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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 “Glassholes” Show the Way

It started with a jump out of a dirigible at a Google programming conference back in May 2014. The jumpers were wearing a new kind of computer: one that put a little screen and a camera right near their right eye. They broadcast a video feed from them to everyone. People jumped up to be the first to order one (we were amongst the first in line) because the demo was so compelling.1

Defeated Expectations

That said, the demo oversold what would actually materialize. Before we got ours, we thought it would be an experience so futuristic that we had to put down $1,500 to be the first to experience it. Now, don’t get us wrong, the first year of wearing Google Glass was pretty fun, mostly. People were highly interested in seeing it. At the NextWeb conference, attendees stood in line for an hour to try ours out.

Most people walked away thinking they had seen the future, even though all they saw was a tiny screen that barely worked...

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