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Marty, Dave, Eric and Daniel talk about a university including AVP in their media curriculum and the prism insert problem fixed. NEWS this week  visionOS, iOS, macOS, tvOS 26 Released! Apple Releases visionOS 26 With Persistent Widgets, Lifelike Personas, and Spatial Scenes for Vision Pro https://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/15/apple-releases-visionos-26/ Digital Prism Correction Feature provides dig...

Marty introduces Full Sail Universities adoption of Immersion cameras and student production of video spatial content.   Full Sail University becomes the first U.S. higher-ed institution equipped with Blackmagic’s URSA Cine Immersive camera (Apple Immersive Video for Vision Pro) https://macmegasite.com/2025/09/10/full-sail-university-is-first-higher-education-institution-in-america-to-be-equipped-...

Marty gives a rundown of the new Jupiter environment including the options for interacting with the environment. MacRumors — visionOS 26 RC Features New Jupiter Environment for Vision Prohttps://www.macrumors.com/2025/09/10/visionos-26-new-jupiter-environment/ Apple Day (repost of MacRumors piece) — visionOS 26 RC Features New Jupiter Environment for Vision Prohttps://appleday.org/visionos-26-new-...

Marty covers the Vision OS 26 RC developer beta with some exciting additions (finally). visionOS 26 RC Release Notes https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26-release-notes Find us at YouTube.com/@VisionProFiles as we stream live on Mondays nights at 9 pm EST Website: The PodTalk. Net  Email: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com

Marty, Eric, and Dave chat about this week's wild Vision Pro rumor stories on the cusp of the iPhone 17 announcement. NEWS this week  Apple Vision Pro Roadmap: 2025 M5 Refresh, 2026 Pro 2, 2027 Vision Air https://www.webpronews.com/apple-vision-pro-roadmap-2025-m5-refresh-2026-pro-2-2027-vision-air/   Apple 'Vision Air Rumored for 2027, Reportedly 40% Lighter and 50% Cheaper Than Vision Pro https:...

Marty covers the Space Black color rumor and internal chip bump for the next Apple Vision Pro as reported by Zac Hall at 9to5Mac, relaying Mark Gurman’s Bloomberg preview ahead of Apple’s September 9 event.   Primary Source Apple Vision Pro could soon have a whole new look — Zac Hall, 9to5Mac (Sept 5, 2025) https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/05/apple-vision-pro-2-space-black/     What the reporting says...

Marty talks about a positive Wall Street Journal article about the AVP and business use Quick Take The Wall Street Journal reports that while the $3,499 Apple Vision Pro hasn’t broken through broadly with consumers, it’s quietly gaining traction in business—especially where high-fidelity visualization and training matter. Enterprise-first adoption: Unlike iPhone’s consumer-led rise, Vision Pro is...

Marty speaks about today's VisionOS 26 developer beta 9 explaining what is new for users and developers. visionOS 26 Beta 9 Release Notes https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26-release-notes   What AVP users will notice App Store now shows an Accessibility section on app pages (like a quick “nutrition label” before you download). Share a window from People...

Marty, Eric, Dave, and Daniel review  PCMag’s top apps of 2025 (with their additions), an interesting new patent, and more about the Samsung upcoming headset. The Best Apple Vision Pro Apps for 2025 | PCMag — https://www.yahoo.com/tech/best-apple-vision-pro-apps-171556248.html Here's what we're expecting with future generations of Apple Vision Pro: roadmap - 9to5Mac — https://9to5mac.com/2...

Marty talks about the recent list of best Apple Vision Pro apps of 2025  as suggested by PCMagazine The Best Apple Vision Pro Apps for 2025 https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-apple-vision-pro-apps What PCMag’s list covers A spread across work/productivity, creativity & learning, entertainment, utilities, and games—with emphasis on apps that feel “native” in spatial computing.  Work / Product...

Marty talks about the flood of stories on the potential release of the Samsung VR headset for sale in Korea in mid-October ProNotes: Samsung's VR Headset Tipped To Cost Nearly $2k, Still Less Than The Apple Vision Pro https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/samsungs-vr-headset-tipped-to-cost-nearly-usd2k-still-less-than-the-apple-vision-pro Quick hits  Price (rumor): About $1.8k–$2.9k. Timin...

Marty talks about a new precision fit patent filed for Apple Vision Pro ProNotes A Future Version of Apple's Vision Pro may provide users with a Precision Fit through Dynamic Adjustment Mechanisms https://www.patentlyapple.com/2025/08/a-future-version-of-apples-vision-pro-may-provide-users-with-a-precision-fit-through-dynamic-adjustment-mechanisms.html   The gist: Apple just had a patent spotl...

Eric, Dave, and Marty speak about the new VisionOS 26 developer beta, talk about a potential YouTube app, and review Gurman’s AVP/Meta comparison. NEWS this week Beta 8 came out today: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26-release-notes What’s new from beta 7 → beta 8 Release/build only: Beta 8 arrived Aug 25, 2025 as 23M5332a (beta 7 was Aug 18 as 23M5328a)....

Marty speaks about a recent post by Gurman reflecting on the the success of Vision Pro and the challenge of Meta glasses Marc Gurman of Bloomberg in his Power On column voices his opinion on Vision Pro (Reddit repost) https://www.reddit.com/r/augmentedreality/comments/1mz4zp2/mark_gurman_qa_on_apples_smart_glasses_and_the/ Apple smart glasses—will they hit? Meta’s wins today = design, audio, and o...

Marty shares information about the new - but not existent - Vivo Vision; what they’ve told us and what we still don’t know Today’s ProNote: Vivo Vision Vivo Vision Mixed-Reality Headset Steps Up to Apple, but Still a Tough Sell https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/vivo-vision-mixed-reality-headset-steps-up-to-apple-but-still-a-tough-sell Vivo's Vision Pro clone costs $1,400 and weighs 398g http...

Marty discusses changes and additions in the newly released mVisionOS26 developer beta 7 Today’s Pronote:  visionOS 26 Beta 7 Release Notes https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26-release-notes If you were hoping for shiny new features… this one’s about polish, not pop. For Vision Pro users, beta 7 doesn’t add anything you’ll immediately notice. Your day-to-day...

Marty, Eric and Daniel talk about recent AVP patents, Gurman’s conclusions about insufficient content, and the M4/M5 chip controversy Apple’s Vision Pro Is Suffering From a Lack of Immersive Video https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-08-17/why-doesn-t-the-vision-pro-have-more-immersive-video-apple-is-slow-rolling-it-mefmwpb1   developer Beta 7 released Still no Jupiter and curved screen...

Marty talks about the latest Gurman opinion about the lackluster amount of spatial video available for the AVP and implications for the future Follow the live stream at YouTube.com/@VisionProfiles on Monday nights at 9 PM EST or catch the video later on Youtube or audio on any pod catcher service Today’s ProNote:  Apple's Vision Pro Is Suffering From a Lack of Immersive Video https://www.bloom...

Marty speaks about a newly filed patent for Vision Pro eye-monitoring that is pretty remarkable for future AVP versions Today’s ProNote:  Apple Patent introduces Eye-Monitoring feature for a future version of Vision Pro that will Enhance a user's Comfort & Awareness https://www.patentlyapple.com/2025/08/apple-patent-introduces-eye-monitoring-feature-for-a-future-version-of-vision-pro-that-...

Marty introduces new information about a potential new battery integration in future Vision Pro headsets Today’s ProNote: Patent for a new battery integration Apple Reinvents Battery Design for Vision Pro Headset to Improve Efficiency https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-reinvents-battery-design-for-vision-pro-headset-to-improve-efficiency/  Apple has patented a new battery integration method fo...

Marty, Eric and Dave talk about the beta 6 developer release for VisionOS 26 and the new orangutans immersive video New Beta 6 Update for VisionOS 26 developer Release: visionOS 26 dev beta 6 (23M5322b) on Aug 11, 2025; beta 5 (23M5311g) on Aug 5. Headline: No Apple-documented user-facing changes; likely a stability/bug-fix build. Dev tools: Xcode 26 beta 5 (Aug 5) still latest; App Store Connect...

Marty covers two stories related to the new Vision Pro immersive video on orangutans. Latest Apple Vision Pro immersive video now available for free https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/09/apple-vision-pro-wild-life-immersive-video/ Why Apple's Vision Pro Finally Has the Content Library It Deserves https://mixed.reality.news/news/why-apples-vision-pro-finally-has-the-content-library-it-deserves/ Follow...

Marty speaks about the latest news article reporting a soon to be released Vision Pro 2 and its new components Today’s Vision ProNote.  Vision Pro 2 is coming soon, with three new upgrades expected https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/07/vision-pro-2-is-coming-soon-with-three-new-upgrades-expected/   From 9to5Mac’s article published today: Vision Pro 2 is expected to include three key upgrades: M4 or M5 ch...

Marty talks about the changes and additions to Vision OS 26 developer beta 5 Follow the live stream at YouTube.com/@VisionProfiles on Monday nights at 9 PM EST or catch the video later on Youtube or audio on any pod catcher service visionOS 26 Beta 5 Release Notes https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26-release-notes Version Recap visionOS 2.6 Beta 5 (build 23M...

Marty shares an article written about developers’ perspectives of designing for VisionOS as a unique platform.  Today’s Vision ProNote.  What Vision Pro Teaches About Spatial UX https://medium.com/@planckconnect/designing-for-thin-air-what-vision-pro-teaches-about-spatial-ux-fe3ff347a8b1 Email: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com.  Website: ThePodTalk. Net