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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 Six – Virtual Trading and Banking

The future uses for Spatial Computing in the financial industry are vast. There is very little Spatial Computing currently being utilized in that field, however. The main reasons for this include the general conservatism of the industry and the number of regulations that would need to be addressed relating to customer interfaces and trading. We believe that the great benefits that Spatial Computing could bring to the financial industry will enable the hearty adoption of its technologies in the future.

Since almost all of the views for the use of Spatial Computing in the financial industry included here are forward-facing, this chapter will be much shorter than the other six chapters we have written that address industry verticals. The functional areas we touch upon here include 3D data visualization, virtual trading, ATM security and facial payment machines, and virtual branch functionality and customer services. Let...