In a new Power On Newsletter installment, Mark Gurman states that “The Vision Pro’s first killer app has arrived. Apple markets the Vision Pro as a standalone device (complete with powerful chips and a $3,500 price tag), but one of its best features is the ability to serve as a Mac external monitor. In June, Apple announced plans to make that feature even better, bringing a virtual curved monitor mode to the default size, as well as offering new wide and ultrawide monitor options.

The company released a beta version of these capabilities this past week, and they are a game changer. In my view, the features represent the first true killer app for the Vision Pro. They provide a high-resolution Mac external monitor with what feels like an infinite amount of screen real estate. Before these new modes arrived, I was only using my Vision Pro occasionally to watch movies. Now, I’m back to at least trying to use it every workday.

Apple should be marketing the new ultrawide display modes in a major way. It’s that good. And if you’ve read my prior coverage of the Vision Pro, you know I haven’t always been easy on the product. The wide and ultrawide options will be available for all Vision Pro users as part of visionOS 2.2, which I expect to arrive in early December.

To make Vision Pro wearable for longer periods of time, Gurman gives the new Belkin Head Strap two thumbs up. Gurman noted that he’s “been testing the new strap for the past few days, and I find it to be a significant improvement over both options included in the Vision Pro packaging. I already can use the Vision Pro for longer periods of time than before: It’s comfortable for a few hours, rather than about 30 minutes.”

Earlier this week a warning in Apple’s Form 10-K filing provided a chilling revelation as presented below. It was the first such warning and reflected the times that Apple is competing in.

While avoiding Apple’s warning directly, he spent some time going through possible future products that he’s covered many times before, such as foldables, smart displays, a higher-end home hub with a robotic limb and more.

Gurman noted that ‘It’s time to face facts. There may never be another Apple product on the level of the iPhone. It’s hard to imagine something materializing that could generate half of the company’s revenue,” like the iPhone.

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