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Apple today listed some streaming, video, and sports apps that will be available on the Vision Pro when the headset launches on February 2, including Disney+, ESPN, MLB, NBA, PGA Tour, Max, Discovery+, Amazon Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, Pluto TV, Tubi, Fubo, Crunchyroll, Red Bull TV, IMAX, TikTok, and MUBI. Major League Soccer fans can also access MLS Season Pass through the Apple TV app on the headset.

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In addition to apps, users will be able to access many other streaming services using Safari and other web browsers on the headset.

Vision Pro supports both 2D and 3D movies. Apple said Disney+ and several other streaming apps will offer select movies in 3D on the Vision Pro at launch, and will debut 3D versions of new movies alongside or shortly after 2D releases.

At launch, more than 150 3D movies will be available to buy or rent through the Apple TV app on the Vision Pro, such as Avatar: The Way of Water, Dune, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

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In addition, the Apple TV app will offer a selection of content recorded in the new Apple Immersive Video format at no additional cost. Apple says the format consists of 180-degree 3D 8K recordings captured with spatial audio.

That immersive content includes:
- Alicia Keys: Rehearsal Room offers a rare glimpse into the Grammy winner's creative process with this intimate rehearsal session featuring renditions of her hits "No One," "If I Ain't Got You," and "You Don't Know My Name." Users can also access these performances as a special EP exclusively on Apple Music when it debuts.

- Adventure follows pioneering athletes as they take on awe-inspiring challenges in some of the world's most sensational locations. In the first episode, Highlining, viewers step into thin air with highliner Faith Dickey as she takes on her biggest challenge yet: a daring traverse 3,000 feet above Norway's breathtaking fjords.

- Wild Life takes viewers up close and personal with some of the most charismatic creatures on the planet to uncover what makes them unique, featuring the experts who know them best. The first episode brings viewers into the world's largest rhinoceros sanctuary where a former police captain has dedicated her life to rescuing, raising, and rewilding these gentle giants.

- Prehistoric Planet Immersive: The award-winning Apple Original docuseries from Jon Favreau and the producers of Planet Earth returns with an immersive film that transports viewers into the daily lives of dinosaurs, and follows the struggles and triumphs of these majestic animals amid spectacular scenery. Prehistoric Planet Immersive whisks viewers along a rugged ocean coast where a pterosaur colony settles in for an afternoon nap, which proves to be anything but restful.
Vision Pro starts at $3,499 in the U.S., and it will be available to pre-order starting this Friday, January 19. The headset is launching in the U.S. only for now, with availability expected to expand to additional countries later this year.

Article Link: Apple Announces Streaming Services and Sports Apps Available on Vision Pro at Launch
 
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i wasn’t going to buy one, but after finding that Tubi will be available at launch, I’m sold. I love cheesy movies. Now work on adding Shudder to the lineup.

Tom

edit: I ditched Netflix b/c I wasn’t finding enough that I like (last one that I binged was The Good Bandit from Columbia)
 
Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers…!

Consumers, consumers, consumers, consumers, consumers, consumers, consumers…!

Very little so far about actual productivity apps.

All about creating your own personal little isolated cinema.

I dunno…
Yeah, even during WWDC, the one great experience that almost everyone unequivocally praised was the cinematic experience....
 
Many of these products have gone the way of entertainment only. I remember the HoloLens getting a lot of love from the mechanical and medical industry in that you could practice/train in tasks in a much more immersive way using the device. I'm very curious how far industry will take this once the public shows interest and makes this the next "must have" item. I made it through the Google Glass days (as it didn't last much longer), the HTC, Meta, and other stabs at this industry. Really wondering how well Apple will crack this code.
 
I do worry that Apple is sidelining some incredibly innovative industrial use cases to basically sell an iPad Pro you strap to your face.
 
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That's a great lineup. Apple's been busy making that happen.

It's interesting there haven't been any leaks.

No doubt there's much more to come, that will soon be revealed with respect to productivity apps.
Is this content going to be in 4K?
 
Many of these products have gone the way of entertainment only. I remember the HoloLens getting a lot of love from the mechanical and medical industry in that you could practice/train in tasks in a much more immersive way using the device. I'm very curious how far industry will take this once the public shows interest and makes this the next "must have" item. I made it through the Google Glass days (as it didn't last much longer), the HTC, Meta, and other stabs at this industry. Really wondering how well Apple will crack this code.

I suspect it will be in the same way Apple broke into the "smartphone" category in 2007. I have no worries.
 
I do worry that Apple is sidelining some incredibly innovative industrial use cases to basically sell an iPad Pro you strap to your face.

That’s in the hands of the developer community and the market. A big undertone of this product is creating a more focused work from home experience. I’m using a cheap 4K60 capture card to pipe my work laptop into my Mac. Latency is surprisingly low.
 
I’m very intrigued by this product, yet there is no way I’ll buy the first iteration. I can’t wait for the reviews, though.
 
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Developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers…!

Consumers, consumers, consumers, consumers, consumers, consumers, consumers…!

Very little so far about actual productivity apps.

All about creating your own personal little isolated cinema.

I dunno…
You mean you're NOT going to buy it? I'm shocked, I tell ya. Shocked!
 
The only way all of these services are available on the AVP at launch is because they have simply ported their iOS app to the AVP...

There is no way that each of these services spent the time to create a bespoke and unique and immersive experience for the AVP....
Do they need unique experiences? Won’t this just work similar to Apple TV or Roku or whatever, where there’s just one Apple streaming app and you add whatever services you have to it, so all the streamers have to do is get their interface to work in the app?

Also, if each service did have dedicated apps, they probably already have VR versions from the Meta platform that they could adapt to AVP.
 
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I do worry that Apple is sidelining some incredibly innovative industrial use cases to basically sell an iPad Pro you strap to your face.

I wouldn't worry about that. Apple has been collaborating with Stanford University's AR/VR Laboratory for the last 7-8 years.

I remember the reactions here when iPod and iPhone were launched. I'm seeing the same thing today.

Deja vu all over again. :)
 
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