Apple's Vision Pro goggles unleash a mixed reality that could lead to more innovation and isolation

Reporters are a skeptical bunch, so it was unusual to hear so many of them raving about their firsthand experience with Apple’s next Big Thing. That would be the high-priced headset called Vision Pro that's infused with totally virtual reality and augmented reality that projects digital images on top of real-world settings. After wearing the Vision Pro during a half-hour demonstration meticulously orchestrated by Apple, an Associated Press reporter also was blown away by the goggles-like headset. But that excitement was muted by a disquieting sense of having passed through a gateway that eventually will lead society down another avenue of digital isolation.