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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 noteshttps://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26_3-release-notes NEWSPatentsPatently Apple on X: "Apple Patent Reveals Multi-Pivot Hinge Design for AR Glasses that solves Cable Rhttps://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2009001378396704890 Patently Apple on X: "Apple Wins Patent for Advanced Gaze Behavior Detection for Next-Gen XR Usinghttps://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 - AppleMagazinehttps://applemagazine.com/vision-pro-persona/ Immersive educationApple Vision Pro Powers New Wave of Immersive Educationhttps://ece.gatech.edu/news/2026/01/apple-vision-pro-powers-new-wave-immersive-education Brush up that resume600 - Jobs - Careers at Applehttps://jobs.apple.com/en-us/search?search=vision+pro XR is BetterI tried the Samsung Galaxy XR mixed-reality headset at CES 2026. It's way better than Apple Vision Pro | Terhttps://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/samsung-galaxy-xr-headset-ces-2026-hands-on-10468561/ You don’t get meApple: You (Still) Don't Understand the Vision Pro - Stratechery by Ben Thompsonhttps://stratechery.com/2026/apple-you-still-dont-understand-the-vision-pro/ Live NBAForget the $10,000 Lakers Seats. All You Need Is a $3,499 Apple Vision Pro - CNEThttps://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/nba-lakers-games-spectrum-front-row-apple-vision-pro/ Thoughts On The Lakers First Apple Vision Pro Immersive Live Broadcasthttps://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 Prohttps://www.roadtovr.com/lakers-nba-schedule-apple-vision-pro-2026/ When and how to watch Lakers games in Apple Immersive format on Vision Prohttps://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 Prohttps://9to5mac.com/2026/01/12/what-its-like-to-watch-an-nba-game-courtside-in-apple-vision-pro/ Apphttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/nba-live-games-scores/id484672289?platform=visionAPPSOur Favorite Quest, PC VR, PS VR2 & Apple Vision Pro Games Of 2025https://www.uploadvr.com/best-quest-pcvr-psvr2-apple-vision-pro-games-2025/ Waddlehttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/waddle-street-view-explorer/id6756785659Follow 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 serviceIf you have ideas or want to join an episode, email us at [email protected] Website: ThePodTalk.NetYouTube: YouTube.com/@VisionProFiles

We cover the unsubstantiated (clickbait) stories about how the Vision Pro is supposedly ‘dead’, and then talk about our 2025 AVP reflections and future.NEWSAnalysts need Apple Vision Pro to be a flop, whether Apple considers it one or nothttps://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-headsetApple Slashes Vision Pro Production, Amid Poor Holiday Saleshttps://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-slashes-vision-pro-production-amid-poor-holiday-sales Apple Vision Pro Sales Plunge 95% as Production Haltshttps://virtual.reality.news/news/apple-vision-pro-sales-plunge-95-as-production-halts/ PatentsApple’s New Smartglasses Patent Solves a Problem Meta and Others Haven’thttps://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2006032604122751342New Apple Patent Pushes Photorealistic XR Personas Beyond Vision Pro’s Capabilitieshttps://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2005338488984780938 Live NBAHow 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 Rowhttps://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/s/iCzLa5fwj6End of Year thoughts1. visionOS as a Maturing PlatformLooking 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 IntelligenceHave 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 DirectionIf 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 ExperienceWhat 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 UseWhere 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?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 serviceYouTube: Youtube.com/@VisionProFiles Website: ThePodTalk.NetEmail: [email protected] 

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 Calibrationhttps://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2002411467996315748Chinese streamer uses helium balloon to reduce Vision Pro wearing weight in halfhttps://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1poqyyl/chinese_streamer_uses_helium_balloon_to_reduce/ Sharp Monocular View Synthesis in Less Than a Secondhttps://apple.github.io/ml-sharp/Apple's new imaging technology finally makes the Vision Pro make sensehttps://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 Workflowhttps://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/s/H1jmgCCq7N How the Apple Vision Pro has improved this yearhttps://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 Realityhttps://www.pcmag.com/reviews/apple-vision-pro-m5 LOGITECH MUSE REVIEW: A GAME-CHANGER FOR APPLE VISION PRO CREATIVITYhttps://www.digitalreviews.net/reviews/pc/logitech-muse-review-apple-vision-pro-digital-pencil/ Raven.vision - Apps for Vision Pro/Musehttps://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 headsethttps://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 & Buseshttps://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 LIVABLEhttps://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 Prohttps://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 Finalisthttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/finalist-daily-planner/id6447014685 https://www.finalist.works/ ‎LifeHUD App - App Store https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lifehud/id6736372963Website: ThePodTalk.NetEmail: [email protected] 

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 Betashttps://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 Usershttps://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 26.2https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/12/12/minor-bug-fix-update-for-apple-vision-pro-arrives-with-visionos-262Is 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 Filinghttps://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2000265846925697290Patent: Next-Gen Apple HMD Design Targets Comfort and Customizationhttps://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/1999503955785572486 Apple Introduces Next-Gen Gaze Tracking for Future Vision Pro and Smartglasseshttps://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/1999932661108801855 Apple Patent Expands Breath\ Tracking into AR/VR Interfaceshttps://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/1999865437509595198 Reinforced Fit: Apple's reveals Modular, Multi-Axis Band Architecture for next-gen Vision Prohttps://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/1999476174280376735 High-End Hybrid Sensor Approach could Redefine Apple'svGaming Input Strategyhttps://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/1999140661744779334 Grip Aware Pose: Apple's Patent uses Hand Skeletons to Track Hidden Controllershttps://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 Realityhttps://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 XRhttps://www.wired.com/review/samsung-galaxy-xr/Samsung Galaxy XR is getting 3 massive upgrades — Apple Vision Pro should be sweatinghttps://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/3-new-upgrades-are-coming-to-samsung-galaxy-xr-including-one-of-the-vision-pros-best-featuresCan Apple's Vision Pro Turn the Office Into a Metaverse? - A New Reality for Productivity and Presencehttps://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 personashttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/qW-HaCNuCzAGravitas Threads: Exploring Reddit as a spatial museum in XR (Vision Pro app) Al + Physics Recommendation Enginehttps://www.reddit.com/r/AR_MR_XR/comments/1pn2f72/gravitas_threads_exploring_reddit_as_a_spatial/ APPS Sunglasses - Night Modehttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/sunglasses-night-mode/id6756418533 Glassbreakers - good use of control options using different fingers or positionshttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/glassbreakers/id6596780523ReminderFollow 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 serviceWebsite: ThePodTalk.NetEmail: [email protected] 

Marty, Dave, Eric, and Daniel sort the rumor of a black AVP, tools for creating spatial video, and maybe Netflix on AVP.VisionOS 26.2 RChttps://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-26_2-release-notes New Immersive VideoThe World of Red Bullhttps://tv.apple.com/us/show/world-of-red-bull/umc.cmc.h96ns9ovu03p34i6bnodn3h6 Legs of Steel Crew video on the shoothttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=845919234692119 Winners of App and Game of the yearExplore POVhttps://apps.apple.com/ca/app/explore-pov/id6479555991Porta Nubahttps://apps.apple.com/ca/app/porta-nubi-immersive-puzzles/id6503628155 Back in BlackMore All-Black Vision Pro Prototype Parts Surface Onlinehttps://forums.macrumors.com/threads/more-all-black-vision-pro-prototype-parts-surface-online.2474341/ New startup competitionEx Apple Engineer’s New Startup Claims to Beat Vision Pro in Speedhttps://www.macobserver.com/news/ex-apple-engineers-new-startup-claims-to-beat-vision-pro-in-speed/ Lakers in 3D!!!!Apple Immersive to stream select Lakers games on Vision Prohttps://www.thesportingtribune.com/2025/12/04/apple-immersive-to-broadcast-select-lakers-gamesSteam FrameConfirmed: Steam Frame will lack this Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest feature at launch — Valve says it's 'on our list'https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/confirmed-steam-frame-will-lack-this-apple-vision-pro-and-meta-quest-feature-at-launch-valve-says-its-on-our-list Bad Medicine Assessing the Feasibility of Using Apple Vision Pro While Performing Medical Precision Tasks: Controlled User Studyhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41340843/ Video creation trainingsApple Vision Pro Strategy For Immersive Video Production: Live Sports, Static Foveation, And Monetization Challengeshttps://www.cined.com/apple-vision-pro-strategy-for-immersive-video-production-live-sports-static-foveation-and-monetization-challenges/Create stories with immersive video and audio | Meet with Applehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK58gKCyyBgAn introduction to capturing Apple Immersive Video | Meet with Applehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghpBTIbTZlg Day 1 | Create immersive media experiences for visionOS | Meet with Applehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leGqoF8HJxU Day 2 | Create immersive media experiences for visionOS | Meet with Applehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V_7-1bm4Rk Hidden workflow resourcesVision Pro Hidden Features and Workflows Many Users Haven’t Discoveredhttps://applemagazine.com/vision-pro-hidden-features/Hyper-Specific Apple Vision Pro Use Cases Emerging Among Early Adoptershttps://applemagazine.com/vision-pro-hyper-specific-use-cases/ ReviewsI wish I waited for Galaxy XR instead of going broke on Vision Prohttps://www.androidauthority.com/i-wish-i-waited-samsung-galaxy-xr-3617651/Apple Vision Pro (M5) Review After 30 Days of Real Usehttps://www.geeky-gadgets.com/apple-vision-pro-m5-review-after-30-days-of-real-use/Drone for Spatial VideoThis 8K 360 Drone Is Not What I Expected - Antigravity A1 50-Min Reviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MipoNX7X0mA House of CommonsApple Vision Pro appears in front of House of Commons Select Committeehttps://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1pckcsp/apple_vision_pro_appears_in_front_of_house_of/ Netflix and chillA guide: How to watch Netflix in 4K on Safari or Supercut, with Spatial Audiohttps://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1pc2zm6/a_guide_how_to_watch_netflix_in_4k_on_safari_or/ Netflix Apphttps://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1pevsr6/netflix_app/ APPS Santa's Village: Holiday Magichttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/santas-village-holiday-magic/id6755688257 Posters 2.0https://apps.apple.com/us/app/posters-discover-media-home/id6478062053Email: [email protected]: ThePodTalk.netYouTube.com/@VisionProFiles