
https://virtual.reality.news/news/visionos-27-vision-pro-upgrades-4-key-areas-to-watch/
Apple Will Delay Next Vision Pro Headset Release by Years (TweakTown)
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111567/apple-will-delay-next-vision-pro-headset-release-by-years/index.html
Apple Vision Pro Future Explained: Platform Pivot or Slow Exit? (Virtual Reality News)
https://virtual.reality.news/news/apple-vision-pro-future-explained-platform-pivot-or-slow-exit/
Streamable 4D Gaussian Splatting Brings Life-Sized Volumetric Performers to Apple Vision Pro (VP-Land)
https://www.vp-land.com/p/streamable-4d-gaussian-splatting-brings-life-sized-volumetric-performers-to-apple-vision-pro
Any Freight Brokers Actually Using the Apple Vision Pro? (Reddit r/FreightBrokers)
https://www.reddit.com/r/FreightBrokers/comments/1te6w43/any_freight_brokers_actually_using_the_apple/

APPS
iVRy
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivry/id1210129937
Arluma
https://arlumastudios.com/
Socially Spatial
https://www.sociallyspatial.com/
TiiHub
https://tiihub.com/
Horizon 360° v2.0 now supports SharePlay!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9CmRpNEM3A
Image View 360
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/image-view-360/id6768980652
Spatial Ops
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-ops-campaign-edition/id6742558471

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Marty, Eric and Dave talk about how the tables have turned on the early death stories on the Apple Vision Pro.

visionOS 27 — A WWDC Preview
visionOS 27 Will Bring These New Vision Pro Upgrades — Report (9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/11/visionos-27-will-bring-these-new-vision-pro-upgrades-report/

NEWS
Daring Fireball: Tahoe's UI Issues Have Nothing to Do With Display Technology, and Maybe, Just Maybe, We Should Stop Assuming Gurman Knows Anything About Apple's Vision Hardware Roadmap

The Big Debate: Vision Pro — Paused, Pivoting, or Persisting?
Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop (MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-vision-pro-m5-flop/
Apple 'Halts' Work on Apple Vision Pro as Teams Shift Focus (The Apple Post)
https://www.theapplepost.com/2026/05/06/70641/apple-halts-work-on-apple-vision-pro-as-teams-shift-focus-report-claims/
Apple's Lack of a Cheaper Headset May Be Behind the Reported Vision Pro Pause (The Apple Post)
https://www.theapplepost.com/2026/05/06/70644/apples-lack-of-a-cheaper-headset-may-be-behind-reported-apple-vision-pro-pause/
Gurman: New Apple Vision Pro Won't Arrive for at Least Two Years (MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/11/new-vision-pro-wont-arrive-at-least-two-years/
New Apple Vision Pro Release Date: Why a True Successor Is Years Away (Virtual Reality News)
https://virtual.reality.news/news/new-apple-vision-pro-release-date-why-a-true-successor-is-years-away/

Pushing Back: Defending Vision Pro's Future
Not Dead Yet: Apple Vision Still Has a Future (AppleInsider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/10/not-dead-yet-apple-vision-still-has-a-future
Mark Gurman Has Been Burying the Apple Vision Pro Since Before It Shipped — I'm Out of Patience (Front Row)
https://www.frontrow.co/blog/mark-gurman-has-been-burying-the-apple-vision-pro-since-before-it-shipped-im-out-of-patience
Mark Gurman: I'm Right and Horace Dediu Is Wrong About Apple Vision Pro (Philip Elmer-DeWitt / ped30)
https://www.ped30.com/2026/05/10/apple-vision-gurman-dediu/
Interesting Piece on Vision Pro Reportage — Community Discussion (Reddit r/virtualreality)
https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1t645lc/interesting_piece_on_vision_pro_reportage_arguing/

Community: Living With Vision Pro
Honestly, Apple Vision Pro Environments Make [Reality] Better (Reddit r/AR_MR_XR)
https://www.reddit.com/r/AR_MR_XR/comments/1t7zn7e/honestly_apple_vision_pro_environments_make/
I Spent a Month Filming Europe in 8K VR180 Just for Apple Vision Pro (Reddit r/virtualreality)
https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1t88stj/i_spent_a_month_filming_europe_in_8k_vr180_just/

Sim Racing Meets Spatial Computing
Apple Vision Pro Enters the Mixed-Reality Racing Arena (Reddit r/simracing)
https://www.reddit.com/r/simracing/comments/1t92qn6/apple_vision_pro_enters_the_mixedrealityracing/

Competitor Watch: Samsung's Adaptive AR Patent
Samsung Patents an AR Feature That Fixes the Apple Vision Pro Isolation Problem (SammyGuru)
https://sammyguru.com/samsung-patents-ar-feature-that-fixes-apple-vision-pro-problem/
PatentlyApple: New Apple Spatial Computing Patent Filing (X / PatentlyApple)
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2052407338318086506

Healthcare: Apple Vision Pro Enters a Formal Clinical Trial
Clinical Study: Evaluation of Head Mounted Spatial Computing in Ocular Microsurgery (ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07573748)
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07573748

Apps
Retrocade — Tetris and 12 Classic Arcade Games Now on Apple Vision Pro (Apple Arcade / BleedingCool)
https://bleedingcool.com/games/tetris-classic-arcade-games-added-to-apple-vision-pro-retrocade/

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Vision ProFiles gang talks about reports that the Vision Pro is a dead product yet with all indications of support.

visionOS 26.5 Beta Release Notes (Apple Developer)
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26_5-release-notes

Is Vision Pro Dead?
Apple Has Given Up on Vision Pro (MacDailyNews)
https://macdailynews.com/2026/04/30/apple-has-given-up-on-tim-cooks-flop-apple-vision-pro/
5 Reasons Why Vision Pro Failed (BGR)
https://www.bgr.com/2161981/why-apple-vision-pro-failed/
Apple Vision Pro: Alive or Dead? (Mac Power Users Forum)
https://talk.macpowerusers.com/t/apple-may-have-pulled-the-plug-on-vision-pro/45394/11
Vision Pro: Still the Coolest Hardware Apple Ever Built (TechRadar)
https://technewstube.com/techradar/1828254/know-vision-pro-alive-dead-still-sophisticated/
Vision Pro Isn't Dead — Ternus Talk, AI Rumors (AppleInsider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/01/apple-vision-pro-isnt-dead-ternus-talk-ai-rumors-on-the-appleinsider-podcast
Apple Execs Echo Oculus Head's Vision Pro Concerns (PhoneArena)
https://www.phonearena.com/news/vision-pro-apple-executives-echo-sentiment-by-former-head-of-oculus_id180057
Apple's Generational Fumble with Vision Pro (PhoneArena)
https://www.phonearena.com/news/apples-generational-fumble-with-vision-pro-is-one-for-the-history-books_id180074
Mark Gurman on Vision Pro's Status (X)
https://x.com/markgurman/status/2050251764092539362
In Defense of Vision Pro
Why Vision Pro Is Actually Worth It (9to5Mac / YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7mhDp0SDzU

Healthcare
First Cataract Surgery Using Vision Pro (Pulse 2.0)
https://pulse2.com/sightmds-dr-eric-rosenberg-becomes-first-surgeon-to-perform-cataract-surgery-using-apple-vision-pro-mixed-reality/
Vision Pro Used for Hundreds of Cataract Surgeries (AppleInsider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/28/apple-vision-pro-used-for-hundreds-of-cataract-surgeries-in-the-last-year
Vision Pro Cataract Use Growing, Patient Benefits Unproven (VR News)
https://virtual.reality.news/news/apple-vision-pro-cataract-surgery-use-is-growing-but-patient-benefits-unproven/

Apple Glasses
Apple Glasses May Support Vision Pro-Style Gestures (9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/30/sketchy-rumor-suggests-apple-glasses-will-support-vision-pro-style-hand-gestures/

Gaming
Tetris on Retrocade for Vision Pro (AppleInsider)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/04/30/tetris-falls-into-place-on-retrocade-for-the-apple-vision-pro
Resolution Games CEO on Vision Pro Gaming (Newsweek)
https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/video-games/interview-resolution-games-ceo-tommy-palm-apple-vision-pro-11894868

Community & Creative
Vision Pro Airline Travel Tips (MacRumors)
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-vision-pro-airline-travel-question.2481838/
Best Vision Pro Accessories Guide (Cult of Mac)
https://www.cultofmac.com/buying-guides/vision-pro-accessories
Vision Pro–Inspired iPhone Lock Screen Wallpapers (iDownloadBlog)
https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/04/29/vision-pro-design-ios-lock-screen-wallpaper/
ZOME Spatial Wearable Interface for Vision Pro (EIN Presswire)
https://media.einnews.com/pr_news/909273670/zome-releases-a-full-spatial-wearable-interface-for-apple-vision-pro-designed-by-hussein-chalayan
Blender CloudXR on Apple Vision Pro (BlenderArtists)
https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-cloudxr-capability-showcase-on-apple-vision-pro/1639695

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Marty, Dave and Eric discuss this week's news some Vision Pro apps where you don't want to look down.

Apple Leadership:
Ternus on Apple Vision Pro (9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/23/john-ternus-explains-what-he-thinks-of-apple-vision-pro/
New Apple CEO Reportedly Bearish on Vision Pro (Road to VR)
https://www.roadtovr.com/apple-new-ceo-bearish-on-vision-pro/
Vision Pro's Indecisive Leadership — How It Could Change (9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/04/25/vision-pro-improvements-under-new-leadership-john-ternus/
Vision Pro Creator Mike Rockwell Has Considered Leaving Apple (Bloomberg)
https://appleday.org/vision-pro-creator-considered-leaving-apple/
Joseph Simpson on Vision Pro Development (Good VR Podcast)
https://www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/joseph-simpson-steps-into-apple-vision

Hollywood & Filmmaking:
Jon Favreau Used Vision Pro Filming 'The Mandalorian & Grogu'
https://www.roadtovr.com/star-wars-jon-favreau-apple-vision-pro/
Vision Pro Transforms Star Wars Filmmaking Costs (TUAW)
https://onenewspage.com/n/Technology/1ztf28o4ty/Apple-Vision-Pro-Transforms-Star-Wars-Filmmaking-Costs.htm

Apple Smart Glasses
Apple's Smart Glasses Aim at Meta's Ray-Bans (Geeky Gadgets)
https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/apple-glasses-airpods-audio/

Healthcare & Wellness
Siemens Healthineers Launches Cinematic Reality for Vision Pro
https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/press/releases/cinematic-reality-applevisionpro
Vision Pro Mindfulness for Pain and Anxiety in Hospital Patient (Cureus)
https://www.cureus.com/articles/373238-utilizing-apple-vision-pro-for-mindfulness-intervention-to-reduce-pain-and-anxiety-in-a-hospitalized-patient-with-mixed-connective-tissue-disease-a-case-report

Gaming & Mixed Reality
Spatial Ops: Campaign Edition Launches on Vision Pro (GamesBeat)
https://gamesbeat.com/resolution-games-launches-spatial-ops-on-apple-vision-pro/
Spatial Ops on Vision Pro — Developer Details (XR Source)
https://xrsource.net/11872/spatial-ops-campaign-edition-blasts-onto-apple-vision-pro/
Asobi Spatial Edition 2D/3D Update (Reddit r/VisionPro)
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1sud7r1/asobi_spatial_edition_2d3d_spatial_update_is_out/
Playing Nintendo Switch on Vision Pro — User Guide (Reddit r/VisionPro)
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1svode9/idiots_guide_for_playing_nintendo_switch_on/

PC VR Streaming:
KRVR — Native PCVR Streaming for Vision Pro (krvr.app)
https://krvr.app/
X-Plane 12 on Vision Pro with KRVR Passthrough Demo (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6eHpBXaNdQ
Foveated Streaming on visionOS 26.4 vs. ALVR (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EohGugdFyk4
iVRy Beta / AppDriver for Vision Pro Updated (Reddit r/VisionPro)
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1sua5t6/ivry_beta_appdriver_for_visionpro_updated/

Tips, Tricks & User Creations
Streamable Volumetric Video on Vision Pro (Reddit r/VisionPro)
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1st6oyj/streamable_volumetric_video_is_here_on_apple/
Elevated New York on Vision Pro — Worth $3 (Reddit r/VisionPro)
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1stp1dx/elevated_new_york_got_me_nostalgicso_i_dropped_3/
WeCrEat Laser Cutter + Vision Pro Passthrough (Reddit r/lasercutting)
https://www.reddit.com/r/lasercutting/comments/1swfl7l/wecreat_vision_pro_pass_through_feeder/
360° Spatial Multimodal AI on Vision Pro (Reddit r/ArtificialIntelligence)
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtificialInteligence/comments/1ss4520/worlds_first_ever_full_360_spatial_multimodel_ai/

Developer & Design
Recreating Apple's Vision Pro Animation in CSS (CSS-Tricks)
https://css-tricks.com/recreating-apples-vision-pro-animation-in-css/

Apps
SpaceRay — Convert 3D Video to Spatial Video (jamdillo.com)
https://jamdillo.com/spaceray/
Spatial Film — App Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-film/id6670564820

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