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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 Two ‒ Virtual Worlds Appear

As we did in previous chapters in Part II, we will be looking at an industry vertical in this chapter. This chapter's vertical is Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT). Since this vertical goes to the core of what Spatial Computing is very much about, it will necessarily be longer than the other chapters that focus on industry verticals.

New realities are appearing thanks to Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. In a few years, though, the capabilities of VR and AR will change and morph into more sophisticated Spatial Computing glasses, which will arrive with massive increases in bandwidth thanks to 5G and new AI capabilities, which are due in part to the R&D being done on autonomous vehicles. Here we dive into some of the fundamentals of the TMT vertical, as well as the profound changes we expect.

From 2D to 3D

As we look back at the technology industry, especially when it comes to personal computers...