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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 Five ‒ Virtual Healthcare

As we imagine a world where every doctor, nurse, administrator, and patient wears Spatial Computing glasses, we see five changes: the medical system becomes more efficient, existing patient care gets better, those who provide care are better trained, the patient experience improves, and healthcare becomes more predictive and personalized.

Spatial Computing will eventually redefine what we think of as healthcare and the medical system that delivers it. Every part of it will be touched, from the surgery rooms to the doctors who save your life. They already are starting to use devices like Microsoft HoloLens 2 to prepare for or perform surgeries.

Nurses will be assisted by robots bringing them drugs, needles, or other supplies without forcing them to walk down the hall to gather them. All of this directed by glasses flashing visuals about their job process and their patients into their eyes, and audio into their ears providing...