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When I got the original iPhone I thought it was the coolest thing, but even then I couldn't imagine that people would be staring at a 3.5"-6" screen for hours o
by karmakaze 5y ago
When I got the original iPhone I thought it was the coolest thing, but even then I couldn't imagine that people would be staring at a 3.5"-6" screen for hours on end for entertainment.
There will be a new platform that replaces mobile. What could be more convenient than a wireless, pocketable, hand-held device? A hands-free one. Who wants to lead/own that market? Everyone big enough to compete. I wonder if MS will miss this one too.
- mattbrewsbytes 5y agoThe trouble I have thinking past the smartphone form-factor is what people will be doing with some AR thing. If its projecting something on some glass in front of my eyes, what am I doing? scrolling social media on it? The current state of voice response is poor for most things vs. tapping a screen/keyboard. Social media is probably where most users spend their time these days, which isn't likely to change, and also means they are posting things. Can you imagine trying to dictate posts with clever puns and witty wordings? Will everything be like tik-tok videos then? I don't know - I have a hard time imagining the transition from current smart phone form-factor and typical teenager use cases to anything with AR/VR/*R.
- karmakaze 5y agoThe same things could have been said about the iPhone before we had people using social apps all day. It's not about imagining people using the apps that we have today in a new medium.