Will Apple’s imaginative and prescient for a less expensive headset repay? [The CultCast]

This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: Apple appears dead-set on producing a way more reasonably priced model of the Imaginative and prescient Professional. The present $3,499 price ticket is unquestionably a dealbreaker. However will a less expensive model of the Imaginative and prescient Professional headset take off? We focus on the professionals and cons — and a potential answer!

Additionally on The CultCast:

• Apple’s former obsession with making its merchandise skinny and lightweight would possibly make a comeback. Possibly even with Apple Watch Collection 10 later this 12 months.
• We’d not have an excessive amount of longer to attend for MacBook Execs powered by M4 chips.
• Griffin the risk-taker offers us his hands-on impressions of iOS 18, together with 11 “hidden” options that Apple didn’t even point out throughout the WWDC24 keynote.
• And at last, the MoviePass saga will get a correct retelling, within the type of an HBO documentary.

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The CultCast reside stream: Cheaper Apple Imaginative and prescient headset

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This week’s high Apple information

On the present this week: Your host Erfon Elijah (@erfon), Cult of Mac managing editor Lewis Wallace (@lewiswallace) and Cult of Mac author D. Griffin Jones (@dgriffinjones).

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