And for many of us, our only computer is a phone.
It’s the cheapest, most practical option.
According to Apple,the next stage of computing is AR.
Someone watching a virtual screen with Apple Vision Pro.Apple
WithSpatial Computingand AR, will corporate-owned and controlled spaces overlap and subsume real spaces?
This is going to keep happening whether or not AR takes off as the dominant computing platform."
Plenty of people sit on public transit or wander the streets while engrossed in their phones.
The Apple Vision Pro with battery.Apple
We block out our fellow commuters or bump into fellow pedestrians as we walk.
In some ways,AR would be less isolating.
Butin other ways, it is more isolating.
Wearing augmented reality glasses.brightstars / Getty Images
It’s bad enough talking to a friend while they text somebody else.
Right now, this technology is far out of reach.
Butcheaper versions will come.
Google has spent years trying to bring the physical world online.
Apple has already stressed the importance of privacy in the Vision Pro.
But not everybody will be buying the expensive Apple glasses.
This will turn the AR-spackled world into segregated ghettos, even as we share the same physical spaces.
For some, it will be a peaceful, shady square.
For others, it’s an ad-riddled space that tracks your every glance.
It should ensure that our augmented and virtual spaces are equally regulated.
Still: At least it’s notFacebook’s Metaverse.
