In the weeks since, UC San Diego’s minimally invasive department has performed more than 20 surgeries with the Apple Vision Pro, including acid-reflux surgery and obesity surgery. Doctors, assistants, and nurses all don headsets during the procedures. No patients have yet opted out of the experiment, Horgan says.

Apple's pricey Vision Pro augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) headset hasn't been a magnet for developers. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that there has been a significant slowdown in apps being introduced in the Vision Pro app store.

Mixed reality headsets are niche products, but the big problem for Apple Vision Pro is that it’s a niche within a niche. At its $3,499 starting price, you could buy seven Meta Quest 3 headsets at their launch MSRP, or 11 of the recently announced Quest 3S if you really wanted to make your buck go further.

Apple just revealed that The Weeknd, who made a cameo appearance during the iPhone 16 "Glowtime" livestream, is unleashing a new "breathtaking immersive experience" that is designed exclusively for the Vision Pro. It will celebrate a new song from the "Blinding Lights" crooner.

The Apple Vision Pro arrived in Australia in July with a hefty retail price tag starting from A$5,999. Like many of the other markets where it has launched, here too it has largely failed miserably to attract consumer attention.

Apple is gearing up to launch a more affordable mixed-reality headset, potentially priced around $2,000, next year, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman

Apple’s survey guides users through a series of questions about their thoughts on Apple Vision Pro and the broader Apple ecosystem. Here are some of the questions asked by the survey: Did you buy Apple Vision Pro or receive it from someone else?