Todd Heberlein
@toddheberlein.bsky.social
Hobby: AR/VR dev, Guilty pleasure: UFOs/UAP, Job: Cybersecurity R&D.
I’m into anything science-related and have a soft spot for technology-focused businesses.
I’m into anything science-related and have a soft spot for technology-focused businesses.
A new Apple Immersive Video has dropped: Flight Ready
14 minutes of amazing video from the USS Nimitz. (the UFO/UAP people will know this carrier!)
This is my new favorite.
14 minutes of amazing video from the USS Nimitz. (the UFO/UAP people will know this carrier!)
This is my new favorite.
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
A new Apple Immersive Video has dropped: Flight Ready
14 minutes of amazing video from the USS Nimitz. (the UFO/UAP people will know this carrier!)
This is my new favorite.
14 minutes of amazing video from the USS Nimitz. (the UFO/UAP people will know this carrier!)
This is my new favorite.
Huh? Apple is saying its Developer Strap is available for order on Oct 22.
Is this different than the old strap? Does it enable any new functionality?
I wonder if this is to support Apple's new functionality to render content on the Mac and display in AVP?
Is this different than the old strap? Does it enable any new functionality?
I wonder if this is to support Apple's new functionality to render content on the Mac and display in AVP?
October 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Huh? Apple is saying its Developer Strap is available for order on Oct 22.
Is this different than the old strap? Does it enable any new functionality?
I wonder if this is to support Apple's new functionality to render content on the Mac and display in AVP?
Is this different than the old strap? Does it enable any new functionality?
I wonder if this is to support Apple's new functionality to render content on the Mac and display in AVP?
Happy Friday Morning!
October 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Happy Friday Morning!
Updated Apple Vision Pro with M5 and new head strap is out.
October 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Updated Apple Vision Pro with M5 and new head strap is out.
Interrupting the "Apple Vision Pro is dead" discussions to remind people that Apple has a 3-day immersive storytelling mini-WWDC next week, live and online (online is only 2 days).
I've registered for the online experience.
I've registered for the online experience.
October 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Interrupting the "Apple Vision Pro is dead" discussions to remind people that Apple has a 3-day immersive storytelling mini-WWDC next week, live and online (online is only 2 days).
I've registered for the online experience.
I've registered for the online experience.
I largely gave up interest in the UFO/UAP topic because Congressional people leading hearings are some of the worst human beings, and too many in the UFO community embrace them.
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I largely gave up interest in the UFO/UAP topic because Congressional people leading hearings are some of the worst human beings, and too many in the UFO community embrace them.
Another example of why I would prefer Apple stay away from creating a frontier LLM and let users choose from several 3rd party options.
In today’s highly polarized world, any training data about the world will be seen as biased by one group or another.
In today’s highly polarized world, any training data about the world will be seen as biased by one group or another.
September 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Another example of why I would prefer Apple stay away from creating a frontier LLM and let users choose from several 3rd party options.
In today’s highly polarized world, any training data about the world will be seen as biased by one group or another.
In today’s highly polarized world, any training data about the world will be seen as biased by one group or another.
Got an alert on my iPhone for an Apple Vision Pro experience I haven't seen yet. I think this is a first.
Looks like I'll be watching the "MotoGP: Tour De Force" Apple Immersive Video tonight.
Looks like I'll be watching the "MotoGP: Tour De Force" Apple Immersive Video tonight.
September 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Got an alert on my iPhone for an Apple Vision Pro experience I haven't seen yet. I think this is a first.
Looks like I'll be watching the "MotoGP: Tour De Force" Apple Immersive Video tonight.
Looks like I'll be watching the "MotoGP: Tour De Force" Apple Immersive Video tonight.
Your book signings aren’t like this? 😅
September 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Your book signings aren’t like this? 😅
Immersive environments before and after today's visionOS update. Jupiter has arrived (upper-left corner). It looks like Morning Light was dropped.
September 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Immersive environments before and after today's visionOS update. Jupiter has arrived (upper-left corner). It looks like Morning Light was dropped.
Everyone talks about the expected Apple Vision Pro refresh going from an M2 to an M5 (or M4) chip.
Has anyone heard if the 2nd gen AVP will keep the R1 or get an R2 chip?
Has anyone heard if the 2nd gen AVP will keep the R1 or get an R2 chip?
September 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Everyone talks about the expected Apple Vision Pro refresh going from an M2 to an M5 (or M4) chip.
Has anyone heard if the 2nd gen AVP will keep the R1 or get an R2 chip?
Has anyone heard if the 2nd gen AVP will keep the R1 or get an R2 chip?
The next UFO/UAP hearing features 2 Air Force veterans, 1 Navy veteran, and journalist George Knapp.
It is 10 am ET / 7 am PT (it says 10 am EST, but we are still daylight standard time)
It is 10 am ET / 7 am PT (it says 10 am EST, but we are still daylight standard time)
September 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The next UFO/UAP hearing features 2 Air Force veterans, 1 Navy veteran, and journalist George Knapp.
It is 10 am ET / 7 am PT (it says 10 am EST, but we are still daylight standard time)
It is 10 am ET / 7 am PT (it says 10 am EST, but we are still daylight standard time)
GarageBand also has an ad to upgrade to Logic Pro.
August 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
GarageBand also has an ad to upgrade to Logic Pro.
Back to working on Ennetix xTend for the Mac after a hiatus. I derive a certain pleasure in knowing what is happening on my computer and network. Here, I am using xTend to watch me push a bug fix for xTend while seeing the screencapture process created to capture the screenshot... kind of meta 😄
August 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Back to working on Ennetix xTend for the Mac after a hiatus. I derive a certain pleasure in knowing what is happening on my computer and network. Here, I am using xTend to watch me push a bug fix for xTend while seeing the screencapture process created to capture the screenshot... kind of meta 😄
"Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters" on YouTube.
August 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters" on YouTube.
If you aren't using Apple Vision Pro's immersive mode (visionOS 26) when watching YouTube videos, you are missing a great experience.
Here is a little of Smooth Criminal. Below is Golden from KPop Demon Hunters (I have a range of tastes)
Here is a little of Smooth Criminal. Below is Golden from KPop Demon Hunters (I have a range of tastes)
August 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
If you aren't using Apple Vision Pro's immersive mode (visionOS 26) when watching YouTube videos, you are missing a great experience.
Here is a little of Smooth Criminal. Below is Golden from KPop Demon Hunters (I have a range of tastes)
Here is a little of Smooth Criminal. Below is Golden from KPop Demon Hunters (I have a range of tastes)
Apple put an ad for Final Cut Pro in iMovie. I don't remember Apple doing this before.
August 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Apple put an ad for Final Cut Pro in iMovie. I don't remember Apple doing this before.
That is a lot of intelligence agencies.
August 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
That is a lot of intelligence agencies.
Went to create a new Mac app using Xcode beta, and spotted the "Spatial Rendering App" template.
Has anyone done anything interesting with this?
Has anyone done anything interesting with this?
August 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Went to create a new Mac app using Xcode beta, and spotted the "Spatial Rendering App" template.
Has anyone done anything interesting with this?
Has anyone done anything interesting with this?
Updated to today’s visionOS 26 beta. Alas, no new Jupiter or any other new environments yet.
Does anyone use any of the tinted light environments?
Does anyone use any of the tinted light environments?
August 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Updated to today’s visionOS 26 beta. Alas, no new Jupiter or any other new environments yet.
Does anyone use any of the tinted light environments?
Does anyone use any of the tinted light environments?
A week after Patch Tuesday, we’re still seeing outbound HTTP traffic that’s 30–40 times higher in the middle of the night than during working hours.
It’s as if your computers are saying, “The people are gone—let’s get to work!”
It’s as if your computers are saying, “The people are gone—let’s get to work!”
August 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A week after Patch Tuesday, we’re still seeing outbound HTTP traffic that’s 30–40 times higher in the middle of the night than during working hours.
It’s as if your computers are saying, “The people are gone—let’s get to work!”
It’s as if your computers are saying, “The people are gone—let’s get to work!”
Updated to the latest visionOS beta today. Alas, no Jupiter environment yet.
I wonder if Apple will remove one of the existing lighting environments, come up with a new icon arrangement, or add a second screen of environments?
I wonder if Apple will remove one of the existing lighting environments, come up with a new icon arrangement, or add a second screen of environments?
August 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Updated to the latest visionOS beta today. Alas, no Jupiter environment yet.
I wonder if Apple will remove one of the existing lighting environments, come up with a new icon arrangement, or add a second screen of environments?
I wonder if Apple will remove one of the existing lighting environments, come up with a new icon arrangement, or add a second screen of environments?
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Weekend project done - creating an immersive experience for a web page, complete with my attempted voice acting. 😅
Blog post (where you can experience content) is in the next post.
Weekend project done - creating an immersive experience for a web page, complete with my attempted voice acting. 😅
Blog post (where you can experience content) is in the next post.
August 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Weekend project done - creating an immersive experience for a web page, complete with my attempted voice acting. 😅
Blog post (where you can experience content) is in the next post.
Weekend project done - creating an immersive experience for a web page, complete with my attempted voice acting. 😅
Blog post (where you can experience content) is in the next post.
Has anyone successfully added a spatial-backdrop to a web page for use in visionOS 26?
My first attempt failed, and I want to confirm the feature actually works before spending time debugging.
It was shown in WWDC25 session
developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
My first attempt failed, and I want to confirm the feature actually works before spending time debugging.
It was shown in WWDC25 session
developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
August 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Has anyone successfully added a spatial-backdrop to a web page for use in visionOS 26?
My first attempt failed, and I want to confirm the feature actually works before spending time debugging.
It was shown in WWDC25 session
developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
My first attempt failed, and I want to confirm the feature actually works before spending time debugging.
It was shown in WWDC25 session
developer.apple.com/videos/play/...
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Posted my first spatial blog post for Apple Vision Pro users.
This video shows viewing the panoramic photos from the web page. Link to article is in next post.
Posted my first spatial blog post for Apple Vision Pro users.
This video shows viewing the panoramic photos from the web page. Link to article is in next post.
August 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Posted my first spatial blog post for Apple Vision Pro users.
This video shows viewing the panoramic photos from the web page. Link to article is in next post.
Posted my first spatial blog post for Apple Vision Pro users.
This video shows viewing the panoramic photos from the web page. Link to article is in next post.