This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: Will Apple Vision Pro win the world over to “spatial computing” when it launches on February 2? With the $3,499 mixed-reality headset coming so close to reality, it’s time for a serious talk.
We’re all super-curious about Vision Pro. But the hefty price tag and lack of a clear purpose leave us wondering if it’s a solution in need of a problem. (If nothing else, we like the new Vision Pro ad.)
Also on The CultCast:
- Apple apparently plans to keep the first Vision Pro reviewers on a short leash.
- The buzziest gadget at this year’s CES certainly looks cool. But what can it do?
- We’ll believe that an AI-boosted Siri is smarter when we see it.
- Are expensive cables worth the extra cash? Torture tests by Consumer Reports raise some eyebrows.
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And below are the top tech stories we discuss on the show.
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This week’s top Apple news
On the show this week: Your host Erfon Elijah (@erfon), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac writer D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).
Here are the headlines we’re talking about on this week’s show:
- Apple Vision Pro launches February 2, preorders start January 19
- First Vision Pro ad harks back to classic iPhone Hello advert
- Apple ‘carefully orchestrating’ Vision Pro reviews with multiple meetings
- Ask AI-powered Rabbit R1 for anything (without touching an app)
- Wave of Apple generative AI tools on track for WWDC debut
- Cheap or pricey: Which charging cables last longest?
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