Cooking with Vision Pro

What it's really like using Apple headset in the kitchen.

Author

Leander Kahney
February 13, 2024

Some of the first viral videos for the Apple Vision Pro showed the headset being used for cooking.

They showed how you can pin timers above the stove. Or follow Gordon Ramsay videos as you whip up a meal. The headset even protects your eyes from onion fumes!

In a video that clocked millions of views, The Wall Street Journal’s tech reviewer Joanna Stern called Vision Pro “the ultimate cooking computer.”

So we tried it ourselves. Here’s what we found when we tried to use Vision Pro for cooking.

(If new features are more your jam, here’s how to enable Vision Pro beta software updates to try out the latest and greatest.)

Also in today’s newsletter:

  • The Mymanu Link can act as a Bluetooth receiver and transmitter, so you can beam music to your AirPods from an older stereo, or to it from your iPhone. Very handy.

  • Thanks to Apple opening up the Messages app to Android by adopting RCS, the EU won’t force further changes, like compatibility with WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, WeChat, etc.

  • A lot of keyboard enthusiasts love mechanical keyboards for the sound and feel; we hands-on review a compact one from Satechi, and find there’s a lot to like.

  • More and more people are going “nearly nude” with the latest iPhones. This partial case allows you to dip your toe in the nudist camp without stripping off entirely.

  • Like Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace — who’s going nearly nude with his iPhone 15 Pro Max — I’ve also ditched cases. For the first time ever, I don’t have a case on my iPhone 15 Pro. So far, it’s been fine. Have you ditched cases also? Take the poll below.

  • Speidel’s soft silicone bands for Apple Watch are great, and they’re just $6 from the Cult of Mac Store.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

What it's really like to cook with Vision Pro

Placing timers around your kitchen is an incredible convenience when cooking with Vision Pro. But the downsides will sneak up on you.

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The European Commission decides not to require Apple to further break down barriers between iMessage and rival messaging services.

A message from the Cult of Mac Deals team

Transmit any audio to AirPods for less than $40

Want to use your AirPods on a plane and perform other wireless feats? You need a Bluetooth transmitter and receiver like the Mymanu Link.

How to update Vision Pro software (and try visionOS betas if you dare)

Installing Vision Pro updates is very similar to the process on an iPhone, iPad or Mac. Here’s how to get visionOS updates, including betas.

Aliens don't quit: ‘Invasion’ rages on with season 3 on Apple TV+

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A message from the Cult of Mac Deals team

Get Speidel's soft silicone Scrub Band for Apple Watch for just $6

Speidel makes these colorful, inexpensive silicone Apple Watch bands specifically for medical workers, but anyone can enjoy the sweet price.

With this thing, your iPhone 15 Pro can go nearly naked

Think of Nomad’s Magnetic Leather Back for iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max as a thong for your iPhone.

AirPods airplane adapter makes in-flight entertainment sound great

Don't resort to freebie earbuds for airplane movies. Get the Eve II, an affordable AirPods airplane adapter that also works at home.

Mechanical Mac keyboard packs useful features into small package [Review] ★★★★½

The Satechi SM1 Slim Mechanical Backlit Bluetooth Keyboard has a 75% layout but isn't short on features for Mac (or Windows) users.

M2 Mac mini gets sweet $100 off

The cute little desktop computer looks even more attractive after a discount drops its price to $499.

Today in Apple history: Mac mania sweeps magazine racks

The Macintosh 128K launch fueled enormous excitement among the tech press. On February 13, 1984, InfoWorld declared the first Mac a hit!

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One more thing ...

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When I realized that I was smarter than my parents, I felt tremendous shame for having thought that.

— Steve Jobs, 2011.

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