The return window is up for the folks who bought an Apple Vision Pro on day one, and a lot of folks have said they’re returning their $3,500 headset. The reasons why, and what Apple might need to do to fix them, say a lot about the state of headsets. Also saying a lot about the state of headsets? Mark Zuckerberg, who is apparently a gadget reviewer now!
The shine comes off the Vision Pro
On The Vergecast: two weeks of Apple’s headset in the wild, Microsoft’s Xbox vision, new AI for everybody, and more.
On The Vergecast: two weeks of Apple’s headset in the wild, Microsoft’s Xbox vision, new AI for everybody, and more.
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is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired.
On this episode of The Vergecast, we discuss the reaction to the Vision Pro, Zuckerberg’s review, and the differing strategies for making face computers a reality. Then, we talk about some breaking news on the future of Xbox and a lot of new AI launches from Google and OpenAI. Finally, we do a lightning round of other stories in the news before getting totally derailed complaining about Super Bowl streaming. Oh, and if you need a new test track for spatial audio, The Verge’s Nilay Patel has you covered.
If you want more coverage on the topics we discuss in the show, here are some links to get you started, first on the Vision Pro:
And on the Xbox:
And on all things AI news:
- Gemini Advanced is most impressive when it’s working with Google
- Gemini 1.5: Google’s next-gen AI model is almost ready
- Google’s Gemini assistant is fantastic and frustrating
- OpenAI introduces Sora, its text-to-video AI model
- ChatGPT’s ‘memory’ gives OpenAI’s chatbot new information about you
- The text file that runs the internet
- US patent office confirms AI can’t hold patents
And in the lightning round:
- Alex Cranz’s pick: Apple won’t be forced to open up iMessage by EU
- David Pierce’s pick: Walmart might buy Vizio to win the fight over cheap TVs
- Nilay Patel’s pick: It’s not just you: Alicia Keys’ Super Bowl halftime show got changed for YouTube (but mostly just so he could complain about the Super Bowl streaming)
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