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Re: Magic Leap raises $827M in Series C

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Post by sixQuarks » Thu, Dec 10, 2015, 11:13 PM UTC

RightWingRabble wrote: post #177

sixQuarks wrote: post #130

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I believe smartphones will be looked back from the future and seen as what they really are: a clunky way to interact with information. AR is definitely the future of all interfaces, not an audacious bet at all, pragmatic in fact.

Meh, I'm not so convinced. AR is certainly a great way to interact with real time information, but there's a time and a place for that. I don't want to be out at dinner and be interrupted with notifications while I'm having a conversation. Laptops and Mobile phones have one huge advantage that AR and even desktops don't have: they're easy to put away. Close the laptop, put the phone in your pocket or in a drawer and…

No offense, but you're going to be one of the "old" people by then. AR will be embraced fully by newer generations.

Re: Magic Leap raises $827M in Series C

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Post by RightWingRabble » Fri, Dec 11, 2015, 12:41 AM UTC

sixQuarks wrote: post #181

RightWingRabble wrote: post #177

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meh, I'm not so convinced. AR is certainly a great way to interact with real time information, but there's a time and a place for that. I don't want to be out at dinner and be interrupted with notifications while I'm having a conversation. Laptops and Mobile phones have one huge advantage that AR and even desktops don't have: they're easy to put away. Close the laptop, put the phone in your pocket or in a drawer and…

No offense, but you're going to be one of the "old" people by then. AR will be embraced fully by newer generations.

All evidence points to the contrary. There's been a pendulum swing in the younger generations away from omnipresent technology such as mobile phones and facebook. It's a mistake to think all subsequent generations will march toward your definition of progress. For all we know, those generations' definition of progress will be a focus on the physical world over the digital one.

Re: Magic Leap raises $827M in Series C

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Post by sixQuarks » Fri, Dec 11, 2015, 12:53 AM UTC

RightWingRabble wrote: post #182

sixQuarks wrote: post #181

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No offense, but you're going to be one of the "old" people by then. AR will be embraced fully by newer generations.

All evidence points to the contrary. There's been a pendulum swing in the younger generations away from omnipresent technology such as mobile phones and facebook. It's a mistake to think all subsequent generations will march toward your definition of progress. For all we know, those generations' definition of progress will be a focus on the physical world over the digital one.

are you joking? In which world does the younger generation swing away from technology such as mobile phones? Facebook is simply replaced by Snapchat and other social apps among the youth.