MikeJB

Well, now I know what I will be doing before I install macOS26 on my M3 Pro MBP. I have an extensive 8mm tape library of family home videos (Dad's stuff. Grin) and last year my sister requested a copy of a video recording of my Dad preparing his annual Christmas Fudge.  In order to give my sister that priceless family remembrance, I "dug" out of storage my old Sony HDV Handycam HDR-HC1 camcorder (an old "state of the art" model), find that particular 8 mm tape cassette from 40 or so, buy the following adaptors to connect my camcorder's output to my M3 Pro MBP and then transfer that video segment to a Flash Drive.  Those adaptors were: i.Link cable (IEEE 1394)  -- to FireWire 400 to 800 adapter -- to a FireWire 800 to Thunderbolt adaptor (Apple) -- and then finally to a Thunderbolt 2 to Thunderbolt 3 adapter (Apple).  This "Frankenstein connector" actually worked!  

Sometime in July, it will be back to copying all those cassette tape video recordings to "treasured" flash drives or dedicated SSD drives.  Then after macOS26 is installed, my Sony Camcorder will be returned to my equivalent of "The Bone Yard" storage area - sadly probably for the last time.  Time moves on.  

I am still enjoying my "Day 1" HomePod stereo pair daily and I believe I will continue to do so for many years to come. After all, "Vintage" age - or ears - is just a state of mind anyway. Grin.

A little history goes a long way to understanding why Project Titan was cancelled. Back in 2016, CNET (as did many other tech publications) published their article titled " Apple invests $1 billion in China's Uber competitor to "learn more about the market". It was speculated that Apple's Project Titan was NOT an attempt to build a "Tesla" clone or follow Tesla's business model but rather would use their Apple designed EV self driving "transportation pod"  that would form the basis for a car-sharing service that would be used by urban citizens around the world.  Unfortunately, that car sharing business model never became viable and so the need for ANOTHER EV automobile maker just selling basic transportation became an untenable business model for Apple.

I read that a third party Apple Vision Pro app was created to allow YouTube videos in an independent AVP window. I suspect that since one was created, the powers-that-be over at YouTube figured it would be in their own interests to release an AVP app themselves (as reported on Apple Insider recently).

I am curious about one feature not discussed. We know that Apple Vision Pro only supports one Virtual Display. When the AVP is paired to a MacBook, that single virtual display appears and the MacBook's display is blanked out.

However, has ANYONE tried this attempt yet.  First use Sidecar tech (either wirelessly or with a cable) to pair an iPad's display to act as a secondary screen to the MacBook. Then pair the MarBook (while still using the iPad display as a secondary extended display, with an Apple Vision Pro.  Once the pairing (AVP to the MacBook), the MacBook's display should go black while the AVP mirrors the MacBook's display as a floating virtual display.

My question is - will the iPad's display still act as a visible extended display?