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The Rise of Open-Sourced R&D, How Communal Resourcefulness Will Protect Us, & Wild Data Provocations

Implications, by Scott Belsky • 432 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Data Blockchain Spatial Computing Web Development
  1. 2024 brings significant changes and implications due to societal shifts, innovation speed, and changing human desires.
  2. Customers are increasingly driving R&D by generating ideas, particularly with the help of AI tools and social validation.
  3. Communal resourcefulness, like shared threat models and blocklists, is crucial for enhancing security in the AI era.

The big demo

Tabletops • 334 implied HN points • 05 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Consumer Tech Product Launch Spatial Computing
  1. Apple's successful retail experience is crucial for the launch of new products like the Vision Pro.
  2. Apple Vision Pro is a personal and unique product in the spatial computing category.
  3. The detailed and well-coordinated demo experience for Vision Pro at Apple Stores is a key factor in its success.

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Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality • 146 implied HN points • 12 Feb 24
💼 Business Economics Journamalism Spatial Computing Industrial Policy Interest Rates
  1. Capital is increasingly substituting labor, affecting income inequality and job opportunities.
  2. Some New York Times reporters display lack of awareness about key policies and issues, raising questions about the purpose of journalism.
  3. The Apple Vision Pro VR headset is considered innovative but not without limitations, targeting a specific tech-savvy audience.

The Vision Pro? Daddy, chill

The Rectangle • 113 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Hardware Social media Artificial Intelligence Spatial Computing Algorithms
  1. The release of the Vision Pro highlights a split in culture between bootlickers and contrarians.
  2. Bootlickers overly defend products and praise them, while contrarians overly criticize and find flaws in them.
  3. Algorithmisation exacerbates this cultural division by boosting controversial content and leading us into binary situations.
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Special Announcement: 1st Date Set for Spatial Web AI Learning Lab LIVE

Spatial Web AI by Denise Holt • 58 implied HN points • 25 Jan 24
🕹 Technology AI Spatial Computing
  1. Learn about Active Inference AI and Spatial Computing in a new Learning Lab LIVE series for $5/month or $32/year.
  2. The series delves into concepts like Active Inference, Spatial Computing, and how these technologies merge in the future.
  3. Each monthly presentation covers topics like the Spatial Web Protocol, Belief Updating, Holon architecture, and more, with two LIVE sessions per month.

The Business Case for Understanding Generation Alpha

Musings Of A Wandering Mind • 137 implied HN points • 20 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Augmented reality Metaverse Spatial Computing Virtual reality
  1. Generation Alpha, born between 2010 and 2024, will be the largest generation and shape the future.
  2. They will have advanced technological skills by age 8 and influence the metaverse and spatial computing.
  3. Understanding Generation Alpha is crucial for businesses to adapt to their preferences and values.

Apple's VR headset returns us to the Middle Ages

SCIENCE GODDESS • 78 implied HN points • 04 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Virtual reality Spatial Computing Art history Privacy Concerns
  1. Apple's new VR headset offers a revolutionary way of interfacing with technology called 'spatial computing'
  2. The technology behind Apple's VR headset draws parallels to the perspectival representation technique in medieval European painting
  3. Considerations about the implications and trade-offs of using Apple's VR headset, such as privacy concerns and the balance between virtual and physical interactions

visionOS and product opportunities in spatial computing

Department of Product • 78 implied HN points • 13 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Spatial Computing
  1. Apple's visionOS design principles emphasize familiarity, human-centered approach, and immersive experiences.
  2. visionOS introduces new gestures like taps, double taps, and pinch and drag, requiring product teams to rethink design systems for spatial computing.
  3. Spatial computing with visionOS could find applications in productivity and individual user experiences, potentially changing traditional input methods.

The Mouse and the Cat

The Intersection • 19 implied HN points • 09 Jun 23
🕹 Technology VR Computing Augmented reality Innovation Spatial Computing
  1. In order to succeed, it's more important to be smart than fast. The tale of the mouse outsmarting the ox in the Zodiac race exemplifies this.
  2. Apple's Vision Pro launch marks their entry into spatial computing, but they are not the pioneers in personal or mobile computing.
  3. Apple aims to dominate individual interface access, while Meta focuses on connections and monetizing data. Both have different business focuses and target markets.

The Future Is a Dupe

Digital Native • 0 implied HN points • 28 Feb 24
🕹 Technology AI Virtual reality Infrastructure Generative AI Spatial Computing
  1. Gen Z is interested in finding cheaper alternatives to expensive products, known as 'dupes', and platforms like TikTok are popular for sharing these recommendations.
  2. New technologies like Sora and Vision Pro are changing the way we create and experience content, with AI models generating videos from text prompts and devices like Vision Pro offering immersive experiences.
  3. The integration of AI and spatial computing in our daily lives brings both positive and negative implications, with opportunities for improved communication and accessibility, but also potential challenges in job displacement and ethical concerns.

The Spatial Web is Coming — Part 3

Spatial Web AI by Denise Holt • 0 implied HN points • 12 Oct 22
🕹 Technology Spatial Computing Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Smart Contracts
  1. The Spatial Web Foundation and VERSES Technologies are building a new computing technology stack with three tiers - Interface, Logic & Data focused on merging AR & VR experiences with the physical world.
  2. VERSES Technologies' AI Operating System called KOSM™ enables cognitive computing methods for processing spatial and UX data, and includes Artificial Intelligence based on the 'Free Energy Principle.'
  3. Distributed Ledger Technologies like Blockchain, with Smart Contracts at their core, offer secure automation of transactions, providing trust, security, and privacy crucial for a prosperous Web 3.0 experience.

The Last 2D Super Bowl

Perspective Agents • 0 implied HN points • 12 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Spatial Computing Immersive experiences Virtual reality
  1. Spatial computing is poised to revolutionize how fans experience sports broadcasting by moving from 2D to 3D mediums.
  2. Technological advancements have drastically transformed how the Super Bowl is broadcasted, with new formats and immersive experiences being introduced.
  3. New technologies like spatial computing could lead to groundbreaking innovations in sports broadcasting, introducing features like multiple camera views and AR overlays to enhance viewer engagement.

Facial Spatial Computing

Requests for Startups • 0 implied HN points • 12 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Metaverse Spatial Computing
  1. Apple introduced the VisionPro at WWDC, a new product in the spatial computing space.
  2. Spatial computing will bring a shift from 2D to 3D workspaces and focus on contextual awareness and interconnectivity.
  3. Future opportunities in spatial computing include brain-machine interfaces, open-source hardware, and tools for creating lived experiences.