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The Infinite Retina

By : Irena Cronin, Robert Scoble
Book Image

The Infinite Retina

By: Irena Cronin, Robert Scoble

Overview of this book

What is Spatial Computing and why is everyone from Tesla, Apple, and Facebook investing heavily in it? In The Infinite Retina, authors Irena Cronin and Robert Scoble attempt to answer that question by helping 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 about the past, present, and future from leading experts an other industry veterans and innovators, including Sebastian Thrun, Ken Bretschneider, and Hugo Swart. They dive into what they think will happen in Spatial Computing in the near and medium term, and also explore what it could mean for humanity in the long term. The Infinite Retina then leaves it up to you to decide whether Spatial Computing is truly where the future of technology is heading or whether it's just an exciting, but passing, phase.
Table of Contents (6 chapters)

Vision One – Transportation Automates

Soon, we will summon vehicles that will arrive without humans in them. This will have deep implications for humans and the cities and infrastructure we use. They will also collect data that will let us both see ourselves differently and develop new services that may affect everything, from how we go out to eat to how we shop and find other services like nightclubs. Here, we'll dig into these deep changes and the technology that will bring them to us.

A Future Vision

It is the 2030s. You are in front of Chicago's Navy Pier. It is raining, so you need a ride back to your hotel. You look into your Apple glasses and say, "Hey Siri, get me a ride."

"Okay, Mr. Smith, would you like your usual luxury ride?"

"Yes."

"A Tesla Model X will arrive within 3 minutes. Sorry, we are experiencing much heavier vehicle traffic than usual."

Within a few seconds, your glasses show...