Category: Devices

  • The XR Blueprint: Where we are headed

    The XR Blueprint: Where we are headed

    I’ve posted fairly extensively before about the rough equivalency of our modern iPhones vs. the worlds fastest supercomputers in Y2K. That in itself is amazing. There are several key trends at work that make that possible: Moore’s Law the eternal(?) Truth of Tech — that every 18 months, processor power doubles. AI Designs Silicon In…

  • VR Report Card: The Metaverse, 2014-2024

    VR Report Card: The Metaverse, 2014-2024

    From the moment I unboxed my Oculus DK2 in 2014, and for many many years after, I dedicated an immense amount of time and energy into building what — at the time — I considered the glorious future of our species: the Metaverse. Around 2108, I got very disillusioned with the concept, and adopted an…

  • BCI 101 : the Brain Computer Interface

    BCI 101 : the Brain Computer Interface

    If you haven’t noticed, across the years, tech is getting closer to the bone. Enter BCI. In the ancient days of the twentieth century, you travelled to an office to use a PC; at the dawn of the 21st you carried a laptop with you; today you merely keep a smartphone in your pocket… now…

  • iPhone Killer: The Next Platform: an “AI-first” device, with an AI App Store 2024

    iPhone Killer: The Next Platform: an “AI-first” device, with an AI App Store 2024

    It’s now been 15 years since Apple changed the world with the introduction of the iPhone, and while its chiclet app grid certainly served me well for the better part of the first decade, it is a UX whose time has passed. Which has us (and everyone else in the valley) asking: “From where cometh…