Vision ProFiles
Vision Pro’s Roadmap Debate
This week's episode of Vision ProFiles digs into the swirling debate over Apple's next Vision Pro—four competing redesign concepts, a leadership shake-up, soft retail sales, and Meta's cheaper $1,299 rival—while also covering visionOS 27 housekeeping, new apps, and community reactions to it all. ▌ NEXT-GEN VISION PRO — THE ROADMAP DEBATE New Vision Pro Headset: AppleConsidering Four Different Form Factors — https://technewstube.com/macrumors/1871067/new-vision-pro-headset-apple-considering-four-different/ Apple Working on New, LighterVision Pro Version — https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/27/apple-working-on-new-lighter-vision-pro-version/ N224: Four Prototypes, OneFamiliar Shape — https://www.ithinkdiff.com/apple-vision-pro-successor-n224-smart-glasses/ Vision Hardware LeadershipReshuffle — https://www.ithinkdiff.com/apple-vision-pro-leadership-n224-changes/ Report: Next Vision ProReportedly "On Life Support" as Design Stays Undecided — https://machash.com/cult-of-mac/417488/apples-next-vision-pro-reportedly-life-support-design/ Pushback: Apple's Development"Graveyard" Is a Feature, Not a Failure — https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apple-vision-pros-development-graveyard-exemplifies-apples-1000-nos-to-every-yes Roadmap Forecast: SmartGlasses in 2027, Upgraded Vision Pro in 2028 — https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apples-smart-glasses-predicted-for-2027-upgraded-apple-vision-pro-2028 ▌ INDUSTRY & BUSINESS Report: Some Apple StoresSelling Just One Vision Pro a Month — https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-vision-pro-sales-one-unit-month-some-stores/ Gurman: Meta's $1,299 VRGlasses Are "Exactly" What Vision Pro Should Have Been — https://machash.com/mac-daily-news/417486/gurman-metas-1299-vr-glasses-exactly-apple-vision-pro/ Meta VR Glasses: Price,Weight, and the Pressure on Vision Pro — https://www.macobserver.com/news/meta-vr-glasses-price-weight-pressure-vision-pro/ ▌ VISIONOS 27 — HOUSEKEEPING How to Prepare Vision Pro forvisionOS 27 Before Monday — https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-prepare-visionos-27-before-monday/ ▌ XR COMMUNITY VOICES Used Vision Pro or Wait forthe Meta VR Glasses? — Community Thread — https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1wrnl29/used_vision_pro_or_wait_for_the_meta_vr_glasses/ ▌ ADDENDUM — LATE-BREAKING LINKS Gurman/Bloomberg: Apple IsWeighing the Future of Vision Pro — Community Discussion — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wro9ro/mark_gurmanbloomberg_apple_is_weighing_the_future/ visionOS 27 Bug Reports:Widgets and Siri — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wqkb6d/problems_with_visionos27_widgets_and_siri_please/ New App: Depth Strike ($7.99)— https://apps.apple.com/us/app/depth-strike/id6816047104 "We Still Believe inVision Pro, So We Built An..." — Community Post — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wqzj7x/we_still_believe_in_vision_pro_so_we_built_an/ New App: I'm Wizard — MagicCombat Game ($9.99) — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/im-wizard-magic-combat-game/id6747723768 "What Do You Use ItFor?" — Community Thread — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wq4hrc/what_do_you_use_it_for/ Immersive Video: Changing ofthe Guard at Windsor Castle (180°) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY9oL0DtWsA ▌ SHOW INFORMATION Host: Marty Jencius | ThePodTalk.net Panelists: Eric Bolden · Dave Ginsburg Email: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com Web: ThePodTalk.Net
