About this episode
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. Hardw
