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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?
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Part II: The Seven Visions
14
Part III: The Spatial Business
19
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Index

The Mirror World Comes to Factory Floors

What really is going on is that there’s a new boss of the factory. It used to be that there might be someone like Henry Ford walking around, watching everyone working, prodding and pushing the workforce, keeping track of parts that hadn’t shown up yet, and so on, but those days are long gone.

The boss of the factory is being replaced by data and AI, along with AR glasses or visors. These cloud computing systems keep track of every little thing in their surroundings. This will likely include even facial recognition to ensure that only the correct workers get access to the factory floor, and the position of the wearable device, down to fractions of a millimeter, along with everything that said wearable device’s 3D sensor is shining on.

This new boss is displayed in these Spatial Computing devices as a “digital twin.” On one level, the digital twin is just a virtual copy of the factory floor. Every display...

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