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Marty, Dave, and Eric talk about some new immersive releases including K-Pop and some great apps

Live NBA
The Vision Pro Slam Dunk
https://spyglass.org/vision-pro-nba-game-vr/
Immersive Lakers Game Now Widely Available on Apple Vision Pro
https://www.macstories.net/news/immersive-lakers-game-now-widely-available-on-apple-vision-pro/ 
Apple Vision Pro Courtside NBA Test Delivers Mixed Thrill
https://www.findarticles.com/apple-vision-pro-courtside-nba-test-delivers-mixed-thrill/
I tried Apple's most ambitious Vision Pro feature yet, and it let me down in the best way
https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-vision-pro-nba-lakers-immersive/ 
Update your NBA App to 1.6.5
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1qetq3k/update_your_nba_app_to_165/ 

Patents
Beyond Face ID, Apple Pursues FMCW Lidar for Ultra‑Secure, Spoof‑Resistant Eye Identification
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2012905992137367641 

Apple Vision Pro could gain an Apple Pencil-like controller
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/01/11/vision-pro-could-gain-an-apple-pencil-like-controller 
Apple Pencil Vision Pro Support Could Transform Computing
https://apple.gadgethacks.com/news/apple-pencil-vision-pro-support-could-transform-computing/ 

Red Bull Racing
Red Bull Racing Launches 2026 F1 Car Using Apple Vision Pro Headsets
https://www.redmondpie.com/red-bull-racing-launches-2026-f1-car-using-apple-vision-pro-headsets/

CORTIS
CORTIS Debuts 'GO!' on Apple Vision Pro
https://www.chosun.com/english/kpop-culture-en/2026/01/16/4CQNI5JJ5NGXDGDLKNL4JKQLJQ/ 
CORTIS Immersive is not good
https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleVisionPro/comments/1qfh8dj/cortis_immersive_is_not_good/

Arcade Games
Apple Vision Pro owners will get a great assortment of classic arcade games in VR soon
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/01/14/apple-vision-pro-owners-will-get-a-great-assortment-of-classic-arcade-games-in-vr-soon 
Primary: News in Depth
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/primary-news-in-depth/id6751006185
Today we launched Primary: News in Depth 
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1qcppjn/today_we_launched_primary_news_in_depth/ 
Tubular Pro
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tubular-pro/id6742420581 Tubular Pro 2.0 is now in TestFlight! Here are the details and the link to join!
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1qggb5v/tubular_pro_20_is_now_in_testflight_here_are_the/
Spatial Film
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-film/id6670564820
Sceno
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sceno/id6480318982

Mulan 2125
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mulan-2125/id6747658557

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Dave, Marty, and Eric speak about this week’s news with the Apple Vision Pro  and a love for live-streamed NBA game.

BETAApple Seeds Second Betas of watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, and visionOS 26.3 to Developers 
https://www.iclarified.com/99598/apple-seeds-second-betas-of-watchos-263-tvos-263-and-visionos-263-to-developers-download 
Release notes
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26_3-release-notes 

NEWS
PatentsPatently Apple on X: "Apple Patent Reveals Multi-Pivot Hinge Design for AR Glasses that solves Cable R
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2009001378396704890 
Patently Apple on X: "Apple Wins Patent for Advanced Gaze Behavior Detection for Next-Gen XR Using
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2008568459702223073 

Personas (non-grata)
Vision Pro Persona: What It Is, How to Set It Up, and How It's Evolved in visionOS - AppleMagazine
https://applemagazine.com/vision-pro-persona/ 

Immersive education
Apple Vision Pro Powers New Wave of Immersive Education
https://ece.gatech.edu/news/2026/01/apple-vision-pro-powers-new-wave-immersive-education 

Brush up that resume
600 - Jobs - Careers at Apple
https://jobs.apple.com/en-us/search?search=vision+pro 

XR is Better
I tried the Samsung Galaxy XR mixed-reality headset at CES 2026. It's way better than Apple Vision Pro | Ter
https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/samsung-galaxy-xr-headset-ces-2026-hands-on-10468561/ 

You don’t get me
Apple: You (Still) Don't Understand the Vision Pro - Stratechery by Ben Thompson
https://stratechery.com/2026/apple-you-still-dont-understand-the-vision-pro/ 

Live NBA
Forget the $10,000 Lakers Seats. All You Need Is a $3,499 Apple Vision Pro - CNET
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/nba-lakers-games-spectrum-front-row-apple-vision-pro/ 
Thoughts On The Lakers First Apple Vision Pro Immersive Live Broadcast
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/nba-lakers-games-spectrum-front-row-apple-vision-pro/ 
NBA Announces Full Schedule for Immersive Lakers Games on Apple Vision Pro
https://www.roadtovr.com/lakers-nba-schedule-apple-vision-pro-2026/ 
When and how to watch Lakers games in Apple Immersive format on Vision Pro
https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-vision-pro/tips/when-and-how-to-watch-lakers-games-in-apple-immersive-format-on-vision-pro 
Vision Pro NBA Games: The Technical Architecture Behind Apple Immersive Basketball - 
https://applemagazine.com/vision-pro-nba-games/ 
What it’s like to watch an NBA game courtside in Apple Vision Pro
https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/12/what-its-like-to-watch-an-nba-game-courtside-in-apple-vision-pro/ 
App
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nba-live-games-scores/id484672289?platform=vision

APPS
Our Favorite Quest, PC VR, PS VR2 & Apple Vision Pro Games Of 2025
https://www.uploadvr.com/best-quest-pcvr-psvr2-apple-vision-pro-games-2025/ 
Waddle
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/waddle-street-view-explorer/id6756785659

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We cover the unsubstantiated (clickbait) stories about how the Vision Pro is supposedly ‘dead’, and then talk about our 2025 AVP reflections and future.

NEWS
Analysts need Apple Vision Pro to be a flop, whether Apple considers it one or not
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/01/01/analysts-need-apple-vision-pro-to-be-a-flop-whether-apple-considers-it-one-or-not
Almost No One is Buying Apple's Vision Pro Headset 
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/almost-no-one-buying-apples-vision-pro-headset
Apple Slashes Vision Pro Production, Amid Poor Holiday Sales
https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-slashes-vision-pro-production-amid-poor-holiday-sales 
Apple Vision Pro Sales Plunge 95% as Production Halts
https://virtual.reality.news/news/apple-vision-pro-sales-plunge-95-as-production-halts/ 

Patents
Apple’s New Smartglasses Patent Solves a Problem Meta and Others Haven’t
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2006032604122751342
New Apple Patent Pushes Photorealistic XR Personas Beyond Vision Pro’s Capabilities
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2005338488984780938 

Live NBA
How to watch Lakers NBA games in Apple Immersive on Apple Vision Pro 
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/05/los-angeles-lakers-vision-pro/
PREVIEW: Los Angeles Lakers games on Spectrum Front Row
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/s/iCzLa5fwj6

End of Year thoughts
1. visionOS as a Maturing Platform
Looking across the year, where did visionOS most clearly mature—and where did it still feel unfinished or compromised?
Does visionOS now feel like it has its own spatial identity, or does it still feel like iOS and macOS stretched into 3D space?
2. Interaction & Apple Intelligence
Have eye tracking and hand gestures become second nature for you, or do you still feel like you’re adapting yourself to the system?
Is Apple Intelligence foundational to Vision Pro’s future, or does the platform succeed or fail largely without it?
3. Hardware Futures: Comfort, Cost, and Direction
If Apple could fix only one thing next—comfort, weight, price, or battery—which would most change your real-world use?
Do rumors of multiple Vision Pro models clarify Apple’s roadmap, or do they suggest uncertainty about who this product is really for?
4. Immersive Media as the Anchor Experience
What immersive experience this year most convincingly answered the question, “Why does Vision Pro exist?”
Is immersive media enough to carry the platform forward, or does Vision Pro still need a broader “everyday” purpose?
5. Beyond Entertainment: Work, Learning, and Serious Use
Where have we seen the most credible real-world work or professional use of Vision Pro this year?
What’s the biggest gap between what Vision Pro can technically do and what people are actually ready to do with it?
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Marty, Eric, Dave, and Daniel speak about a new method for creating 3D environments out of 2D photos as well as other AVP news.

An Apple patent suggests a future version of Vision Pro may gain Real-Time Gaze Calibration
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2002411467996315748

Chinese streamer uses helium balloon to reduce Vision Pro wearing weight in half
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1poqyyl/chinese_streamer_uses_helium_balloon_to_reduce/ 

Sharp Monocular View Synthesis in Less Than a Second
https://apple.github.io/ml-sharp/
Apple's new imaging technology finally makes the Vision Pro make sense
https://www.t3.com/tech/vr/apples-new-imaging-technology-finally-makes-the-vision-pro-make-sense 
Apple introduces SHARP, a model that generates a photorealistic 3D Gaussian representation from a single image in seconds.
https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1poy0lb/apple_introduces_sharp_a_model_that_generates_a/ 
SHARP Gaussian Splatting Tutorial: Full End-to-End Workflow
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/s/H1jmgCCq7N 

How the Apple Vision Pro has improved this year
https://www.stuff.tv/features/how-the-apple-vision-pro-has-improved-this-year/ 
Apple Vision Pro (M5) Review: More Power, Better Fit, Same $3,500 Reality
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/apple-vision-pro-m5 

LOGITECH MUSE REVIEW: A GAME-CHANGER FOR APPLE VISION PRO CREATIVITY
https://www.digitalreviews.net/reviews/pc/logitech-muse-review-apple-vision-pro-digital-pencil/ 
Raven.vision - Apps for Vision Pro/Muse
https://raven.vision/apps?date=all&apps=visiononly
Galaxy XR Teardown: Is This the $1800 Vision Pro Killer?
https://www.ifixit.com/News/115196/galaxy-xr-teardown-is-this-the-1800-vision-pro-killer 

Apple Vision Pro vs LG OLED: Here's what happened when I replaced my $3,400 TV with Apple's $3,500 headset
https://www.tomsguide.com/tvs/apple-vision-pro-vs-lg-oled-heres-what-happened-when-i-replaced-my-usd3-400-tv-with-apples-usd3-500-headset 

visionOS 26.2 Improves Apple Vision Pro's Tracking In Cars & Buses
https://www.uploadvr.com/visionos-26-2-apple-vision-pro-tracking-cars-buses/ 

APPLE VISION PRO M5: HOW TUNGSTEN, KNIT, AND SILICON FINALLY MAKE SPATIAL COMPUTING LIVABLE
https://www.yankodesign.com/2025/12/15/apple-vision-pro-m5-how-tungsten-knit-and-silicon-finally-make-spatial-computing-livable/ 

Galaxy XR vs Vision Pro: Which Feels More Human? (w/ Hugh Hou)
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1pofj8h/galaxy_xr_vs_vision_pro_which_feels_more_human_w/ 
 
With Apple's help, storytellers are figuring out Vision Pro
https://www.fastcompany.com/91461534/apple-vision-pro-immersive-video 
 
Gravitas Dream: Create books about your pets (Apple Vision Pro)
https://www.reddit.com/r/augmentedreality/comments/1pocj6m/gravitas_dream_create_books_about_your_pets_apple/ 

APPS 
Finalist
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finalist-daily-planner/id6447014685 
https://www.finalist.works/ 
‎LifeHUD App - App Store 
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lifehud/id6736372963

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Eric, Dave and Marty breakdown the latest VisionOS beta and some really intriguing patents showing directions Apple could go. Dave never had a hamster or a guinea pig. 

visionOS 26.3 Beta Release Notes 
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26_3-release-notes 
Apple Releases First watchOS 26.3, tvoS 26.3 and visionOS 26.3 Betas
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-releases-first-watchos-26-3-tvos-26-3-and-visionos-26-3-betas.2474753/

visionOS 26.2 Now Available for Apple Vision Pro Users
https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-26-2-now-available-for-apple-vision-pro-users/ 
Minor bug fix update for Apple Vision Pro arrives with visionOS 26.2
https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/12/12/minor-bug-fix-update-for-apple-vision-pro-arrives-with-visionos-262

Is Red Bull's "Immersive" Apple Vision Pro Ski Movie The Future of Action Sports?
https://www.powder.com/news/world-of-red-bull-apple-vision-pro-ski-movie 
Apple Eyes Room-Aware Audio With New Patent Filing
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2000265846925697290
Patent: Next-Gen Apple HMD Design Targets Comfort and Customization
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/1999503955785572486 
Apple Introduces Next-Gen Gaze Tracking for Future Vision Pro and Smartglasses
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/1999932661108801855 
Apple Patent Expands Breath\ Tracking into AR/VR Interfaces
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/1999865437509595198 
Reinforced Fit: Apple's reveals Modular, Multi-Axis Band Architecture for next-gen Vision Pro
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/1999476174280376735 
High-End Hybrid Sensor Approach could Redefine Apple'svGaming Input Strategy
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/1999140661744779334 
Grip Aware Pose: Apple's Patent uses Hand Skeletons to Track Hidden Controllers
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/1999163040906748278 

The AR Glasses Race: Meta Ray-Ban at $299 vs Apple Vision Pro at $3,499 — Who Wins the Next Computing Platform?
https://fourweekmba.com/the-ar-glasses-race-meta-ray-ban-at-299-vs-apple-vision-pro-at-3499-who-wins-the-next-computing-platform 
Vision Pro M5 vs. Meta Quest 3S: Two Very Different Takes on Mixed Reality
https://www.macobserver.com/tips/round-ups/vision-pro-m5-vs-meta-quest-3s/
Vision Pro 2 rumors: is the future of Apple's visionOS tech actually smart glasses?
https://www.stuff.tv/features/apple-vision-pro-2/ 
Review: Samsung Galaxy XR
https://www.wired.com/review/samsung-galaxy-xr/
Samsung Galaxy XR is getting 3 massive upgrades — Apple Vision Pro should be sweating
https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/3-new-upgrades-are-coming-to-samsung-galaxy-xr-including-one-of-the-vision-pros-best-features

Can Apple's Vision Pro Turn the Office Into a Metaverse? - A New Reality for Productivity and Presence
https://www.prnewsblog.com/tech/24709/can-apples-vision-pro-turn-the-office-into-a-metaverse-a-new-reality-for-productivity-and-presence/ 

Galaxy XR version of personas
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qW-HaCNuCzA

Gravitas Threads: Exploring Reddit as a spatial museum in XR (Vision Pro app) Al + Physics Recommendation Engine
https://www.reddit.com/r/AR_MR_XR/comments/1pn2f72/gravitas_threads_exploring_reddit_as_a_spatial/ 

APPS 
Sunglasses - Night Mode
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sunglasses-night-mode/id6756418533 

Glassbreakers - good use of control options using different fingers or positions
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/glassbreakers/id6596780523

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