The setup is all about its MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and slick external display, but beta software functionality shows up on another screen. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

The setup is all about its MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and slick external display, but beta software functionality shows up on another screen. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

The setup is all about its MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and slick external display, but beta software functionality shows up on another screen. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

One of the compromises Apple made with the launch of its new headset is the use of an external Vision Pro battery. This reduces the weight of the device, but is a rather clunky solution. Even with the external battery pack, battery life is limited to two hours – but it appears that the battery pack is swappable … more… The post Vision Pro battery pack appears to be swappable, using the original cable appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Macworld Apple’s announcement of the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset at WWDC 2023 on Monday was an impressive affair in many ways, from the slick design and obvious tech chops of the device itself to the high production values of the video showing them off. But the best performance of the night may have been the presenters’ intricate dance to avoid the ghosts of past failures. Because, as usual, Apple is not the first to this market. (At least in the broad sense. Vision Pro is breaking new ground in terms of some specifics.) Google tried to make augmented reality a thing back in 2013 and finally gave up on its Glass project earlier this year. Facebook is desperately trying to…

Coming away from all the press coverage and the demonstration videos that Apple released for its Vision Pro headset, most people would be forgiven for not realizing that there is an optional additional strap for the device that goes over the head. Still from Apple's WWDC keynote video showing over-the-head strap in use The additional strap is presumably used to better disperse weight and/or keep the headset from being easily dislodged when the wearer is moving around. It only appeared once in Apple's WWDC keynote, in a brief scene where a man stands and records a video of children playing with bubbles using the headset's outward facing cameras. Otherwise, it is conspicuous only by its absence in Apple's marketing materials.…