There are a few caveats that are worth bearing in mind — and questions that Apple is yet to answer. Something users with less-than-perfect eyesight will have to remember is that the ZEISS Optical Inserts for the Vision Pro will be sold separately, rather than bundled with the cost of the headset itself. Apple hasn’t said exactly how much that’ll cost yet, but it looks like an unavoidable expense — on top of the already eye-wateringly expensive headset itself — since wearing Vision Pro while also wearing regular eyeglasses is a non-starter. 

The other question is whether there’ll be inserts for every vision correction out there. Given Apple and ZEISS are effectively making a set of eyeglasses, just without the frame to hold them together, it seems likely that the inserts will be able to correct regular distance vision and near vision, along with astigmatism. Still, anybody with particularly unusual corrective lens requirements may want to wait to see if their issues are on the list of those Vision Pro Optical Inserts can fix. 

What’s admirable, at least, is that Apple is addressing corrective vision from day one. Arguably one of the (many) reasons that Google Glass failed, for instance, was Google’s tardiness to offer prescription lenses until long after it began selling the headsets. Considering those who already wear prescription glasses are an obvious audience to court with smart glasses technology, getting them onboard from the outset seems a common-sense strategy.

Kojima mentioned, “We are now entering a new era of gaming on the Mac.” The designer, known for his work on the “Metal Gear” series, praised the rendering pipeline and the graphical fidelity courtesy of MetalFX Upscaling tech. Circling back to the game, “Death Stranding: Director’s Cut” will be available for pre-order soon and is slated for a release later this year.

A Director’s Cut of the game was released for the PlayStation 5 in 2021, following the game’s original debut in 2019 for the PlayStation 4 and a Windows arrival in 2021. Players take the role of a porter, with the appropriately Kojima-esque tongue-in-cheek name of Sam Porter Bridges, in the game set in a post-apocalyptic world rife with violent scavengers and supernatural beings.

At WWDC, Apple also introduced a new Game Mode in macOS Sonoma, once again sending the message that the company is serious about gaming. This mode lowers the latency for console controllers and also limits background tasks to prioritize CPU and GPU resources for the game,

If you drive an electric vehicle (EV) or a plug-in hybrid, knowing where the nearest charging station is can be as important as knowing where to fill up. Unlike fuel stations, charging stations don’t usually have big neon signs you can see from the highway, so you’ll need another solution.

If you’re a member of a particular EV charging network, like ChargePoint, you can use their app through CarPlay to find only those chargers. Depending on where you are, your usual charging network may not be available, that’s where PlugShare comes in. It looks for all publicly available charging stations in your area, from a number of providers. You’ll see all of the chargers from your usual network, but you’ll also see everything else.

If you’ve used public charging stations before, you might already have a payment method on file. In that case, just drive to the charger you want and plug in. If not, you can store a payment method in the PlugShare app and handle payments seamlessly through CarPlay. In addition to keeping you charged up day to day, PlugShare also has an option to plan a road trip and save the trip in your profile. Then when you’re ready to depart, PlugShare will determine the best route with chargers laid out along the way.