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- Apple Fixes βBugβ in Vision Pro That Allowed Hackers To Fill Room with Bugs And Spiders
Spatial Computing Hack Exploits Apple Vision Pro Flaw to Fill Room With Spiders, Bats
A recently patched Vision Pro vulnerability was classified by Apple as a DoS issue, but a researcher has shown that itβs βscaryβ.
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Reports: Apple is halting its next high-end Vision in favor of something cheaper
A report by tech news site The Information suggests that Apple is shifting its augmented reality priorities. The next high-end version of the Vision Pro has purportedly been canceled while work continues on a more affordable version with a reduced feature set.
Citing both an employee in Apple's headset supply chain and one working in headset manufacturing for Apple, the report claims that the cheaper Vision productβperhaps around the $1,600 markβis due before the end of 2025. Apple had originally intended to present this headset alongside the Vision Pro, similar to the models available in each iPhone release. The more affordable model would likely have fewer cameras, smaller speakers, and weigh less, though Apple has struggled to bring down the cost of the unit's displays.
Apple's efforts in augmented reality are closely watched by other players in the headset space, so even a momentary, situational step back from high-end headsets could have significant repercussions. The Information cites current and former Meta employees in describing how the company had killed plans for its own higher-end headset in January 2023, but it then began work on a new premium model five months after Apple's Vision Pro debut.
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- Apple Patches Vision Pro Vulnerability Used in Possibly βFirst Ever Spatial Computing Hackβ
Apple Patches Vision Pro Vulnerability Used in Possibly βFirst Ever Spatial Computing Hackβ
Apple has released a visionOS update that patches CVE-2024-27812, which may be the first flaw specific to the VR headset.
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Appleβs new Vision Pro software offers an ultrawide virtual Mac monitor
CUPERTINO, Calif.βApple kicked off the keynote for its annual developer conference by announcing a new version of visionOS, the operating system that runs on the company's pricey but impressive Vision Pro mixed reality headset.
The updates in visionOS 2 are modest, not revolutionaryβmostly iterative changes, quality-of-life improvements, and some features that were originally expected in the first version of visionOS. That's not too surprising given that visionOS just went out to users four months ago.
Vision Pro users hoping for multiple virtual Mac monitors will be disappointed that's not planned this time around, but Apple plans to add the next-best thing: Users will be able to take advantage of a larger and higher-resolution single virtual display, including a huge, wraparound ultrawide monitor mode that Apple says is equivalent to two 4K monitors.
What to expect at WWDC24: Big iOS changes, more Vision Pro, and so much AI
Apple's annual developer conference, WWDC, kicks off in Cupertino, California, next week. As always, it will start with a livestream keynote on Monday morning at 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern. We'll be in attendance reporting on the event, so let's take a moment to take stock of what we expect to see next week.
But first, let's note something we don't think we'll see: Due to some peculiarities about Apple's upgrade cycles, as well as a push toward the M4, we're not actually expecting any major hardware announcements at WWDC this year.
That's OK, though, because it looks like it's going to be a big one for software news. iOS has seen relatively modest updates in the past couple of years, but that's about to change.