Hill Climb Immersive

29/04/2025 46 min

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Eric and Marty are joined by David Ginsburg of In Touch with iOS as we talk about Vision Pro Air rumors and share some great apps.This Week’s BetaVisionOS developer beta 2.5.4 - Developer Noteshttps://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-2_5-release-notes Apple releases beta 4 for visionOS 2.5, watchOS 11.5, and tvOS 18.5Apple releases beta 4 for visionOS 2.5, watchOS 11.5, and tvOS 18.5 - 9to5MacNew Apple Vision Pro immersive video puts you in the passenger seat of a record- breaking rally car hill climbhttps://9to5mac.com/2025/04/25/new-apple-vision-pro-immersive-video-puts-you-in-the-passenger-seat-of-a-record-breaking-rally-car-hill-climb/Vision Pro Spatial Gallery has pictures from Kazakhstan and NigeriaLighter Vision Pro expected in 2026https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/04/27/lighter-apple-vision-pro-expected-by-early-2026 Apple Plans to Launch Lighter Vision Headset by Early 2026https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-plans-to-launch-lighter-vision-headset-by-early-2026New Apple Vision 'Air' product could launch this year, per reporthttps://9to5mac.com/2025/04/28/new-apple-vision-air-product-could-launch-this-year-per-report/ Vision Pro Was Too Expensive To Fail, Will Vision Air Be Cheap Enough To Succeed?https://www.macobserver.com/tips/round-ups/vision-pro-was-too-expensive-to-fail-will-vision-air-be-cheap-enough-to-succeed/Apple Sees Double With Upcoming Vision Pro Headsetshttps://www.extremetech.com/electronics/apple-sees-double-with-upcoming-vision-pro-headsets The next Apple Vision Pro could drop sooner than you think — it's reportedly going to be lighter and cheaper toohttps://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/the-next-apple-vision-pro-could-drop-sooner-than-you-think-its-going-to-be-lighter-and-cheaper Apple Working on visionOS Support for Godot Game Enginehttps://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/23/apple-visionos-godot-game-engine/Apple is Adding visionOS Support to Open-source Game Engine to Expand Development Optionshttps://www.roadtovr.com/apple-adding-visionos-support-godot-game-engine-vision-pro/ visionOS exclusive Siri commands, a working listhttps://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1k8jcnh/visionos_exclusive_siri_commands_a_working_list/ EnvironmentsSiri make it light (set daytime environment, also works in fullscreen video)Siri make it dark (set nighttime environment)Siri hide environment (stop displaying your current environment)Siri show environment xyz (have to use environment name)Siri show environments (opens environment picker)Video playbackSiri Auto dimming on/off (changes auto dimming setting for video/photos without having to tap through everything)Siri subtitles on/off (same deal)AppsSiri Open app xyz (while pointing head in any direction, opens appSiri close app xyz (close any app)Siri Screenshot (again useful for not having to touch the Vision Pro physically)SystemSiri redo eye tracking (Siri calibrate my eyes) (keep your eyes closed when you put on your AVP, then open them and you will not need to recalibrate as frequently)Siri turn off device (shuts down device)Siri restart headset to rebootLook at a profile picture and ask Siri to call them (haven’t tried this yet)Take a capture or recording of your view on Apple Vision Prohttps://support.apple.com/guide/apple-vision-pro/take-a-capture-or-recording-of-your-view-tan1527c9e00/visionosNEW APPS WORTH MENTIONINGBeautiful Thingshttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/beautiful-things-3d-objects/id6478231453 updated for VisionOS 2.5. Improved interaction controlsMirror Vision uses - post outdoor tick finder. New compact view, shows a clock, then video when motion is detected.https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mirror-vision/id6744417468GlanceBar - status bar. Weather, Pictures, Music, time and date. I’m still using it a week laterhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/glancebar-perfect-status-bar/id6477764879David Ginsburg - https://intouchwithios.com/ThePodTalk.Net