I’m writing this review with an M5-powered Vision Pro on my head and my MacBook Pro on my lap. The MacBook’s screen is projected in front of me in an ultrawide format large enough that it swallows the entirety of the living room area inside of Gizmodo’s office. It’s a magnificent, novel sight for all of about 30 minutes. I can feel the headset bearing down on my face. The refreshed Vision Pro’s new Dual Knit band keeps some of the weight on my forehead, but I know I will need a break. Apple’s mixed reality headset is better than it was almost two years ago, and largely because of a better battery, peripheral support, and many, many software updates. And it’s still an expensive —and occasionally awkward— work in progress that may never truly reach Apple’s full ambitions.

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