Apple Sports, Apple Vision Pro, and a Smart Ring on the AppleInsider Podcast

Apple has proven that it's sports mad by making a slightly crazy new app, while Apple Vision Pro is still giving up secrets, and we may — or may not — be about to get another new Apple platform.

Forget visionOS and the Apple Vision Pro, Apple has launched a new sports app — and is rumored to be this close to bringing out an Apple Smart Ring. There's a surprising amount to say about Apple Sports, and quite a lot to dismiss in the Apple Ring claims, yet both tell us a lot about where Apple is today.

Somewhere between the Apple Sports app that launched this week and the ring that may not ever come, there are Apple announcements to expect in the next few weeks. Most especially we can expect new iPads and it appears that they are going to be startlingly thin.

Plus we're still learning about the Apple Vision Pro — and if you have exactly the right type of car, you will soon see changes in CarPlay when iOS 17.4 comes out of beta in March.

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Links from the Show:

• Hands on: Apple Sports brings a limited experience to tracking your favorite teams
• Apple designed its new Sports app to be fast and simple
• Apple brings live scores to new Apple Sports app
• Experience MLS on Apple Vision Pro, including a 3D special
• Apple's 3D video cameras spotted during NBA Slam Dunk Contest
• Apple is hardening iMessage encryption now to protect it from a threat that doesn't exist yet
• Apple Vision Pro Travel Case review: too-expensive precision cushioning
• Hands on with Apple Vision Pro ZEISS optical inserts
• Apple Vision Pro followup could be 18 months away
• New iPhone 16 Pro colors rumored to include yellow and gray
• After years of research, an Apple smart ring may be imminent
• New AirPods Max rumored to hit shelves in 2024 without giant feature changes
• New iPad sizes detailed in anonymous leak
• Everything new in iOS 17.4 beta 4
• Apple says the iPhone 15 battery is more durable than it originally thought

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