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Podcast episode 141: Floating Balls, Floating Heads, and Sinking TVs
The Apple Vision Pro is mostly just a prototype for what future headsets will do—headsets that I expect to be cheaper, lighter, thinner, etc. Nevertheless, it is fun to get a preview of the future. Since Day 1, it has been clear that immersive videos on an Apple Vision Pro were something special and unlike any other medium. You can look up, down, and side-to-side and you really feel like you are there. In this week's episode of the In the News podcast, Brett Burney and I discuss a second example of something truly new with the Apple Vision Pro, a new feature just activated this week called immersive Persona. In this mode, you see floating heads and hands from your friends in the same room that you are in (or, in a shared virtual world). It is the next step forward in videoconferencing, but at the same time, it is unlike any prior videoconference experience, far less like Zoom or Teams or FaceTime and more like something futuristic that you would see in a Star Wars movie. We also discuss a new arcade basketball game for the Vision Pro, a new charger that looks great for Standby mode, and more.
Brett's tip of the week concerns notifications on the Apple Watch. I also share an Apple Watch tip: the best watch face for when you are outside in the bright sunlight.
Podcast episode 141: Floating Balls, Floating Heads, and Sinking TVs
The Apple Vision Pro is mostly just a prototype for what future headsets will do—headsets that I expect to be cheaper, lighter, thinner, etc. Nevertheless, it is fun to get a preview of the future. Since Day 1, it has been clear that immersive videos on an Apple Vision Pro were something special and unlike any other medium. You can look up, down, and side-to-side and you really feel like you are there. In this week's episode of the In the News podcast, Brett Burney and I discuss a second example of something truly new with the Apple Vision Pro, a new feature just activated this week called immersive Persona. In this mode, you see floating heads and hands from your friends in the same room that you are in (or, in a shared virtual world). It is the next step forward in videoconferencing, but at the same time, it is unlike any prior videoconference experience, far less like Zoom or Teams or FaceTime and more like something futuristic that you would see in a Star Wars movie. We also discuss a new arcade basketball game for the Vision Pro, a new charger that looks great for Standby mode, and more.
Brett's tip of the week concerns notifications on the Apple Watch. I also share an Apple Watch tip: the best watch face for when you are outside in the bright sunlight.
