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The Infinite Retina

The Infinite Retina

By : Irena Cronin, Robert Scoble
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The Infinite Retina

The Infinite Retina

By: Irena Cronin, Robert Scoble

Overview of this book

What is Spatial Computing and why is everyone from Tesla, Apple, and Meta investing heavily in it? Irena Cronin and Robert Scoble answer that question to help you understand where Spatial Computing - an augmented reality where humans and machines can interact in a physical space - came from, where it's going, and why it's so fundamentally different from the computers or mobile phones that came before. They present seven visions of the future and the industry verticals in which Spatial Computing has the most influence - Transportation; Technology, Media, and Telecommunications; Manufacturing; Retail; Healthcare; Finance; and Education. The book also shares insights from leading experts, industry veterans and innovators, including Sebastian Thrun, Ken Bretschneider, and Hugo Swart. They dive into what they think will happen in the medium term and what it could mean for humanity in the long term. This new second edition has many substantial updates, including two new chapters on the relevance of Generative AI to Spatial Computing and a new chapter on the impact of the Apple Vision Pro. Each existing chapter has been updated to have the most current information and commentary.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
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Part I: Why Spatial Computing and Why Now?
6
Part II: The Seven Visions
14
Part III: The Spatial Business
19
Other Books You May Enjoy
20
Index

The Past and The Future

Much of the future of retail has its roots in what exists today. People will continue to have a need or desire to buy something, whether it be a pear, a pair of pants, or a sailboat. It also seems that the need and urge to buy things in stores traverses time. Going back a few thousand years, archeologists have found remnants of stores that were set up in Ancient Greece and Rome. Currently, we still have physical stores where people go to buy things. Going back to the early 1900s, there were some mail-order catalogs where you could order items. The Sears, Roebuck and Company catalog was a very prominent example. Sears, Roebuck and Company had actually started in 1892 as a completely mail-order company, with its physical retail stores only opening up starting in the 1920s.

The idea of ordering something without having to go to a store and having it delivered directly to you is certainly not a new one.

Figure 7.16: Photo credit: Sears, Roebuck and...

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