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As a relatively new Apple Vision Pro user, this is my favorite way to use it

Apple Vision Pro is one of Apple’s most interesting hardware releases yet. It’s technically very impressive, yet it seems almost certain that this form factor won’t last – and is instead just a temporary platform to introduce visionOS to the world before we eventually get glasses.

I did buy one late last year, and while I haven’t been a major user of it, there is one use case that genuinely makes it enjoyable.

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Vision Pro is a niche product, but an incredibly valuable one in the right hands

Vision Pro is a niche product, but an incredibly valuable one where it counts | Image shows a Vision Pro display being used to assist knee surgery

Even Apple CEO Tim Cook has acknowledged that Vision Pro is a niche product. I’ve argued in the past that it’s an essential step along the way to a more affordable and consumer-friendly Apple Glasses product.

But it’s also worth noting that sometimes niche products can make a huge difference within specialist fields, and a new surgical study provides a very clear example of why it matters to patients and surgeons alike …

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I still want an Apple Vision Air but would understand it being low priority

I still want an Apple Vision Air but would understand it being low priority | Conceptual image shown

A report a year ago said that we could expect an Apple Vision Air product in the second half of 2027. This was expected to address both of the issues that have led to the Vision Pro being such a niche product.

This week brought two reports suggesting that we may have to wait significantly longer for a Vision Air, if indeed we ever see one at all …

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Sketchy rumor suggests Apple Glasses will support Vision Pro-style hand gestures

Sketchy rumor suggests Apple Glasses will support Vision Pro-style hand gestures | Photo shows a woman using a hand gesture while wearing Vision Pro

We’re expecting to see the launch of an Apple Glasses product at some point next year, and a sketchy rumor suggests that they may borrow a key feature from Vision Pro.

Specifically, it’s said they may be able to recognize hand gestures as a means of interacting with the wearable device – but there’s good reason to doubt the claim …

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Safety concerns were reported to Apple before pilot killed during Vision Pro filming

Safety concerns were reported to Apple before pilot killed during Vision Pro filming | Stock photo of a microlight aircraft similar to the one involved

It’s been revealed that an athlete and pilot killed in a microlight plane crash was being filmed for the Vision Pro immersive video series Adventure at the time.

The report says that crew members had reported safety concerns to Apple ahead of the crash, citing factors such as limited training and unsafe working hours …

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The Viture Luma Ultra is almost the Apple Vision Air I’d like to see

The Viture Luma Ultra is almost the Apple Vision Air I’d like to see | Image shows a large virtual monitor being used for video editing

What started life as a humble face monitor geared to watching video and playing games wherever you happen to be has now evolved into something drawing ever closer to a Mac-powered Vision Pro.

The Viture Luma Ultra it isn’t perfect, but it is the closest thing I’ve seen yet to what I’d ideally like from a future Apple Vision Air product …

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