Vision Air headset leaks

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Leander Kahney
April 17, 2025

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Everyone thinks Apple’s Vision Pro headset is a bust. And while it might be, at least from a sales perspective, it’s clearly part of a plan.

To wit: The first headset is a developer device. Its whole raison d'être is for developers to create apps and content for a subsequent headset aimed at ordinary consumers.

And we’re starting to get hints at what that consumer headset might look like, thanks to supply chain leaks. TBH: It looks pretty baller.

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  • DeepL Translate is the first third-party app you can set up as your iPhone’s default translation app. It supports more languages and, in our tests, works better. Here’s how to set it up for yourself.

  • A Kickstarter campaign hopes to bring Smell-O-Vision to iPhone cases. I’ve never seen anything so idiotic.

  • In our household, I’m the designated cord wrangler: the unappreciated idiot who spends hours carefully wrapping all our cords to keep them tangle-free. These magnetic anti-tangle cables are going on my Xmas wish list.

  • Is it a mouse or a barnacle? Do you really need a mouse that clings magnetically to your MacBook? See our hands-on review.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

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