Last Week in AVP #14: Apple Let Loose Event, Affordable Apple Vision Pro Model 2025, Washington Post Reviews As TV Critic, and More!
May 7th Apple Event - Let Loose
All eyes on this week’s Apple event with potential new hardware accessories that can be compatible with Apple Vision Pro.
Apple Pencil 3 rumoured to feature haptic feedback, work with Apple Vision Pro (source)
The new Apple Pencil, expected to be launched in the upcoming May 7 event, will feature haptic feedback, according to a report by Mark Gurman. A separate, unconfirmed report also claims that the Apple Pencil will be supported on visionOS 2 with the Vision Pro headset.
Mark Gurman disappointed with AVP purchase (source)
Personally I don’t think gaming is the low hanging fruit Apple should be focusing on at the moment. AVP has established itself as an superior consumption device to TV/iPad/Desktop. Apple really should double down on producing driving immersive content on a regular cadence.
More than half of the Fortune 100 uses Apple’s Vision Pro headset (source)
Tim Cook relayed the information during Apple’s first quarter 2024 earnings call, citing Vision Pro adoption as a sign of increased enthusiasm for the company’s products:
“For example, more than half of the Fortune 100 companies have already bought Apple Vision Pro units and are exploring innovative ways to use it to do things that weren't possible before.”
A TV critic’s take on the Apple Vision Pro (WashingtonPost)
In its intensity, the Apple Vision Pro excels at the “film” side of this equation. Multitasking on it isn’t easy or pleasant.This is a device that richly rewards sustained focus. If watching things on it feels like being in a movie theater — but alone — putting it on feels like a miniature version of Going to the Movies. It is a decision. One does not don the Pro casually, the way one might (for example) pick up and check one’s phone. A specialist’s instrument marketed as a generalist’s multitool, the Vision Pro aspires to seamlessly blend the viewer’s digital experience with the real world. In practice, it firmly divides you from the latter — not just physically, but psychically.
ZDNET's buying advice for AVP (source)
3 months later, are you tired of AVP reviews yet? No? Great! Here’s a late review of from ZDNet.
Apple Vision Pro is a triumph of engineering and a big leap forward for the next stage of immersive digital experiences. It is, by far, Apple's most ambitious product yet. And still, there are many things that are unfinished in Vision Pro -- a fact that offers both short-term caution and long-term hope.
My ultimate knock on the Vision Pro right now is that there still aren't enough things that it does better than existing Apple experiences to make it worth the $3,500 investment or the burden of wearing a bulky headset on my face very often. And so, until it gets less bulky, is more useful for more things, and is a lot less expensive, it won't be a product that I'll be comfortable recommending to a lot of ZDNET readers. But I'd still recommend you book a demo and follow the progress of the Vision Pro, because there's a lot about this product that feels like the sci-fi future we've been waiting for -- and there's no question that the next versions of the Apple headset will get smaller, more useful, and less expensive.
Cheaper & Lighter Apple Vision Headset Could Reportedly Launch June 2025 (source)
The report cites "the supply chain" as saying Apple is accelerating the launch from an original plan of September 2025, and claims the headset will weigh roughly 400 grams, significantly lighter than the 600-650 gram Vision Pro.
It is almost certain that Apple Vision will launch before Apple Vision Pro 2. Apple understands that the flywheel to a more vibrant ecosystem for apps/content is ultimately going to depend on the user base. And the shortest path to a large user base is a more affordable entry point than $3,500.
Head-tracking-relative gamepad + passthrough platforming (source)
AVP+Macbook as great travel companion (source)
Hitting the safari tabs limit at 38 (source)
The future of shopping on Apple Vision Pro (source)
Crossy Road Castle uses intuitive hand gestures for platformer controls (source)
Expect to see more gesture innovation from 3rd developers coming within this year.
Ultra realistic life-size Iron Man Mark 3 in AVP (source)
Immersive Google StreetView in development (source)
visionOS environments mapped on a globe (source)
Generate custom-trained skyboxes in AVP (source)
Completely free Reversi game (source)
Cycling experience in AVP (source)
Personally I don’t think Apple Vision Pro works well with heavy sweating but it indeed is a very immersive experience. Looks amazing!
That’s all for now, feel free to leave me any feedback and discussions! 🙏
Until next week 👋