Apple’s spatial computing journey hit a five-month milestone today, and while The Verge calls the first Vision Pro “a really, really, really big screen” that wasn’t exactly “a groundbreaking, market-moving hit,” the rumor mill is buzzing with news that could change everything. The latest reports suggest Apple isn’t retreating from mixed reality—they’re doubling down with meaningful hardware improvements that directly address the two pain points preventing broader adoption: processing limitations affecting the crucial passthrough experience and comfort issues that turn extended use into an endurance test. The complaints from early adopters centered around specific hardware limitations that Apple can actually address through iteration: the three-year-old M2 processor struggling with real-time video processing and a strap design that makes the 1.3-pound headset feel like wearing an anvil. Now we’re getting our first concrete look at Apple’s response. Finally, the M4 upgrade we’ve been…more
